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Auf dem Hügel sitz ich, spähend In das blaue Nebelland, Nach den fernen Triften sehend, Wo ich dich, Geliebte, fand. Weit bin ich von dir geschieden, Trennend liegen Berg und Tal Zwischen uns und unserm Frieden, Unserm Glück und unsrer Qual. Ach, den Blick kannst du nicht sehen, Der zu dir so glühend eilt, Und die Seufzer, sie verwehen In dem Raume, der uns teilt. Will denn nichts mehr zu dir dringen, Nichts der Liebe Bote sein? Singen will ich, Lieder singen, Die dir klagen meine Pein! Denn vor Liedesklang entweichet Jeder Raum und jede Zeit, Und ein liebend Herz erreichet, Was ein liebend Herz geweiht!
Note for stanza 5, line 1, word 3: Different editions of Beethoven's song have a discrepancy here. Peters Edition (n.d., reissued 1949) has "Liedesklang" but G. Schirmer has "Liebesklang" (1902, 1929).
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend", op. 98 no. 1 [ voice and piano ], from An die ferne Geliebte, no. 1 [sung text checked 2 times]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Sec dalt d’un turó a l’aguait", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Op de heuvel zit ik, turend", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Lynn Thompson) , "On the hill sit I, peering", copyright © 1997, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Angelika Frenzel) , "Je suis assis sur la colline, les yeux fixés", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Sulla collina sto seduto, guardando lontano", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Ant kalvos dairaus aplinkui", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , "Sobre la colina me siento a contemplar", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 106
Je suis assis sur la colline, les yeux fixés sur le paysage bleu de brouillard, regardant les pâturages lointains où je t'ai trouvée, toi, ma bien-aimée. Je suis parti loin de toi, les monts et les vallées nous coupent de notre quiétude, de notre bonheur et de nos peines. Ah! tu ne peux voir ce regard, qui ardemment se hâte vers toi et les soupirs se perdent dans l'espace qui nous sépare! Plus rien ne veut donc plus t'atteindre? Plus rien ne veut donc être messager de l' amour? Je veux chanter, chanter des chants qui te parlent de ma peine! Car au son d'une chanson s'efface la distance et le temps et un coeur amoureux reçoit ce qu'un coeur amoureux lui a voué.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2003 by Angelika Frenzel, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Alois (Isidor) Jeitteles (1794 - 1858)
This text was added to the website: 2005-01-17
Line count: 20
Word count: 124