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Hinterm Berge, [hinterm]1 grünen, Tönt ein heller Schrei zu Zeiten, Knabe [gehet hin]2, zu forschen. Ist ein Mädchen angebunden Fest an einem Seidenfädchen. Und sie fleht zum [jungen]3 Knaben: "Bind mich los, du Heldenjüngling, Schwesterchen will ich dir sein!" [Aber ihr versetzt der Knabe]3: "Hab' 'ne Schwester schon zu Hause!" -- "Bind mich los, du Heldenjüngling, Schwägerin will ich dir sein!" -- [Knabe wiederum entgegnet]3: "Hab' 'ne [Schwägerin]4 zu Hause!" -- "Binde los mich, Heldenjüngling, Liebchen will ich [dir]5 sein!" -- Und es küßte sie der Knabe, Küßte sie, und sie erlösend, Führt' er sie zum [weißen]3 [Hofe]6.
1 Loewe: "dort, dem"
2 Loewe: "geht"
3 omitted by Loewe
4 Loewe: "Schwäg'rin schon"
5 Loewe: "dir dann"
6 Loewe: "Hause"
Text Authorship:
- by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870), "Kapitulation", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, first published 1825 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Љуба је иреча, него сестра и снаха", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), pp. 213-4, Poem 300
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Kapitulation", op. 15 no. 6 (1824) [ voice and piano ], from Serbischer Liederkreis, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Capitulation", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Capitulation", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2005-07-28
Line count: 19
Word count: 105
Beyond the mountain, [beyond]1 the green one, A high-pitched scream sounds from time to time; The lad goes to investigate. Lo, a maiden is tied up Securely by a silken thread. And pleadingly she says to the [young]2 lad: "Untie me, you heroic young man; I shall be your sister!" [But the lad counters:]2 “I already have a sister at home!" -- "Untie me, you heroic young man; I shall be your sister-in-law!" [But the lad again responds:]2 [I]3 have a sister-in-law at home!" -- "Untie me, you heroic young man; I shall be your [beloved]4!" -- And the lad kissed her, Kissed her, and, rescuing her, Led her to the [white courtyard].5
1 Loewe: "there"
2 omitted by Loewe
3 Loewe: "I already"
4 Loewe: "beloved then"
5 Loewe: "house"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870), "Kapitulation", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, first published 1825
Based on:
- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Љуба је иреча, него сестра и снаха", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), pp. 213-4, Poem 300
This text was added to the website: 2016-11-08
Line count: 19
Word count: 118