by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)
Die Berge sind spitz
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Berge sind spitz Und die Berge sind kalt, Mein Schatz steigt zu Berge Und ich in den Wald. Da tröpfelt das Laub Von Regen und Thau, Ob die Augen da tröpfeln, Wer sieht es genau?
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Authorship
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Das Märchen von Blindekuh, first published 1850 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Vier Lieder aus dem Jungbrunnen II", op. 44 (Zwölf Lieder und Romanzen für Frauenchor a capella oder mit willk. Pianofortebegleitung) no. 8 (1859-60?), published 1867 [ SSAA chorus with optional piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Nepomuk Fuchs (1842 - 1899), "Die Berge sind spitz", op. 6 no. 5, published 1887 [ medium voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder aus dem Jungbrunnen v. P. Heyse, no. 5, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Die Berge sind spitz", op. 47 (Neun Lieder im Volkston) no. 4 (1906) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Kelly Dean Hansen) , "The mountain peaks are high", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
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