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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Und gehest du über den Kirchhof
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Und geh[e]st du über den Kirchhof,
Da find'st du ein frisches Grab;
Da senkten sie mit Thränen
Ein schönes Herz hinab.

Und fragst du, woran's gestorben?
Kein Grabstein Antwort giebt;
Doch leise flüstern die [Lüftchen]1,
Es hatte zu heiß geliebt.

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•   J. Brahms 

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1 Brahms: "Winde"

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Veilchenprinz, first published 1850 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Albert Felix, Graf Amadei (1851 - 1894), "Und gehst du über den Kirchhof", op. 18 (Vier Lieder für 1 höhere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1892 [ high voice or medium and piano ], Hamburg, Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Vier Lieder aus dem Jungbrunnen IV", op. 44 (Zwölf Lieder und Romanzen für Frauenchor a capella oder mit willk. Pianofortebegleitung) no. 10 (1859-60?), published 1867 [ SSAA chorus with optional piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hermann Erler , "Zu heiss geliebt", op. 15 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Nachruf", op. 69 no. 1, published 1898 [ medium voice and piano ], from Neue Gedichte für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Und gehst du über den Kirchhof ", op. 36 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Schwalm (1845 - 1912), "Und geh'st du über den Kirchhof", op. 67 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme und Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1888 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Felix Semon, M. D. (1849 - 1921), "Tödtliche Liebe", op. 8 (Zwölf Lieder aus dem "Jungbrunnen" v. P. Heyse) no. 3, published 1883 [ medium voice or low voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Kelly Dean Hansen) , "If you go across the churchyard", 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


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 42

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