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by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Erstarrung
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  AFR CAT CHI DUT ENG ENG FIN FRE FRI HEB IRI ITA KOR LIT SPA
Ich such' im Schnee vergebens
Nach ihrer Tritte Spur,
[Hier, wo wir oft gewandelt
Selbander durch die]1 Flur.

Ich will den Boden küssen,
Durchdringen Eis und Schnee
Mit meinen heißen Thränen,
Bis ich die Erde seh'.

Wo find' ich eine Blüthe,
Wo find' ich grünes Gras?
Die Blumen sind erstorben,
Der Rasen sieht so blaß.

Soll denn kein Angedenken
Ich nehmen mit von hier?
Wenn meine Schmerzen schweigen,
Wer sagt mir dann von ihr?

Mein Herz ist wie [erfroren]2,
Kalt starrt ihr Bild darin:
Schmilzt je das Herz mir wieder,
Fließt auch [das]3 Bild dahin.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   F. Schubert 

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Confirmed with Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten. Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Müller. Zweites Bändchen. Deßau 1824. Bei Christian Georg Ackermann, pages 81-82; and with Urania. Taschenbuch auf das Jahr 1823. Neue Folge, fünfter Jahrgang. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus. 1823, page 213.

First published in Urania (see above) as no. 4 of Wanderlieder von Wilhelm Müller. Die Winterreise. In 12 Liedern.

1 Müller (Urania), and Schubert: "Wo sie an meinem Arme / Durchstrich die grüne"
2 Schubert: "erstorben"
3 Schubert: "ihr"

Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Erstarrung", written 1821-22, appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Die Winterreise, no. 4, first published 1823 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Reiner Bredemeyer (1929 - 1995), "Erstarrung", 1984, first performed 1985 [ baritone, horn, and piano ], from Die Winterreise, no. 4, VEB Deutscher Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Erstarrung", op. 89 no. 4, D 911 no. 4 (1827), published 1828 [ voice and piano ], from Winterreise, no. 4, Haslinger [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Johannes (Hans) Wolfgang Zender (b. 1936), "Erstarrung", 1993 [ tenor and small orchestra ], from Schuberts Winterreise, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , "Verstarring", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Convertit en gel", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "麻木", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Verstarring", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Arthur Rishi) , "Numbness", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "Numbness", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kohmettuminen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Engourdissement", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRI Frisian [singable] (Pieter Wiersma) , "Ferstiivje", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) , "נוקשות", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Eanglach", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Congelamento", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "결빙", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Sąstingis", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , "Congelación", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Ofer Sheinberg , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 99

Verstarring
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
In de besneeuwde velden
Zoek ik vergeefs haar spoor.
Hier liep zij aan mijn armen,
Voordat ik haar verloor.

Ik wil de grond hier kussen,
Door sneeuw en ijs heengaan,
Ze met mijn tranen smelten,
Tot ik haar stap zie staan.

Waar vind ik nog wat bloesem,
Waar vind ik nog groen gras?
De bloemen zijn gestorven,
Het gras is grauw als as.

Niet goed dat ik een stukje
Van deze plaats bewaar?
Als mijn verdriet gedoofd is,
Wie spreekt mij dan van haar?

Mijn hart is als gestorven,
Haar beeld daarin verstard;
Gaat ooit mijn hart weer smelten,
dan vloeit zij uit mijn hart!

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2005 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.

    Lau Kanen.  Contact: boudewijnkanen (AT) gmail (DOT) com


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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Erstarrung", written 1821-22, appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Die Winterreise, no. 4, first published 1823
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This text was added to the website: 2005-09-25
Line count: 20
Word count: 105

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