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Hier oben, auf einsamen Höhen, Umflossen von Himmelsblau, von saüselnder Lüfte wehen, Hier ruh' ich auf blumiger Au: Rings lagern die Lämmer im Grünen, Es tönet der Klang der Schalmei, Von glänzender Sonne beschienen, Zieh'n wandernde Vögel vorbei! Ihr flieget hinaus in die Ferne, Weit in die unendliche Welt! Ich weile hier oben so gerne, Nah' unter dem blauen Gezelt! Von den Menschen dort unten geschieden, Von Sorgen und Unmut und Schmerz, Erfüllt sich mit seligem Frieden Hir oben das ruhige Herz! So webt sich aus seligen Tagen, Still gleitend der Lebenslauf, Die stürmischen Wellen, sie schlagen Nicht bis hier oben hinauf! Fromm weidet die silberne Herde Im grünen, blumigen Land, Verworrenes Trübsal der Erde Berührt nicht den heiligen Strand!
Authorship
- by Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860) [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 Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864), "Hirtenlied", 1842, published 1857. [voice, piano, clarinet obbligato] [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Herderslied", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Shepherd's song", copyright © 2016
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Lau Kanen [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2006-05-31
Line count: 24
Word count: 120
Up here in lonely heights Surrounded by the blue of heaven, Lulled by rustling breezes, I rest here in the blooming meadow: Around me the lambs are encamped in the green, The sound of the flute resounds, And shining in the glinting sunlight Wandering birds pass by! They fly to far-off lands, Far off in the endless world! I gladly pass the time up here Under the blue canopy! Separated from humanity below, From care and resentment and pain, My calm heart is satisfied By the blessed peace up here! Out of blessed days slipping by Does Life weave itself; Stormy waves do not beat Upon us up here! Piously the silver flock grazes In the green, flowering land, The muddled misery of the world Does not disturb this sacred shore.
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860)
This text was added to the website: 2016-12-25
Line count: 24
Word count: 131