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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Der verirrte Jäger
Language: German (Deutsch) 
"Ich hab gesehn ein Hirschlein schlank
Im Waldesgrunde stehn,
Nun ist mir draußen weh und bang,
Muß ewig nach ihm gehn.
         
Frischauf, ihr Waldgesellen mein!
Ins Horn, ins Horn frischauf!
Das lockt so hell, das lockt so fein,
Aurora tut sich auf!"
         
Das Hirschlein führt den Jägersmann
In grüner Waldesnacht,
Talunter schwindelnd und bergan,
Zu nie gesehner Pracht.
         
"Wie rauscht schon abendlich der Wald,
Die Brust mir schaurig schwellt!
Die Freunde fern, der Wind so kalt,
So tief und weit die Welt!"
         
Es lockt so tief, es lockt so fein
Durchs dunkelgrüne Haus,
Der Jäger irrt und irrt allein,
Findt nimmermehr heraus. -

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der verirrte Jäger", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen [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 (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Der verirrte Jäger", op. 2, published 1865 [ low voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ethel Mary Smyth, Dame (1858 - 1944), "Der verirrte Jäger", op. 3 (Lieder und Balladen für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Der verirrte Jäger", op. 43 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1 (1909/10), published 1912 [ voice and piano ], Tischer & Jagenberg [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-07-11
Line count: 20
Word count: 102

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