Es ist kein hoher Berg so hoch
Language: German (Deutsch)
Es ist kein hoher Berg so hoch,
So tief kein tiefes Tal,
Es dringt hinauf ein Vögelein,
Hinab ein Sonnenstrahl.
Und wärst du selbst die Perl' im Meer,
Und wärst das Alpengold,
So hoch und tief hätt' ich dein Herz,
Kostbares Kind, geholt.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Gedichte on J.G. Fischer, Stuttgart und Tübingen: J.G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1854, page 22.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Martin Blumner (1827 - 1901), "Es ist kein hoher Berg", op. 24 (Vier Duette für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1870 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Berlin: Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Götze (1836 - 1887), "Der Preis", op. 22 no. 1, published 1906-1913 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Liebeslieder, no. 1, Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Höhne ( flourished c1900 ), "Der Preis", published 1908 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Gesänge, no. 5, Leipzig: Edmund Stoll [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Meyer (1864 - 1925), "Der Preis", op. 16 no. 2, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], from Liebes-Lust und Leid. Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolf Mühlmann , "Der Preis", op. 1 (Drei Lieder im Volkston für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Riga, Neldner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Sulzer , "Der Preis", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Wallnöfer (1854 - 1946), "Es ist kein hoher Berg so hoch ", op. 29 (Fünf Lieder im Volkston für 1 mittlere Singstimme ) no. 5, published 1881 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
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No high mountain is so high
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
No high mountain is so high,
No deep valley so deep
But that a bird can ascend to it,
A sunbeam can descend into it.
And were you yourself the pearl in the sea,
And were [you] the alpine gold,
From thus high and deep I would have
Fetched your heart, you precious child.
About the headline (FAQ)
Translations of titles:
"Der Preis" = "The prize"
"Es ist kein hoher Berg" = "No high mountain"
"Es ist kein hoher Berg so hoch " = "No high mountain is so high"
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