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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation © by Thomas A. Gregg
Uf'm Bergli
Language: Swiss German (Schwizerdütsch)
[Uf'm]1 Bergli Bin i [gesässe]2, Ha de Vögle Zugeschaut; Hänt gesunge, Hänt gesprunge, Hänts Nästli Gebaut. In ä Garte Bin i [gestande]3, Ha de Imbli Zugeschaut; Hänt gebrummet, Hänt gesummet, Hänt Zelli Gebaut. Uf [d' Wiese]4 Bin i gange, Lugt'i Summer- vögle a; Hänt gesoge, Hänt gefloge, Gar [z'schön hänt's]5 Gethan. Und da kummt nu Der Hansel, Und da zeig i Em froh, Wie sie's [mache]6, Und mer [lache]7 Und [mache's]8 Au so.
K. Stockhausen sets stanzas 1-2
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe letzter Hand. Erster Band. Stuttgart und Tübingen, in der J.G.Cotta'schen Buchhandlung. 1827, pages 169-170; with Goethe's Werke. Erster Band. Stuttgart und Tübingen, in der J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung. 1815, pages 155-156; and with Goethe's Werke. Erster Band. Original-Ausgabe. Wien, 1816. Bey Chr. Kaulfuß und C. Armbruster. Stuttgart. In der J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung. Gedruckt bey Anton Strauß, pages 170-171.
1 Reichardt: "An ä"2 Schubert: "gsässe"
3 Schubert: "gstande"
4 Hiller: "di Wiese"
5 Goethe (Wien 1816 edition): "zu schön hänt s'"; and Schubert (Neue Gesamtausgabe): "zur schön hänts"
6 Goethe (1815 and 1816 edition), and Schubert: "machen"
7 Goethe (1815 and 1816 edition), and Schubert: "lachen"
8 Goethe (1815 and 1816 edition): "machen's"; and Schubert: "machens"
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Schweizerlied", written 1811, first published 1815 [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 Joseph Abenheim (1804 - 1891), "Uf'm Bergli bin i g'sässe", op. 3 (6 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1833 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Mechetti [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Ufm Bergli", 2009 [ medium voice and piano ], note: based on Carl Blum's melody [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Blum (1786 - 1844), "Schweizerlied", 1821? [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gottfried Emil Fischer (1791 - 1841), "Schweizerlied", 1821? [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Schweizerlied", op. 33 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5, published 1859 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Isador) George Henschel (1850 - 1934), "Schweizerlied", op. 24 no. 7, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Thüringer Waldblumen (II. Folge): Lieder im Volkston mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 7, Leipzig, Breitkopf [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Schweizerlied", op. 129 (Zwölf Gesänge für Altstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 12, published 1867 [ alto and piano ], Bremen, Cranz [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Schweizerlied", op. 57 (Sechs Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6 (1875-6), published 1876 [ medium voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Lewalter (1862 - 1935), "Schweizerlied", op. 6 (Zwei Lieder ) no. 1, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Veit [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Ludwig (1865 - 1946), "Schweizerlied", op. 34 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Lichterfelde, Ludwig [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Ludwig (1865 - 1946), "Schweizerlied", published 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Göthelieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte. Band 1, no. 1, Lichterfelde, Ludwig [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Lührss (1824 - 1882), "Schweizerlied", op. 34 (Sechs Chorlieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 3, published 1862 [ SATB chorus ], Leipzig, Kitzner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860 - 1908), "Schweizerlied", op. 27 (Drei Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor (Three part-songs for men's chorus)) no. 2, published 1890 [ four-part men's chorus ], Leipzig, A.P. Schmidt, also set in English [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Otto (1809 - 1842), "Schweizerlied", op. 10 (6 Lieder und Romanzen für Mezzo-Sopran oder Alt) no. 4, published 1832 [ mezzo-soprano or alto and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Nach einem Schweizervolkslied", published 1811 [ voice and piano or vocal quartet ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich von Sahr (1821 - 1874), "Schweizerlied", op. 14 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1878 [ soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Schweizerlied", D 559 (1817), published 1885 [ voice, piano ], Friedlaender VII, Leipzig [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Schweizerlied" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928 - 2007), "Das Mädchen auf der Wiese", stanzas 1-2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Urspruch (1850 - 1907), "Schweizerlied", op. 15 (Sechs Gesänge für S., A., T. und B.) no. 5, published 1882 [ SATB chorus ], Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Friedrich Zelter (1758 - 1832), "Schweizerlied", 1811 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860 - 1908) ; composed by Edward Alexander MacDowell.
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- Also set in Swiss German (Schwizerdütsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zwitsers lied", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Thomas A. Gregg) , "The maiden in the meadow", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "On the hills", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant suisse", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Martin-Beatus Meier , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 73
The maiden in the meadow
Language: English after the Swiss German (Schwizerdütsch)
On the hillside I sat, Watching the birds; They sang, they jumped; They built nests. In the garden I stood, Watching the bees; They hummed, they buzzed, They built their hive.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Swiss German (Schwizerdütsch) to English copyright © 2007 by Thomas A. Gregg, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Swiss German (Schwizerdütsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Schweizerlied", written 1811, first published 1815
This text was added to the website: 2007-11-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 32