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Jäger, was jagst du die Häselein? Häselein jag' ich, das muß so sein. Jäger, was steht dir im Auge dein? Tränen wohl sind es, das muß so sein. Jäger, was hast du im Herzelein? Liebe und Leiden, das muß so sein. Jäger, wann holst du dein Liebchen heim? Nimmer, ach nimmer, das muß so sein.
Authorship:
- by Karl August Candidus (1817 - 1872), "Jägerlied" [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Jägerlied", op. 66 (Fünf Duette) no. 4 (1875), published 1876 [ vocal duet for soprano and piano with piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jan Albert van Eijken (1823 - 1868), "Jägerlied", op. 12 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó del caçador", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Jagerslied", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Huntsman's song", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant du chasseur", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 55
Huntsman, why do you hunt the hare? I hunt the hare, it must be so. Huntsman, what is that in your eye? Tears they are, it must be so. Huntsman, what do you have in your heart? Love and sorrow, it must be so. Huntsman, when will you fetch home your beloved? Never, ah never, it must be so.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl August Candidus (1817 - 1872), "Jägerlied"
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 59