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Im Finstern geh' ich suchen, Mein Kind, wo steckst du wohl? Ach, sie versteckt sich immer, Daß ich verschmachten soll! Im Finstern geh' ich suchen, Mein Kind, wo steckst du wohl? Ich, der den Ort nicht finde, Ich irr' im Kreis umher! Wer um dich stirbt, Der hat keine Ruh'! Kindchen erbarm dich, Und komm herzu! Ja, komm herzu, Herzu, herzu!
Text Authorship:
- by August Kopisch (1799 - 1853) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Blindekuh", 2009 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Blindekuh", op. 58 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 1 (1871), published 1872 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La gallina cega", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Blindemannetje", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Blind man's bluff", copyright ©
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Milla Valkeasuo) , "Sokkoleikki", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Colin-maillard", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 61
Pimeydessä käyn etsimään, lapseni, minne piilouduit? Voi, hän aina piileskelee, ja minä joudun kärsimään! Pimeydessä käyn etsimään, lapseni, minne piilouduit? Minä joka en löydä paikkaa, harhailen vain ympyrää! Hän joka kuolee vuoksesi, hän ei saa rauhaa. Lapsi, sääli minua ja tule tänne! Kyllä, tule tänne, tänne, tänne!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Finnish (Suomi) copyright © 2008 by Milla Valkeasuo, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Kopisch (1799 - 1853)
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2008-05-15
Line count: 14
Word count: 47