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Ich irr in Tal und Hainen Bei kühler Abendstund, Ach, weinen möcht ich, weinen So recht aus Herzensgrund. Und alter Zeiten Grüßen Kam da, im Tal erwacht, Gleich wie von fernen Flüssen Das Rauschen durch die Nacht. Die Sonne ging hinunter, Da säuselt' kaum die Welt, Ich blieb noch lange munter Allein im stillen Feld.
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Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Wehmut", appears in Gedichte, in 5. Totenopfer [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 Oskar Bolck (1837 - 1888), "Wehmuth", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1861 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Katzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Jürgens (1879 - 1954), "Wehmuth", op. 4 (17 Lieder) no. 10 (1927) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Kienzl (1857 - 1941), "Wehmuth", op. 8 no. 2, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder der Liebe. Acht Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Leipzig, Forberg [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Marguerite Melville (1879 - 1935), "Wehmut", op. 4 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Naumann (1832 - 1910), "Wehmuth", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder von J. von Eichendorff) no. 4, published 1861 [ voice and piano ], Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Rausch (1880 - 1951), "Wehmut" [ voice and piano ], from Elf Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Ich irr in Tal und Hainen", op. 3 (Sieben Lieder) no. 5 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Heinrich Stuckenschmidt (1819 - 1870), "Wehmut", op. 3 no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Wolfensperger (1845 - 1906), "Wehmuth", op. 17 (Acht Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 6, published 1879 [ mixed chorus ], Zürich, Fries [sung text not yet checked]
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Mélancolie", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 55
I wander through valley and groves In the cool hours of evening, Ah, I want to weep, weep From the bottom of my heart. And greetings of olden times Came to me, awakening in the valley, Just like, coming from distant streams, A rushing through the night. The sun set, The world barely murmurs, I remained there cheerfully, for a long time Alone in the silent field.
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Translations of titles:
"Ich irr in Tal und Hainen" = "I wander through valley and grove"
"Wehmut" = "Nostalgia"
"Wehmut" = "Nostalgia"
"Wehmuth" = "Nostalgia"
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 by Michael P Rosewall, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Wehmut", appears in Gedichte, in 5. Totenopfer
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 67