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Von allen Winden, die da wehn, Hab' ich den Westwind gern, Weil dort wohnt mein süß Liebchen schön, Mein Liebchen mir so fern. Manch wilder Wald, manch Wasser kalt, Uns trennen Berg und Thal. Doch Tag und Nacht zieht mich's mit Macht, Zu ihr in süßer Qual. Sie seh' ich in des Blümleins Thau, Ich seh' sie hold und schön, Sie hör' ich singen in Feld und Au, Ich hör' ihren Zauber wehn. Und jed' süß Blümlein, das da dringt Aus Quell, Busch, Gras und Grün, Und jed' lieb Vöglein, das da singt, Führt mich zu meiner Jean. Weh', süßer West, weh' sanft und leis, Gewiegt in Laub und Zweig, Mit Balsamhauch durch Busch und Strauch, Bring heim die Blümlein reich. Und mir bring meinen Schatz zurück, So lieb und hold, nur ihn! Jed' Leid scheucht mir ein Blick von ihr, -- Ein Blick von meiner Jean. Manch theurer Schwur in Hain und Flur Einst unsre Herzen band. Wie süß sich sehn! wie bitter gehn! -- Die Nacht, da sie mir schwand! Der Vater droben weiß allein, Zum Zeugen ruf' ich ihn, Daß keine hier so theuer mir, Als meine süße Jean.
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Confirmed with Gedichte von Robert Burns, übersetzt von Philipp Kaufmann, Stuttgart & Tübingen: Verlag der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1839, pages 107-108.
Text Authorship:
- by (Johann) Philipp Kaufmann (1802 - 1846), no title, appears in Gedichte von Robert Burns [an adaptation] [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), no title, written 1788
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Reinhold Ludwig Herman (1849 - 1919), "Liebchens Bild", op. 12 (Zwei Lieder für vier Männerstimmen) no. 2, published 1886 [ ttbb chorus ], Berlin: Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Von allen Winden, die da weh'n", op. 6 (4 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1854 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Danish (Dansk), a translation by Christian Preetzmann (1822 - 1893) , "Længsel", appears in Digte og Sange ved Caralis, first published 1868 ; composed by Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Henri-François-Louis-Auguste Potez (b. 1863) ; composed by André Gédalge.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858) , "Meine Jean" ; composed by Karl Anton Florian Eckert, Moritz Hauptmann.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Johann Peter Cornelius D'Alquen.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-07
Line count: 32
Word count: 191
Of all the winds that blow I like the wind from the west, Because there my sweet, beautiful darling lives, My darling who is so far from me. Many a wild wood, many a cold water, [Many a] mountain and valley separate us. But day and night I am mightily drawn To her in sweet agony. I see her in the dew of the floweret, I see her lovely and beautiful, I hear her sing in field and meadow, I hear her enchantment wafting. And every sweet floweret that pushes itself forth From water-spring, bush, grass, and greenery, And every dear birdlet that sings Leads me to my Jean. Blow, sweet west wind, blow gently and softly, Swaying in foliage and branch, With the breath of balsam through bush and shrub, Bring home the rich flowerets. And bring my treasure back to me, So dear and lovely, only her! A single glance from her chases every sorrow away, -- A glance from my Jean. Many a precious vow in grove and lea Once united our hearts. How sweet to see one another! how bitter to leave! -- The night upon which she vanished for me! Only the Father above knows, I call Him as a witness, That no woman here is so precious to me As my sweet Jean.
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Translations of title(s):
"Liebchens Bild" = "The beloved's image"
"Von allen Winden, die da weh'n" = "Of all the winds that blow"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Johann) Philipp Kaufmann (1802 - 1846), no title, appears in Gedichte von Robert Burns [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), no title, written 1788
This text was added to the website: 2020-09-20
Line count: 32
Word count: 217