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Es ist ein Schnee gefallen und ist doch noch [nit]1 Zeit, [man wirft mich mit dem Ballen]2, der Weg ist mir verschneit. Mein Haus hat keinen Giebel, es ist mir worden alt, zerbrochen sind [die]3 Riegel, mein Stüblein ist mir kalt. Ach Lieb, lass dich erbarmen, daß ich so elend bin, und [schleuß mich in dein]4 Arme: so fährt der Winter hin.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Wolfgang Golther, Die deutsche Dichtung im Mittelalter 800-1500, Stuttgart: J.B. Metzlersche Buchhandlung, G.m.b.H., 1912, page 480.
1 Franz: "nicht"2 Franz: "ich kann nicht weiter wallen"
3 Franz: "mir die"
4 Franz: "schließ mich in deine"
Authorship
- by Wernher[r] von Tegernsee (flourished 1172), no title [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 Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Es ist ein Schnee gefallen", op. 24 (Sechs Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 1, published 1856 [ mixed chorus ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Schmidt (1854 - 1923), "Der Schnee", op. 8 no. 2, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], from Einsame Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Hamburg, Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Zenger (1837 - 1911), "Es ist ein Schnee gefallen ", op. 23 (Fünf vierstimmige Männergesänge) no. 2, published 1876 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Zenger (1837 - 1911), "Volkslied nach Werher von Tegernsee", op. 13 (Fünf Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 4, published 1873 [ satb chorus ], Mainz: Schott [sung text not yet checked]
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 text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-04-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 62
There has been a snowfall and it is not yet time for that; [snowballs are being thrown at me]2, my pathway is all covered with snow. My house has no gable, it has grown old on me, the latches [are broken]2, I find my little room cold. Ah love, be merciful that I am so miserable, and take me in your arms: then the winter would depart.
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Es ist ein Schnee gefallen" = "There has been a snowfall"
"Volkslied nach Werher von Tegernsee" = "Folksong after Wernher von Tegernsee"
2 Franz: "broke on me"
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Wernher[r] von Tegernsee (flourished 1172), no title
This text was added to the website: 2020-06-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 67