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by Siegfried Kapper (1821 - 1879)

Ritt zum Liebchen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Es reitet ein Knabe von Radgon-Schloß,
Er reitet sein schwarzes Lieblingsroß.

Sein Lieblingsfalke mit rothem Band
Sitzt stolz ihm auf der rechten Hand.

Und um den Hut schlingt zum Kranz sich herum
Der Rosmarin, seine Lieblingsblum'.
           * * *

Und als er kam vor der Liebsten Haus,
Da stieß er in's Horn -- da trat sie heraus.

"Wo stell' ich, Geliebte, mein Rößlein zur Rast?"
-- ""Bind' es an den Lindbaum, du lieber Gast.""

"Wo setz' ich zur Ruhe den Falken ab?"
-- ""Setz' ihn in mein Kämmerlein, trauter Knab'.““

"Wo pflanz' ich den Rosmarinzweig [dann]1 ein?"
-- ""Pflanz' ihn an's Herz mir, o Liebster mein.""
           * * *

  Das Roß an der Linde erquickt sich [am]2 Spreu,
Der Falk regt die Flügel, und träumt, er wär' frei,
Der Rosmarin an des Mädchens Brust
Grünt Lieb' und blüht Küsse, in seliger Lust.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   W. Goethe 

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Confirmed with Slavische Melodien von Siegfried Kapper, Leipzig: Wilhelm Einhorn, 1844, pages 126-127.

1 von Goethe: "denn"
2 von Goethe: "mit"

Text Authorship:

  • by Siegfried Kapper (1821 - 1879), "Ritt zum Liebchen", appears in Slavische Melodien, in Aus Illyrien, no. 4 [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 Walter von Goethe (1817 - 1885), "Ritt zum Liebchen", op. 22 (Slavische Bilder), Heft 1 no. 3, published [1851] [  voice and piano ], Bonn: N. Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The ride to the beloved", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-11-30
Line count: 20
Word count: 140

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