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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

Es reit' der Herr von Falkenstein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE SPA
Es reit' der Herr von Falkenstein
Wohl über ein' breite Heide.
Was sieht er an dem Wege stehn?
Ein Mädel mit weißem Kleide.

»Gott grüße euch, Herrn von Falkenstein!
Seid ihr des Lands ein Herre,
Ei so gebt mir wieder den Gefangenen mein
Um aller Jungfrauen Ehre!«

Den Gefangenen mein, den geb' ich nicht,
Im Turm muß er verfaulen!
Zu Falkenstein steht ein tiefer Turm,
Wohl zwischen zwei hohen Mauren.

»Steht zu Falkenstein ein tiefer Turm
Wohl zwischen zwei hohen Mauren,
So will ich an die Mauren stehn,
Und will ihm helfen trauren.«

Sie ging den Turm wohl um und wieder um:
»Feinslieb, bist du darinnen?
Und wenn ich dich nicht sehen kann,
So komm' ich von meinen Sinnen.«

Sie ging den Turm wohl um und wieder um,
Den Turm wollt' sie aufschließen:
»Und wenn die Nacht ein Jahr lang wär',
Kein Stund' tät' mich verdrießen!

Ei, dörft ich scharfe Messer trag'n,
Wie unser's Herrn sein' Knechte,
So tät' ich mit Dem von Falkenstein
Um meinen Herzliebsten fechten!«

Mit einer Jungfrau fecht' ich nicht,
Das wär' mir eine Schande!
Ich will dir deinen Gefang'nen geb'n,
Zieh mit ihm aus dem Lande.

»Wohl aus dem Land da zieh' ich nicht,
Hab' niemand was gestohlen;
Und wenn ich was hab' liegen lahn,
So darf ich's wieder holen.«

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Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Das Lied vom Herrn von Falkenstein", op. 43 (Vier Gesänge) no. 4 (1857), published 1869 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann  [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Der Herr von Falkenstein", published 1904 [ voice and piano ], from Aus des Knaben Wunderhorn : alte Minneweisen und Volkslieder : für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung bearbeitet von Eduard Lassen, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The song of the Lord of Falkenstein", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le seigneur de Falkenstein chevauche", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Alvaro De la Cruz) , "La canción del Lord de Falkenstein", copyright © 2006, (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: 36
Word count: 215

The song of the Lord of Falkenstein
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
There rides the Lord of Falkenstein
Over a broad heath.
What does he see standing in the road?
A maiden in a white dress.

"God greet you, Lord of Falkenstein!
If you are the lord of this land,
Then give me back my imprisoned lover
For the honor of all maidens!"

The prisoner I will not free,
In the tower he must rot!
At Falkenstein there stands a deep tower
Between two high walls.

"If there stands at Falkenstein a deep tower
Between two high walls,
Then I will stand by the walls
And help my lover grieve."

She went around the tower over and over again:
"Darling, are you within?
If I cannot see you,
I will lose my mind."

She went around the tower over and over again,
Hoping to unlock it:
"If the night were a year long,
Not an hour of it would vex me!

"Oh, if I were allowed to carry a sharp knife,
Like our lord's knights,
Then would I fight with the Lord of Falkenstein
To free my heart's favorite!"

I will not fight with a maiden,
For it would shame me!
I will give you my prisoner,
But you must leave the land with him.

"Leave the land for good I will not,
Neither of us has stolen anything.
And if I have left anything behind,
Then I may come back to retrieve it."

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 232

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