Upon the hearth, no fire

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by Max Geissler (1868 - 1945)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Auf dem Herde kein Feuer

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Auf dem [Herde]¹ kein Feuer,
Kein Rößlein zum Ritt,
Keine Sichel, keine Scheuer,
Drum ernt' ich auch nit.

Der Fink sitzt im Flieder,
Wenn die Schwarzbeere schwillt;
Und der Spielmann und die Lieder,
Die wachsen beide wild.

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• J. Marx

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Confirmed with Gedichte, Volksausgabe, von Max Geißler, Verlag von L. Staackmann, Leipzig, 1908, page 12.

¹ Marx: "Herd"

Text Authorship:

by Max Geissler (1868 - 1945), "Wanderlied" [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 Clara Mathilda Faisst (1872 - 1948), "Wanderlied", op. 11 (Vier Lieder für eine hohe Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1 (1914-8) [ voice and piano ], Karlsruhe: Selbstverlag, später: Karlsruhe: Müller
Score: BLB [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Wanderliedchen", 1911, published 1912 [ high voice and piano ], in Lieder und Gesänge, III. Folge, Nr.6 [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-23
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Word count: 38

Upon the hearth, no fire

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Upon the hearth, no fire,
No little steed to ride,
No sickle, no barn,
Therefore, I do not reap either.

The finch sits in the lilac
When the blackberry swells;
And the minstrel and the songs
Both grow in the wild.

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Translations of titles:
"Wanderlied" = "Wandering song"
"Wanderliedchen" = "Little wandering song"

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Max Geissler (1868 - 1945), "Wanderlied"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-06-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 41