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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé
Zur ew'gen Ruh' sie sangen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Zur ew'gen Ruh' sie [sangen]1 die schöne Müllerin, die Sterbeglocken [klangen]2 [noch über'n]3 Waldgrund hin. Da steht ein Fels so kühle, wo keine Wandrer gehn, noch einmal nach der Mühle [wollt dort der Jäger sehn]4. Die Wälder [rauschten]5 leise, sein Jagen [war]6 vorbei, der blies so irre Weise, als müsst' das Herz entzwei. Und still dann in der Runde [ward's]7 über Tal und Höh'n, man hat seit dieser Stunde ihn nimmermehr gesehn.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Werke in 4 Bänden, Bd. 1., Zürich & Köln, 1965.
1 Grimm: "singen"2 Grimm: "klingen"
3 Grimm: "wohl über'm"
4 Grimm: "will dort der Jäger gehn"
5 Grimm: "rauschen"
6 Grimm: "ist"
7 Grimm: "war's"
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der traurige Jäger", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Der traurige Jäger", op. 186 (Lieder und Chöre für 3 Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte), Heft 7 (Bearbeitung nach Motiven von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy) no. 28, published 1878 [ vocal trio of female voices or three-part women's chorus and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Romanze (Der traurige Jäger)", op. 51 (Zehn Gesänge) no. 9 (1879), published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886 - 1954), "Der traurige Jäger", c1899 [ voice and piano ], unpublished ; manuscripts are in the Zurich Central Library [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812 - 1883), "Der traurige Jäger", op. 45 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1876 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Hamburg, Schuberth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Otto Grimm (1827 - 1903), "Der traurige Jäger", op. 13 (Sechs Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 3 [ four-part men's chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Kanth , "Der traurige Jäger", published 1896 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Martens , "Der traurige Jäger", op. 24 no. 8, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Eichendorff-Album. 20 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung. Religiöse Lieder, no. 8, Berlin, Deneke [sung text not yet checked]
- by Martin Plüddemann (1854 - 1897), "Der schönen Müllerin Begräbniss", op. 50 (Drei Gedichte für Männerchor) no. 3, published 1898 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, Rob. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Ramann (1832 - 1897), "Zur ewigen Ruh sie sangen", op. 27 (Fünf Lieder und Gesänge für gemischten Chor) no. 3, published 1874 [ mixed chorus ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by M. Samberger , "Der traurige Jäger", published 1892 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], from Fünf Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor, no. 3, Regensburg, Coppenrath [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Der traurige Jäger", op. 75 (Romanzen und Balladen für Chor (Heft 2)) no. 3 (1849) [ SATB chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Der traurige Jäger", op. 26 (3 Lieder nach Gedichten von J. von Eichendorff) no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Bruno Walter (1876 - 1962), "Der traurige Jäger" [ voice and piano ], from Im Volkston, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De treurige jager", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The sad huntsman", copyright © 2007
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le chasseur triste", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "O caçador triste", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2004-04-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 80
Le chasseur triste
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
On chante le repos éternel De la belle meunière, La cloche des morts retentit Encore sur l'étendue de la forêt. Il y a là un rocher si froid, Où aucun promeneur ne va, Encore une fois vers le moulin Un chasseur voulut aller voir. La forêt bruissait doucement, Sa traque était terminée, Il sonna de si folle manière Que son coeur dut se fendre en deux. Alors à la ronde le silence Se fit par monts et par vaux, On ne l'a, depuis cette heure, Plus jamais revu.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der traurige Jäger", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-28
Line count: 16
Word count: 88