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Mein Sohn, wo willst du hin so spät? Geh' nicht zum Wald hinaus, Die Schwester find'st du nimmermehr, O bleib' bei mir im Haus! Da draußen ist's so kalt, so rauh, Und heftig weht der Wind; Bist ganz allein im weiten Wald, O bleib' bei mir, mein Kind! O Mutter, Mutter, laß mich zieh'n, Trockne die [Trän']1 im Blick, Die Schwester find' ich ganz gewiß Und bring' sie uns zurück. Bis ich sie find', ist doch kein' Rast, Ist doch kein' Ruhe hier; Den Schnee und Wind bin ich gewohnt, Bald kehr' ich heim zu dir. Die Mutter sah ihm lange nach, Er ging zum Wald hinaus; Der Wind ward still, die Nacht verging, Doch [er kehrt' nicht zum Haus]2. [Und der]3 Schnee zerschmolz, der Wind verweht', Kam wieder Sonnenschein Und Blüt' und Blätter überall: Die Mutter [blieb]4 allein.
1 Reger: "Träne"
2 Reger: "kehrt er nicht nach Haus"
3 Reger: "Der"
4 Reger: "bleib"
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Swedish (Svenska) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Winterlied", op. 19 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Winterlied", 1888? [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó d’hivern", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Winterlied", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Winter song", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant d'hiver", copyright © 2016, (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: 24
Word count: 139
Fill meu, on vols anar tan tard? No vagis al bosc, mai trobaràs la teva germana, oh queda’t amb mi a casa! Allà fora fa un fred molt cru, i el vent bufa ben fort; estaràs tot sol a l’extens bosc, oh queda’t amb mi, fill meu! Oh mare, mare, deixa-m’hi anar, eixuga les llàgrimes dels teus ulls, segur que trobaré la meva germana i la portaré amb nosaltres. Fins que no la trobi, no tindré assossec, aquí no tinc pau; estic avesat a la neu i al vent, aviat tornaré amb tu a casa. La mare l’esperà molt de temps, ell havia anat al bosc; el vent es calmà, va passar la nit, però ell no tornà a casa. I la neu es va fondre, desaparegué el vent, l’esclat del sol retornà i les flors i el fullatge arreu: la mare restà tota sola.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2023 by Salvador Pila, (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) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Based on:
- a text in Swedish (Svenska) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2023-01-28
Line count: 24
Word count: 145