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Wer in die Fremde will wandern, Der muß mit der Liebsten gehn, Es jubeln und lassen die andern Den Fremden alleine stehn. Was wisset ihr, [dunkele]1 Wipfel, Von der alten, schönen Zeit? Ach, die Heimat hinter den Gipfeln, Wie liegt sie von hier so weit? Am liebsten betracht' ich die Sterne, Die schienen, wie ich ging zu ihr, Die Nachtigall hör' ich so gerne, Sie sang vor der Liebsten Tür. Der Morgen, das ist meine Freude! Da steig' ich in stiller Stund' Auf den höchsten Berg in die Weite, Grüß dich, Deutschland, aus Herzensgrund!
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Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Heimweh", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder [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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Heimweh", 1995, first performed 1997 [ TTBB chorus a cappella ], from ...wie in Welschland lau und blau... : Acht Chorlieder für Männerchor a cappella, no. 1, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Armin Knab (1881 - 1951), "Heimweh", published 1911 [ voice and guitar ], Munich: Verlag Gitarrefreund [sung text checked 1 time]
- by August Wilhelm Julius Rietz (1812 - 1877), "Wer in der Fremde will wandern", op. 6 (Dreizehn Gesänge), Heft 2 no. 12, published 1841 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel ; [sic] on the title (Hofmeister) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernhard Ernst Scholz (1835 - 1916), "Heimweh", op. 7 (Acht deutsche Lieder mit Clavier-Begleitung) no. 7, published 1857 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: C. F. Peters [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Stark (1831 - 1884), "Heimweh", op. 41 (3 Gesänge) no. 1, published 1864 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Ebner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Heimweh", 1886-8 [ voice and piano ], from Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 12 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Enyorança", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mal du pays", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Nostalgia", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 95
He who wishes to wander must go with his beloved, the others will rejoice and leave the stranger standing alone. What do you know, dark treetops, of the good old days? Ah, my homeland beyond the mountains - why does it lie so far from here? I loved most to look at the stars that shone as I went to her; I listened happily to the nightingale as she sang before my beloved's door. But morning - that is my joy! In that peaceful hour I climb up to the highest mountain and greet you, German Homeland, from the depths of my heart!
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Translation of title "Heimweh" = "Homesickness"Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Heimweh", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 101