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by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), as Ekert

Hirtenknabe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Bin nur ein armer Hirtenknab,
Das Hifthorn ist mein ganzes Hab,
Und wenn ich nur mein Hifthorn hab,
Bleib immer gern ein Hirtenknab.

Bin nur ein armer Hirtenknab,
Das Lied mir nur der Himmel gab,
Und wenn ich nur mein Liedel hab,
Bleib immer gern ein Hirtenknab.

Bin nur ein armer Hirtenknab,
Und nimmt der Tod das Lied mir ab,
Nehm' ich das Hifthorn mit ins Grab,
Sterbe ja gern als Hirtenknab.

Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), as Ekert

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Hirtenknabe", 1827-28 [ voice and piano ], from Elf Jugendlieder, no. 9, first published in 1893 by Brahms in the supplement of the old Schumann-Gesamtausgabe [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El rabadà", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Herdersjongen", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Shepherd lad", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le berger", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Margo Briessinck , Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 72

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