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by Heinrich Laube (1806 - 1884)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Zur hohen Jagd
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Frisch auf zum fröhlichen Jagen,
Ihr Jäger, auf zur Pirsch!
Wir [woll'n]1 den Hirsch erjagen,
Den edlen roten Hirsch:
Der Tag steigt auf in Frische,
Der Hirsch kehrt heim vom Feld;
Frisch auf denn [ans]2 Gebüsche,
Wo er den Wechsel hält.

Gott gab uns diese Erde
Mit Allem, was darauf.
Er lehrt' uns Wildesfährte,
Schenkt' uns den Büchsenlauf,
Und gab uns klare Augen,
Und feste Hand dazu. --
Nun sprecht, was soll das taugen,
[Verblieb's]3 in träger Ruh'?

Er gab uns Sonne und Regen,
Und Mut ins Herz hinein,
Der Wind muß sich bewegen,
Die Vögel müssen schrei'n,
Das Jahr muß kommen [und]4 schwinden
Und alles hat sein Muß --
Das Alles zu verbinden
Braucht's Jägers Gruß und Schuß!

Der Wald verfiel' ins Schlafen,
Das Wild verdürbe träg,
Die Hirsche würden zu Schafen,
Es schwände Weg und Steg;
Gäb's nicht mehr lustige Jäger,
Und lustigen Büchsenknall,
Des Waldes und Wildes Beweger
Mit Pfeifen- und Hörnerschall.

Drum auf, es lebe das Jagen,
Dies stete Gewitter der Welt!
Die Traurigen mögen sich plagen,
Der Filz mag trachten nach Geld!
Wir [trachten]5 am Abend und Morgen
Nach rüst'gen Taten hinaus;
Weib, Kinder, Schulden und Sorgen
Behüte [der Himmel]6 zu Haus.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   R. Schumann 

R. Schumann sets stanzas 1-3, 5

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Note: an adapted form of the first stanza is also used in Schumann's Der alte König zog zu Wald.
1 Schumann: "wollen"
2 Schumann: "ins"
3 Schumann: "Blieb' es"
4 Omitted by Schumann
5 Schumann: "seh'n"
6 Schumann: "Gott"

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Laube (1806 - 1884), "Zur hohen Jagd", appears in Jagdbrevier, in 4. Winter [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Zur hohen Jagd", op. posth. 137 no. 1 (1849), published 1857, stanzas 1-3,5 [ men's chorus ], from Jagdlieder : Fünf Gesänge aus H. Laubes "Jagdbrevier", no. 1, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A la noble cacera", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Voor de hoge jacht", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "On to the High Chase", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sur la chasse noble", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-10-05
Line count: 40
Word count: 201

A la noble cacera
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Vinga, anem a la joiosa cacera,
vosaltres, caçadors, anem a la batuda!
Volem encalçar el cérvol,
el noble cérvol roig:
el dia apunta en la fresca,
el cérvol torna del camp;
vinga, cap als matossars
a on ell fa la muda.

Déu ens ha donat aquesta terra
amb tot el que hi ha al damunt.
Ens ha ensenyat a rastrejar la caça,
ens ha donat fusells,
ens ha donat ulls clars
i mans fermes, a més a més. –
Ara digueu, de què serviria
si tot això restés en indolent repòs?

Ens ha donat el sol i la pluja,
i coratge a dins dels cors,
el vent ha de bufar,
els ocells han de cridar,
els anys han d’anar i venir,
i tot té la seva llei, --
per unificar-ho tot
cal la salutació i el tret del caçador!

El bosc cauria adormit,
el feram es malejaria en la indolència,
els cérvols esdevindrien ovelles,
els camins i els senders desapareixerien;
si no hi haguessin joiosos caçadors
i alegres esclats de fusell
que fan bellugar el bosc i el feram
amb xiulets i el so dels corns.

Així doncs, visca la cacera,
la tempesta constant del món!
La gent trista es pot turmentar,
els gasius poden glatir per diners!
Nosaltres, tots els matins i les tardes
glatim per fer accions vigoroses;
les dones, els fills, els deutes i els maldecaps
que el cel els guardi a casa.  

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2020 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) by Heinrich Laube (1806 - 1884), "Zur hohen Jagd", appears in Jagdbrevier, in 4. Winter
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2020-06-18
Line count: 40
Word count: 235

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