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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Die Müllerin
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Mühle, die dreht ihre Flügel, Der Sturm, der sauset darin, Und unter der Linde am Hügel, Da weinet die Müllerin: Lass sausen den Sturm und brausen, Ich habe gebaut auf den Wind; Ich habe gebaut [auf Schwüre]1 -- Da war ich ein törichtes Kind. Noch hat mich der Wind nicht [belogen]2, Der Wind, der blieb mir treu; Und bin ich verarmt und betrogen -- Die Schwüre, die waren nur Spreu. Wo [ist]3, der sie geschworen? Der Wind nimmt die [Klagen]4 nur auf; Er hat sich auf's Wandern verloren -- Es findet der Wind ihn nicht auf.
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1 Schlick: "auf die Schwüre"
2 Schlick: "betrogen"
3 Schlick: "ist nun"
4 Schlick: "Klage"
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
1 Schlick: "auf die Schwüre"
2 Schlick: "betrogen"
3 Schlick: "ist nun"
4 Schlick: "Klage"
Text Authorship:
- by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Die Müllerin", written 1822, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte [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 John Böie (1822 - 1900), "Die Müllerin", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2, published 1846 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Böhme [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Die Müllerin", op. 44 (Zwölf Lieder und Romanzen für Frauenchor a capella oder mit willk. Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5 (1859-60?), published 1867 [ ssaa chorus and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Die Müllerin", published 1983 [ soprano and piano ], note: fragment completed and published by Joachim Draheim [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gerard Bunk (1888 - 1958), "Die Müllerin", op. 19 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1 (1907) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Die Müllerin", op. 2 (Vier Lieder) no. 1 (1861), published 1863 [ alto and piano ], Leipzig [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Hasse (1834 - 1889), "Die Müllerin", op. 19 (Vier Gesänge mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Kretschmar , "Die Müllerin", op. 14 (Zwei Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Baden-Baden, Sommermeyer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Die Müllerin", published 1843 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Mechetti [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theodor Pfeiffer (1853 - 1929), "Die Müllerin", op. 12 (Zwei Lieder für Baryton mit Pianofortebegleitung ) no. 1, published 1883 [ baritone and piano ], Mannheim, Sohler [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Wilhelm Julius Rietz (1812 - 1877), "Die Müllerin ", op. 6 (Dreizehn Gesänge), Heft 1 no. 5, published 1841 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by James Rothstein (b. 1871), "Die Müllerin", op. 17 (Zwei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1898 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Gottfurcht [sung text not yet checked]
- by Maria Elisabeth, Gräfin von Schlik zu Bassano und Weisskirchen (1790 - 1855), as Elise Schlick, "Die Müllerin", op. 12 (Drei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Albert Karl Tottmann (1837 - 1917), "Die Müllerin", op. 21 (Vier Gesänge für Sopran oder Tenor mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1874 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Hofmeister [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Die Müllerin", op. 22 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Corien Sleeswijk) , "De molenarin", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De mulderin", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The Mill-maid", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La meunière", copyright © 2008, (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 between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 100
The Mill‑maid
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
The windmill turns its blades, The storm roars within And under the lime tree by the hill There the mill-maid is crying. Let the storm roar and bluster, I counted on the wind; I counted on vows-- In so doing I acted like a foolish child. The wind has not yet lied to me, The wind remained true to me; And yet I am impoverished and betrayed -- The vows, they were nothing but chaff. Where is he, who made the vows? The wind only gathers up laments; He has lost himself in wanderings -- The wind cannot find a trace of him.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2009 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Die Müllerin", written 1822, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 101