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[Ach! wie]1 schallt's dorten so lieblich hervor; Fürchte Gott! Fürchte Gott! Ruft mir die Wachtel in's Ohr! Sitzend im Grünen, von Halmen umhüllt, Mahnt sie den Horcher [im Schattengefild]2: Liebe Gott! Liebe Gott! Er ist so [gütig, so]3 mild. Wieder bedeutet ihr hüpfender Schlag: Lobe Gott! Lobe Gott! Der dich zu lohnen vermag. Siehst du die herrlichen [Früchten]4 im Feld, Nimm es zu Herzen, Bewohner der Welt! Danke Gott! Danke Gott! Der dich ernährt und erhält. Schreckt [mich]5 im Wetter der Herr der Natur, Bitte Gott! Bitte Gott! Ruft sie, er schonet die Flur. Machen Gefahren [des Krieges mir]6 bang, [Tröstet mich wieder der Wachtelgesang:]7 Traue Gott! Traue Gott! Sieh, er verziehet nicht lang!
Confirmed with Almanach und Taschenbuch für häusliche u. gesellschaftl. Freuden. 1799. von Carl Lang mit Kupfern von D. Chodowicki, H. Guttenberg &. Heilbronn am Neckar im Industrie Comtoir, pages 250-251.
This is the first version of Sauter's poem. Later he published his poem in a revised form, see below.
1 Beethoven (first print), and Schubert: "Ach, mir"; Sauter (1811 edition), and Beethoven (Breitkopf & Härtel): "Horch, wie"2 Sauter (1811 edition), Beethoven (Breitkopf & Härtel), and Schubert (Alte Gesamtausgabe): "am Saatengefild"
3 Beethoven (Breitkopf & Härtel): "gütig und"
4 Beethoven and Schubert: "Früchte"
5 Beethoven and Schubert: "dich"
6 Beethoven and Schubert: "der Krieger dir"
7 omitted by Beethoven and Schubert
Authorship
- by Samuel Friedrich Sauter (1766 - 1846), "Der Wachtelschlag", written 1796, first published 1799 [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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Der Wachtelschlag", WoO 129 (1803) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Der Wachtelschlag", op. 68, D 742 (1822) [sung text checked 1 time]
Another version of this text exists in the database.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El crit de la guatlla", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De kwartelslag", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Iain Sneddon) , "The cry of the quail", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le cri de la caille", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) [singable] (Jakob Nikolaus Craigher de Jachelutta) , "Il canto della quaglia"
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 114
Ah, comme au loin retentit un cri adorable ! Crains Dieu, crains Dieu ! Chante la caille dans mon oreille. Posée dans les prés, entourée de paille, Elle exhorte celui qui l'écoute dans les champs de blé : Aime Dieu, aime Dieu ! Il est si bon, si doux. À nouveau elle veut dire avec son rythme sautillant : Louez Dieu, louez Dieu ! Il peut t'être profitable. Vois-tu les fruits magnifiques dans les champs ? Prends cela à cœur, peuple de la terre : Remercie Dieu, remercie Dieu ! Il te nourrit et te garde. Si le seigneur de la nature t'effraie avec l'orage : Prie Dieu, prie Dieu ! Appelle-t-elle, il épargne les champs. Si les dangers de la guerre te font peur : Réconforte-moi encore, chant de la caille : Crois en Dieu, crois en Dieu ! Regarde, il ne s'attarde pas longtemps.
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Samuel Friedrich Sauter (1766 - 1846), "Der Wachtelschlag", written 1796, first published 1799
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-29
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Word count: 146