by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Die Lerchen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Welch ein Schwirren, welch ein Flug? Sei willkommen, Lerchenzug! Jene streift der Wiese Saum, Diese rauschet durch den Baum. Manche schwingt sich himmelan, Jauchzend auf der lichten Bahn, Eine, voll von Liedeslust, Flattert hier in meiner Brust.
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Text Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Die Lerchen", written 1834 [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 Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Die Lerchen", op. 179 no. 6, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Reiner von Bingen. Lieder-Cyclus für Bass mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 6, Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Christian Frederik Emil Horneman (1840 - 1906), "Die Lerchen", published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Berlin, Fürstner [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Emil Naumann (1827 - 1888), "Die Lerchen", op. 29a (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock; note: this opus was reused for another piece by another publishing company in April 1866 so we have used an 'a' beside the opus to distinguish them [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Friedrich Oelschlaeger (1798 - 1858), "Die Lerchen", op. 8 (Fünf dreistimmige Lieder für 2 Soprane und Alt) no. 4, published 1841 [ SSA chorus ], Berlin, Trautwein und Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolf Philipp , "Die Lerchen", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Rakemann , "Die Lerchen", op. 9 (Sechs Gesänge für vierstimmigen Frauenchor) no. 5 [ four-part women's chorus ], Leipzig : Rob. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Wennrich , "Die Lerchen", op. 2 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The larks", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Les alouettes", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-27
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Word count: 37