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Ich bin ein lust'ger Geselle, Wer könnt auf Erden fröhlicher sein! Mein Rößlein so helle, so helle, Das trägt mich mit Windesschnelle In's blühende Leben hinein! -- Trara! In's [blühende]2 Leben hinein. Es tönt an meinem Munde Ein silbernes Horn von süßem Schall, Es tönt wohl manche Stunde, Von Fels und Wald in der Runde Antwortet der Widerhall! -- Trara! [Antwortet]2 der Widerhall. Und komm ich zu festlichen Tänzen, Zu Scherz und Spiel im sonnigen Wald, Wo schmachtende Augen mir glänzen Und Blumen den Becher bekränzen, Da schwing ich vom Roß mich alsbald -- Trara! Da schwing ich vom Roß mich alsbald. Süß lockt die Gitarre zum Reigen, Ich küsse die Mädchen, ich trinke den Wein; Doch will hinter blühenden Zweigen Die purpurne Sonne sich neigen, Da muß geschieden sein -- Trara! Da muß geschieden sein. Es zieht mich hinaus in die Ferne; Ich gebe dem flüchtigen Rosse den Sporn. Ade! Wohl blieb ich noch gerne, Doch winken schon andre Sterne, Und grüssend [vertönet]1 das Horn -- Trara! Und grüssend [vertönet]1 das Horn.
W. Lessmann sets stanzas 1-2, 5
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Lessmann: "ertöne"
2 omitted by Schumann
Authorship
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lübeck und Bonn [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 Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", op. 24 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1864 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
- by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", op. 8 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1870, stanzas 1-2,5 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", op. 98 no. 28 (1855-63), from Sanges-Frühling, no. 28 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Rudolph Schachner (1821 - 1896), "Der lustige Geselle", op. 38 (Drei Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Schreiber [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", op. 30 no. 1 (1840), published 1841 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Gedichte von Emanuel Geibel, no. 1, Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Catharina Van Rennes (1858 - 1940), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", op. 13 no. 2, published 1890 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from Im Freien! Acht Duette für Sopran und Alt, no. 2, Frankfurt a/M., Steyl & Thomas [sung text not yet checked]
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I am a lusty fellow - Who can be happier than I! My little pony so light, It carries me with the speed of wind Out into a blooming life! Trara! Out into a blooming life! From my lips there resounds A sweet call from my silver horn; It resounds for many hours. From the cliffs to the forests, and back again Comes the echo's answer. Trara! Comes the echo's answer. And when I come upon festive dancing, Or jesting and games in the sunny wood, Where yearning eyes gaze upon me And flowers crown the goblets, Then I swiftly come down from my horse. Trara! Then I swiftly come down from my horse. Sweetly the guitars play their rows, I kiss the maidens, I drink the wine; But when, behind the blooming branches, The purple sun begins to sink, Then I must say farewell. Trara! Then I must say farewell. I am drawn far away, I give my hurrying steed the spur, Farewell! I would gladly stay, But other stars do beckon, And my horn sets my greeting to music. Trara! And my horn sets my greeting to music.
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Translation of title "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn" = "The boy with the magic horn"Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lübeck und Bonn
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 35
Word count: 190