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Ich ging im Walde Den alten Steig; Einst gingen wir beide -- -- Mein Herze schweig! Es zittert der Herbstwind Durchs Goldgezweig! Einst war es Sommer -- -- Mein Herze schweig!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch von Karl Stieler, Vierte Auflage, Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp., 1899, page 78.
Text Authorship:
- by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Einst!", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 7. Herbsttage [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 Fritz Brandt (1880 - 1949), "Einst", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme und Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1901 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Polyhymnia [sung text not yet checked]
- by Clara Mathilda Faisst (1872 - 1948), "Ich ging im Walde den alten Steig", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart
Score: BLB [external link] [sung text not yet checked] - by Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Einst", op. 80 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1904 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Paul Flügel (1844 - 1912), "Einst!", op. 64 (Vier Lieder für eine mittlere Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 3, published 1907 [ medium voice and piano ], Breslau, Becher [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1863 - 1932), "Einst", op. 63 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Einst", op. 92 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Junne [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Ressler (1850 - c1900), "Einst", published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 3, München, Schmid [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Rochlitzer (1880 - 1945), "Einst", op. 71 no. 4 (1903) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Stocker (1842 - 1913), "Ich ging im Walde den alten Steig", op. 10 (Vier Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Haslinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Stradal (1860 - 1930), "Einst", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte, no. 5, Leipzig, Schuberth & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vilma von Webenau (1875 - 1953), "Einst" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-10-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 27
I walked in the forest Along the old steep path; Once we both walked [here] -- -- Fall silent, my heart! The autumn wind trembles Through the golden branches! Once it was summer -- -- Fall silent, my heart!
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Translations of titles:
"Einst" = "At one time"
"Ich ging im Walde den alten Steig" = "I walked in the forest along the old steep path"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Einst!", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 7. Herbsttage
This text was added to the website: 2026-04-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 35