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Bergkönig ritt durch die Lande weit, So traurig vergeh'n mir die Tage, Er wollte sich frei'n die schönste Maid, Ach, enden wird nie meine Klage! Bergkönig ritt vor Herrn Kakons Tor, Klein Kirsten strählte ihr Haar davor, Bergkönig freite das schlanke Weib, Umfing ihr mit silbernem Gürtel den Leib. Bergkönig führte sie heim alsdann, Zehn goldene Ringe steckt er ihr an. Es kam und schwand wohl Jahr um Jahr, Im Berge saß Kirsten auf immerdar. Das Tal hat Vögel und Blumenpracht, So traurig vergeh'n mir die Tage, Im Berg ist Gold und ewige Nacht. Ach, enden wird nie meine Klage!
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Text Authorship:
- by Emma Klingenfeld (1846 - 1935) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906), appears in Gildet på Solhoug, Act I
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Carl Bohm (1844 - 1920), "Bergkönig", op. 326 (Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme -- für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 71, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Margit's Gesang", op. 53 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: C. F. Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Ballade, Gesang Margits", 1891, from Drei Gesänge aus Henrik Ibsen "Das Fest auf Solhaug" (Gildet paa Solhaug), no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , from Das Fest auf Solhaug ; composed by Paul Juon.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942) , "Горный король", subtitle: "Скандинавская песня" ; composed by Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ballade, chant de Margit", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 100
El rei de la muntanya cavalcava a través dels camps, els dies transcorren tant tristos per a mi, ell volia casar-se amb la donzella més formosa, ai, el meu plany no finirà mai! El rei de la muntanya cavalcà davant la porta del senyor Hakon, la petita Kirsten allà es pentinava els cabells, el rei de la muntanya es casà amb l’esvelta dona, al voltant del seu cos, posà un cinyell d’argent. Després, el rei de la muntanya se l’emportà a casa seva, li posà als dits deu anells d’or. Els anys anaren passant, Kirsten restà per sempre a la muntanya. A la vall hi ha ocells i esplendor de flors, els dies transcorren tant tristos per a mi, a la muntanya hi ha or i la nit eterna. Ai, el meu plany no finirà mai!
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Translations of title(s):
"Ballade, Gesang Margits" = "Balada, el cant de Margit"
"Bergkönig" = "El rei de la muntanya"
"Margit's Gesang" = "El cant de Margit"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2021 by Salvador Pila, (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 Emma Klingenfeld (1846 - 1935) [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906), appears in Gildet på Solhoug, Act I
This text was added to the website: 2021-05-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 136