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by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

O säh ich auf der Heide dort
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Scottish (Scots) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT FRE FRE
O säh ich auf der Heide dort
Im Sturme dich, im Sturme dich!
Mit meinem Mantel vor dem Sturm
Beschützt' ich dich, beschützt' ich dich!
[Und wär' mit seinen Stürmen dir
Das Unglück nah, das Unglück nah]1,
Dann wär dies Herz dein Zufluchtsort,
Gern [teilt' ich ja, gern teilt' ich ja]2.

O wär ich in der Wüste, die
So braun und dürr, so braun und dürr,
Zum Paradiese würde sie,
Wärst du bei mir, wärst du bei mir.
Und wär ein König ich, und wär 
Die Erde mein, die Erde mein,
Du wärst [an]3 meiner Krone doch
Der schönste Stein, der schönste Stein!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   F. Mendelssohn 

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Ferdinand Freiligrath, 7. Aufl., Stuttgart und Tübingen, 1844.

1 Mendelssohn: "Und kommt mit seinem Sturme je/ Dir Unglück nah, dir Unglück nah"
2 Mendelssohn: "teilt ich's ja, gern teilt ich's ja"
3 Mendelssohn: "in"

Text Authorship:

  • by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Robert Burns. Elf Lieder [later 13 Lieder], no. 3 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Oh wert thou in the cauld blast"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "O säh ich auf der Heide dort", op. 1 (Zwölf Gesänge) no. 5, published 1843 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "O säh ich auf der Heide dort", op. 49 no. 6, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder von Robert Burns, no. 6, Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Carl Kloberg , "O säh' ich auf der Haide dort", op. 2 (Vier Quartette für Männerstimmen) no. 3, published 1879 [ vocal quartet for male voices a cappella ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "O, säh' ich auf der Haide dort ", op. 103 ([Sieben] Lieder nach Rob. Burns von F. Freiligrath für Sopran oder Tenor) no. 2, published 1838 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Volkslied", op. 63 (Sechs Duette) no. 5 (1842) [ duet for 2 sopranos with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Henry Hugo Pierson (1816 - 1873), as Henry Hugo Pearson, "Liebe", published 1842 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Lieder von Freiligrath nach R. Burns, no. 5, Leipzig, Kistner, also set in Scottish (Scots) [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Rudolf Schneider , "Volkslied", op. 4 (5 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1901 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Felix von Woyrsch (1860 - 1944), "O säh' ich auf der Haide dort im Sturme dich", op. 3 (Drei Lieder für Bariton mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1884 [ baritone voice and piano ], Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Siân Goldthorpe , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 103

Ah, si seulement je te voyais là sur la...
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Ah, si seulement je te voyais là sur la lande
Dans la tempête, dans la tempête,
Avec mon manteau de la tempête
Je te protégerais, je te protégerais !
Ah, si avec cette tempête venait
Le malheur autour de toi, le malheur autour de toi,
Alors ce cœur serait ton refuge,
Je le partagerais volontiers, je le partagerais volontiers .

Ah, si j'étais dans le désert,
Si monotone et si sec, si monotone et si sec,
Il serait un paradis,
Si tu étais près de moi, si tu étais près de moi.
Et si j'étais roi, et si
La terre était mienne, la terre était mienne,
Tu serais alors dans ma couronne
Le plus beau joyau, le plus beau joyau.

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Translation of title "Volkslied" = "Chant populaire"

Text 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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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Robert Burns. Elf Lieder [later 13 Lieder], no. 3
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Oh wert thou in the cauld blast"
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2010-07-28
Line count: 16
Word count: 119

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