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Ist nicht der Himmel so blau? Steh' am Fenster und schau'! Erst in der Nacht, Spät in der Nacht Komm' ich heim von der Jagd. Mädchen, der Himmel ist blau, Bleib' am Fenster und schau'. Bis in der Nacht, Spät in der Nacht, Heim ich [komm]1 von der Jagd. "Anders hab' ich gedacht, Tanzen will ich die Nacht! Bleib' vor der Tür, Spät vor der Tür Willst du nicht tanzen mit mir!" "Ist auch der Himmel so blau, Steh' ich doch nimmer und schau' Ob in der Nacht, Spät in der Nacht Heim du [kommst]2 von der Jagd."
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Gedichte, volume 1, Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1834, p. 162.
Note: in Brahms' settting, when stanza 4 line 2 repeats, "Steh' ich doch nimmer" becomes "Steh' ich doch nicht".
1 Brahms: "kehr'"2 Brahms: "kehrst"
Text Authorship:
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Volksleben, in Allerlei Klänge aus dem Volksleben, in Kirmeß und Tanz, no. 5 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Der Jäger und sein Liebchen", op. 28 (Vier Duette für Alt und Bariton mit Pianoforte) no. 4 (1860), published 1864, first performed 1869 [ vocal duet for alto and baritone with piano ], Wien, Spina [sung text checked 1 time]
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El caçador i la seva estimada", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De jager en zijn liefje", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le chasseur et sa bien-aimée", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Medžioklis ir jo mylimoji", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfonso Sebastián) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Le ciel n'est-il pas bleu ? Viens à la fenêtre et regarde ! Seulement à la nuit, Tard dans la nuit, Je reviendrai de la chasse. Fillette, le ciel est bleu, Reste à la fenêtre et regarde, Jusqu'à la nuit, Tard dans la nuit, Je reviendrai de la chasse « J'avais pensé à autre chose, Je veux danser la nuit ! Tu resteras devant la porte, Tard devant la porte Si tu ne veux pas danser avec moi ! » « Le ciel peut bien être bleu, Je n'irai jamais à la fenêtre regarder Si à la nuit, Tard dans la nuit, Tu reviens de la chasse. »
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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 August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Volksleben, in Allerlei Klänge aus dem Volksleben, in Kirmeß und Tanz, no. 5
This text was added to the website: 2011-01-31
Line count: 20
Word count: 104