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Hoch, hoch sind die Berge, Und steil ist ihr Pfad; Die Brunnen sprüh'n Wasser Und rieseln ins Kraut. O Mutter, o Mutter, [Schön]1 Mütterlein du! Dort, dort in die Berge, Mit den Gipfeln so stolz Da ging eines Morgens Mein süßester Freund. Wohl rief ich zurück ihn Mit Zeichen und Wort, Wohl winkt' ich mit allen Fünf Fingern zurück -- [Die Brunnen sprüh'n Wasser Und rieseln ins Kraut.]2
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Schumann: "Lieb"
2 Schumann: "Wohl rief ich zurück ihn/ mit Zeichen und Wort."
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 83 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Pedro de Padilla (flourished 16th century), "La sierra es alta"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Adolph Bernhard Marx (1795 - 1866), "Hoch sind die Berge", op. 22 (Spanische Lieder), Heft 2 no. 5, published 1847 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich August Naubert (1839 - 1897), "Hoch, hoch sind die Berge", op. 4 (Spanische Liebeslieder aus dem Liederbuche v. Em. Geibel u. P. Heise) no. 18, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Eulenburg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Lied", op. posth. 138 no. 8 (1849), published 1857 [ alto and piano duet ], from Spanische Liebeslieder, no. 8, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Anton Urspruch (1850 - 1907), "Spanisches Lied", op. 27 no. 12, published 1891 [ four-part women's chorus and piano ], from Zwölf Gesänge für vierstimmigen Frauenchor mit (willkürlicher) Pianofortebegleitung, no. 12, Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lied 'Hoog, hoog zijn de bergen'", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Hautes, hautes sont les montagnes", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 69
High, high are the mountains, And their pathways are steep, Water sprays forth from the springs And trickles away into the heather. Oh mother, oh mother, You dear mother! There, into the mountains With their proud peaks, One morning, went My sweetest friend. I called him back With gestures and words, I signalled him to come back With every finger on my hand. Water sprays forth from the springs And trickles away into the heather.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 83
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Pedro de Padilla (flourished 16th century), "La sierra es alta"
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 75