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[Hier]1 und da ist an den Bäumen [Noch ein buntes]2 Blatt zu sehn, Und ich bleibe vor den Bäumen Oftmals in Gedanken stehn. Schaue nach dem einen Blatte, Hänge meine Hoffnung dran; Spielt der Wind mit meinem Blatte, Zittr' ich, was ich zittern kann. Ach, und fällt das Blatt zu Boden, [Fällt mit ihm die Hoffnung ab]3, [Fall']4 ich selber mit zu Boden, Wein' auf meiner Hoffnung [Grab]5.
Confirmed with Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten. Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Müller. Zweites Bändchen. Deßau 1824. Bei Christian Georg Ackermann, page 93; and with Deutsche Blätter für Poesie, Litteratur, Kunst und Theater. Herausgegeben von Karl Schall und Karl von Holtei. Breslau 1823, bei Graß, Barth und Comp. No. XLI. 13. März 1823, page 161.
First published in Deutsche Blätter (see above) as no. 2 of the installment of Die Winterreise. Lieder von Wilhelm Müller.
1 Schubert: "Hie"2 Schubert: "Manches bunte"
3 Müller (Deutsche Blätter): "Abgeblasen von der Luft"
4 Müller (Deutsche Blätter): "Sink'"
5 Müller (Deutsche Blätter): "Gruft"
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Letzte Hoffnung", written 1822-23, appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Die Winterreise, no. 12, first published 1823 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Reiner Bredemeyer (1929 - 1995), "Letzte Hoffnung", 1984, first performed 1985 [ baritone, horn, and piano ], from Die Winterreise, no. 12, VEB Deutscher Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Letzte Hoffnung", op. 89 no. 16, D 911 no. 16 (1827), published 1828 [ voice and piano ], from Winterreise, no. 16, Haslinger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes (Hans) Wolfgang Zender (b. 1936), "Letzte Hoffnung", 1993 [ tenor and small orchestra ], from Schuberts Winterreise, no. 16 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , "Laaste hoop", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Darrera esperança", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Laatste hoop", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Arthur Rishi) , "Last hope", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "Last hope", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Viimeinen toivo", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Dernier espoir", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRI Frisian [singable] (Pieter Wiersma) , "Lêste Hope", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) , "תקוה אחרונה", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Ultima speranza", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "마지막 희망", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Paskutinė viltis", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , "Última esperanza", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Ofer Sheinberg , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 68
Hjir en dêr kinst oan de beammen fleur'ge bûnte bledsjes sjen, As ik stoarje nei dy beammen, fiel 'k mij yn mysels ferlern. Sjoch ik dan nei ien sa'n bledsje, dêr 't ik dan myn hope oan byn; Giet de wyn fuort mei dat bledsje, trilje ik, fan eangstme en pyn' En falt myn blêd yn 'e smodze, is myn hope ek ferflein; 'k Stoart mysels ek yn 'e smodze, 'k skriem, no is myn hoop oanein.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Frisian copyright © 2011 by Pieter Wiersma, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Letzte Hoffnung", written 1822-23, appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Die Winterreise, no. 12, first published 1823
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 77