Song of the shepherd boy | Hullo, hullo!

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Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Hirtenknabengesang

Language: German (Deutsch) after the German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Helo, heloe!
Komm du auf unsre Heide,
Wo ich meine Schäflein weide,
Komm, o komm in unser Bruch,
Da gibt's der Blümelein genug, -

Helo, heloe!
Ich sitze auf dem Walle,
Meine Schäflein schlafen alle,
Komm, o komm in unsern Kamp,
Da wächst das Gras wie Brahm so lang!

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It is based on

a text in German (Deutsch) by Annette Elisabeth, Freiin von Droste-Hülshoff (1797 - 1848), "Das Hirtenfeuer", first published 1844
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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 Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Hirtenknabengesang", op. 59, Heft 2 (Anhang) no. 2 (1846) [ SATB chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó del rabadà", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lied van een herdersjongen", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Song of the shepherd boy", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant du petit berger", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Dr. Gerrit den Hartogh

This text was added to the website: 2004-06-29
Line count: 10
Word count: 48

Song of the shepherd boy

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Hullo, hullo!
Come you to our heath
Where I take my sheep to pasture,
Come, oh come to our moor,
There one may find flowers aplenty, -

Hullo, hullo!
I sit upon the embankment,
My little sheep are all asleep,
Come, oh come to our domain,
There the grass grows as long as brambles!

Text Authorship:

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 Not Applicable [an adaptation]
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Annette Elisabeth, Freiin von Droste-Hülshoff (1797 - 1848), "Das Hirtenfeuer", first published 1844
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This text was added to the website: 2011-04-01
Line count: 10
Word count: 53