Ich schau' über Forth hinüber nach Nord
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Scottish (Scots)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE
Ich schau' über Forth hinüber nach Nord:
Was helfen mir Nord und Hochlands Schnee?
Was Osten und Süd, wo die Sonne glüht,
Das ferne Land und die wilde See?
Aus Westen winkt, wo die Sonne sinkt,
Was mich im Schlummer und Traume beglückt;
Im Westen wohnt, der mir Liebe lohnt,
Mich und mein Kindlein an's Herz gedrückt!
Available sung texts: (what is this?)
• R. Schumann About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Robert Burns’ Gedichte deutsch von W. Gerhard, Leipzig: Verlag von Joh. Ambr. Barth, 1840, page 125
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Out over the Forth"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ivar Hallström (1826 - 1901), "Im Westen" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Helen Hopekirk (1856 - 1945), "Ich schau' über Forth", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder mit engl. und deutschem Text für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, London, Augener & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Ich schau' über Forth ", op. 107 no. 1, published 1841 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Robert Burns Lieder für Tenor oder Sopran, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Im Westen", op. 25 no. 23 (1840), published 1840 [ voice and piano ], from Myrten, no. 23, Leipzig, Kistner
Score: IMSLP [external link]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (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: Pilar Lirio , Sharon Krebs
[Senior Associate Editor]This text was added to the website: 2003-11-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 58
Jo miro per sobre del Forth cap al nord
Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)
Jo miro per sobre del Forth cap al nord
Com m'ajuden el nord I la neu de la terra alta?
El què l'est I el sud, on brilla el Sol,
La terra llunyana I el mar salvatge?
A l'oest em fa senyals, on es pon el Sol,
El què a mi en el son lleuger I el somni em fa feliç;
A l'oest viu, qui em recompensa amb amor,
Qui apreta el seu cor a mi i el meu nen.
About the headline (FAQ)
Translation of title "Im Westen" and "In Westen" = "A l'oest"
Text Authorship:
Based on:
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Out over the Forth"
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 80
