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by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ich wandre heim durchs hohe Feld
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Ich wandre heim durchs hohe Feld,
Die Wolken ziehn.
In tiefer Ruhe liegt die Welt -- --
Du bist dahin!

Das Abendläuten ist verhallt
Im Lindengrün,
Der letzte Vogel singt im Wald -- --
Du bist dahin!

Da fühl' ich's leise, wie ich krank
Vor Sehnen bin,
Der Vogel schwieg, die Sonne sank -- --
Du bist dahin!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Hochland-Lieder von Karl Stieler, Stuttgart, Meyer & Zeller's Verlag (Friedrich Vogel), 1879, page 100.


Text Authorship:

  • by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Am Heimweg", appears in Hochland-Lieder, in 8. Wanderstunden, no. 2, first published 1879 [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 Carl Attenhofer (1837 - 1914), "Am Heimweg", op. 40 (Drei Gesänge für Männerchor) no. 3, published 1880 [ four-part men's chorus ], Zürich, Hug [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Paul Frommer (1868 - 1914), "Am Heimweg", op. 40 no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hans Haeberlein , "Heimweg", op. 27 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1863 - 1932), "Am Heimweg", op. 68 (Sieben Lieder) no. 4, published 1906? [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Felix Josef Mottl (1856 - 1911), "Am Heimweg", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from 19 Gedichte deutscher Dichter, Heft I, no. 4, Berlin, Fürstner [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Silvio Rigutini , "Am Heimweg", published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 2, Frankfurt a/M., Steyl & Thomas [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Josef Schen , "Auf dem Heimweg", op. 35 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Robitschek [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ernst Hermann Seyffardt (1859 - 1942), "Am Heimweg", op. 18 (Sechs Lieder und Gesänge für Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1887 [ alto and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Am Heimweg", op. 7 no. 7, published 1890 [ high voice and piano ], from Von Lieb' und Leid, no. 7, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Johann Baptist Zerlett (1859 - 1935), "Am Heimweg", op. 41 (Zwei Lieder für 4 Männerstimmen) no. 2, published 1895 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Leipzig. Rob. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sur le chemin de la maison", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-03-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 52

I wander homeward through the tall grain
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
I wander homeward through the tall grain,
The clouds race.
The world lies in deep peace -- --
You are gone!

The sound of the evening bells has died away
In the greenery of the lime trees,
The last bird is singing in the forest -- --
You are gone!

Then I quietly perceive how I
Am sick with longing.
The bird has fallen silent, the sun has set -- --
You are gone!

About the headline (FAQ)

Translated titles:
"Am Heimweg" = "Along the homeward path"
"Heimweg" = "Homeward path "
"Auf dem Heimweg" = "Upon the homeward path"

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 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 Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Am Heimweg", appears in Hochland-Lieder, in 8. Wanderstunden, no. 2, first published 1879
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2012-06-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 68

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