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Hoch auf dem Gipfel Deiner Gebirge Steh' ich und staun' ich, Glühend begeistert, Heilige Koppe, [Himmelanstürmerin]1! Weit in die Ferne Schweifen die [trunkenen]2, Freudigen Blicke, Überall Leben, Üppiges Streben, Überall Sonnenschein. Blühende Fluren, Schimmernde Städte, Dreyer Könige Glückliche Länder Schau' ich begeistert, Schau' ich mit hoher, [Inniger]3 Lust. Auch meines Vaterlands Gränze erblick' ich, Wo mich das Leben Freundlich begrüßte, Wo mich der Liebe Heilige Sehnsucht Glühend ergriff. Sey mir gesegnet Hier in der Ferne Liebliche Heimath! Sey mir gesegnet, Land meiner Träume! Kreis meiner Lieben, Sey mir gegrüßt!
Confirmed with Theodor Körners sämmtliche Werke. Vierter Band. Carlsruhe, im Bureau der deutschen Classiker, 1818, pages 106-107; and with Theodor Körner's Gedichte. Erster Theil. Neueste Auflage. Wien, bey B.Ph. Bauer. [1815], pages 89-90.
1 Körner (Wien 1815 edition), and Schubert: "Himmelsanstürmerin"2 Körner (Wien 1815 edition), and Schubert: "trunk'nen"
3 Schubert: "Mit inniger"
Text Authorship:
- by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813), "Auf der Riesenkoppe", written 1809, appears in Knospen, in Erinnerungen aus Schlesien, no. 6, first published 1810 [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Auf der Riesenkoppe", D 611 (1818), published 1851 [ voice, piano ], A.Diabelli & Co., VN 8889, Wien (Nachlaß-Lieferung 49) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Damunt el Riesenkoppe", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Op de Riesenkoppe (Reuzenkop)", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "On the Riesenkoppe", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sur le Riesenkoppe", copyright © 2012, (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.
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Là-haut sur le sommet de la montagne Je me tiens et je m'émerveille. Embrasé et enthousiaste, saint Koppe, Conquérant des cieux ! Tout au loin Vagabonde mon regard enivré et joyeux ; Partout la vie, de somptueuses aspirations, Partout l'éclat du soleil ! Des champs en fleurs, des villes scintillantes, Les terres heureuses de trois rois Sont vues de mes yeux enivrés, je regarde avec un grand Plaisir intérieur. Je vois aussi les frontières de ma patrie, Où la vie m'a accueilli d'abord amicalement, Où le saint désir de l'amour M'a saisi de son feu. Sois bénie par moi ici de loin, Chère patrie ! Sois bénie, terre de mes rêves, Cercle de mes chers, soyez salués par moi !
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Guy Laffaille, (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) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813), "Auf der Riesenkoppe", written 1809, appears in Knospen, in Erinnerungen aus Schlesien, no. 6, first published 1810
This text was added to the website: 2012-09-02
Line count: 33
Word count: 115