Songs

Vom Berge

by Erich Korngold

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Vom Berge
German source: Joseph von Eichendorff

Da unten wohnte sonst mein Lieb,
Die ist jetzt schon begraben,
Der Baum noch vor der Türe blieb,
Wo wir gesessen haben.

Stets muß ich nach dem Hause sehn
Und seh doch nichts vor Weinen
Und wollt' ich auch hinuntergehn,
Ich stürb' dort so alleine!

From the mountain
English translation © Richard Stokes

My beloved once lived in the valley,
She now lies in her grave,
The tree still stands before her door,
Where we used to sit.

I keep gazing at her house
But can see nothing through my tears,
And even if I wished to go down to the valley,
I should die there so alone!

Vom Berge
German source: Joseph von Eichendorff

From the mountain
English source: Richard Stokes

Da unten wohnte sonst mein Lieb,
My beloved once lived in the valley,
Die ist jetzt schon begraben,
She now lies in her grave,
Der Baum noch vor der Türe blieb,
The tree still stands before her door,
Wo wir gesessen haben.
Where we used to sit.

Stets muß ich nach dem Hause sehn
I keep gazing at her house
Und seh doch nichts vor Weinen
But can see nothing through my tears,
Und wollt' ich auch hinuntergehn,
And even if I wished to go down to the valley,
Ich stürb' dort so alleine!
I should die there so alone!

Composer

Erich Korngold

Erich Wolfgang Korngold was an Austrian-born composer and conductor, and a notable figure in the history of Hollywood as a composer for films. Read more here.

Poet

Joseph von Eichendorff

Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff was a German poet, novelist, playwright, literary critic, translator, and anthologist. Eichendorff was one of the major writers and critics of Romanticism. Ever since their publication and up to the present day, some…

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