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Über die Heide Hallet mein Schritt; Dumpf aus der Erde Wandert es mit. Herbst ist gekommen, Frühling ist weit -- Gab es denn einmal Selige Zeit? Brauende Nebel Geisten umher, Schwarz ist das Kraut Und der Himmel so leer. Wär' ich nur hier nicht Gegangen im Mai! Leben und Liebe -- Wie flog es vorbei!
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Text Authorship:
- by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Über die Heide", first published 1868-9 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Über die Heide", op. 86 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4, published 1882 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Über die Heide", op. 32 no. 5 (1889-91), published 1891 [ low voice and piano ], from Verlorne Liebe, verlornes Leben, no. 5, Berlin, Fr. Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Fischhof (1856 - 1918), "Über die Haide hallet mein Schritt", published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Wien, Wetzler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Frisch , "Über die Heide hallet mein Schritt", published 1906-1913 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder für eine mittlere Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung, no. 1, Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848 - 1906), "Über die Haide hallet mein Schritt", published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Martin Gräbner (b. 1967), "Über die Heide", 2013 [ voice and piano ], from Solang Du lebest, ist es Tag - Ein Liederzyklus für BL, no. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Luise Greger (1862 - 1944), "Über die Haide", op. 6, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Berlin, Sulzer Nachf. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Siegmund von Hausegger (1872 - 1948), "Über die Haide hallet mein Schritt", published 1899 [ bass and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 31, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bertold Hummel (1925 - 2002), "Über die Heide", op. 71b no. 2, from Zehn Lieder nach Gedichten von Theodor Storm, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wilhelm Prantner , "Über die Haide", published 1896 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolph, Freiherr von Procházka (1864 - 1936), "Über die Heide", op. 18 (Neun Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 9 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Schotte (1864 - 1917), "Über die Haide hallet mein Schritt", op. 14 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Uhse [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Wetz (1875 - 1935), "Über die Haide hallet mein Schritt", op. 7 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Victor von Woikowsky-Biedau (1866 - 1935), "Über die Haide hallet mein Schritt", op. 2, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mary Wurm (1860 - 1938), "Über die Haide hallet mein Schritt", op. 55 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1899 [ medium voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Across the Heath", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Over the moorlands", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À travers la lande", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Risuona il mio passo sopra la landa", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 53
Across the heath my step resounds; The dull echo from the earth wanders with me. Autumn has arrived, Spring is far away - Was there once, then, a time of bliss? Brewing mists surround me like ghosts, Dark is the vegetation, and the sky so empty. Would that I had not come here in May! Life and love - how they flew by!
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Über die Heide", first published 1868-9
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 61