by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857) and sometimes misattributed to Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
In einem kühlen Grunde
Language: German (Deutsch)
[In einem kühlen Grunde]1 da geht ein Mühlenrad, mein Liebchen ist verschwunden, [die]2 dort gewohnet hat. Sie hat mir Treue versprochen, gab mir einen Ring dabei, sie hat die Treue gebrochen, das Ringlein sprang entzwei. Ich möcht' als Spielmann reisen [weit]3 in die Welt hinaus, und singen meine Weisen und [gehn]4 von Haus zu Haus. Ich möcht' als Reiter fliegen wohl in die blut'ge Schlacht, [um stille]5 Feuer liegen [Im Feld bei dunkler]6 Nacht. [Hör' ich]7 das Mühlrad gehen, [Ich]8 weiß nicht, was ich will, Ich möcht' am liebsten sterben, Dann wär's auf einmal still.
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View original text (without footnotes)Note: Kreutzer's version is sometimes erroneously credited to Uhland. The original poem is also sometimes titled "Untreue" and substitutes "Liebste" for "Liebchen" in line 1-3.
2 Kreutzer: "das"
3 Kreutzer: "wohl"
4 Kreutzer: "zieh'n"
5 Kreutzer: "an stillem"
6 Kreutzer: "einsam bei kühler"
7 Kreutzer: "Ich hör"
8 Kreutzer: "und"
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Das zerbrochene Ringlein", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- sometimes misattributed to Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
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) Ludwig (Heinrich) Berger (1777 - 1839), "In einem kühlen Grunde", op. 19 (Acht deutsche Lieder) no. 6 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Carl) Ludwig (Heinrich) Berger (1777 - 1839), "In einem kühlen Grunde", op. 19 (Acht deutsche Lieder) no. 7 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ignaz Brüll (1846 - 1907), "Das zerbrochene Ringlein", op. 43 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Dessauer (1798 - 1876), "Das zerbrochene Ringlein" [ bass and piano ], Berlin: Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Fesca (1820 - 1849), "Die Muhle im Thale", op. 57 (Zwei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) und Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1848 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Braunschweig, Meyer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolf Förster (1860 - 1894), "Das zerbrochene Ringlein", published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Hug [sung text not yet checked]
- by Martin Friedmann (1895 - 1943), "Paraphrase over In einem kühlen Grunde", 1940 [ bass, chorus and orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Albin Fries (b. 1955), "In einem kühlen Grunde", op. 37 no. 8 (2013) [ voice and piano ], from 8 Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Gernsheim (1839 - 1916), "Untreue", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3, published 1865 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Glück (1793 - 1840), "Untreue", 1814, view a video of an arrangement of this song by Comedian Harmonists [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffmann (1820 - 1900), "In einem kühlen Grunde (The broken Ringlet)", op. 51, published 1859 [ low voice and piano ], Hamburg, Schuberth [sung text not yet checked]
- by A. R. Hellmann , "Das zerbrochene Ringelein", op. 1 no. 1 [ voice and piano ], Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Hirsch , "Das zerbrochene Ringlein", op. 26 no. 12, published 1843 [ voice and piano ], from Liebesfrühling. Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 12, Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexis Holländer (1840 - 1924), "Das zerbrochene Ringlein", op. 6 (Sechs Lieder im Volkston, für mittlere Stimme ) no. 5, published 1864 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921), "In einem kühlen Grunde", 1876 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "In einem kühlen Grunde", 1995, first performed 1997 [ TTBB chorus a cappella ], from ...wie in Welschland lau und blau... : Acht Chorlieder für Männerchor a cappella, no. 4, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Oscar Klein (1858 - 1911), "Das zerbrochene Ringlein", op. 9 (Acht deutsche Volkslieder) no. 1, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], from Acht deutsche Volkslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Berlin, Fr. Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Klein (1802 - 1862), "Bruch der Treue", published 1834 [ alto and piano ], from Sechs Gesaenge, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Das Mühlrad" [ voice, clarinet, piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Das Mühlrad", op. 72 no. 1, KWV 9110 no. 1, published [c1816] [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 1, Wien, Pennauer [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), "Das zerbrochene Ringlein", NWV 14 (1863) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dávid Popper (1843 - 1913), "In einem kühlen Grunde", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch- und Musikhandlung [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Untreue", op. 7 no. 2, published 1826 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], from Zwölf Volkslieder für vier Männerstimmen, erstes Heft, no. 2, Tübingen: Heinrich Laupp'sche Buchhandlung [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theodor Twietmeyer , "Das zerbroch'ne Ringlein", op. 3 (4 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erich Zeisl (1905 - 1959), "Untreue", 1938 [ soprano and piano ], unpublished [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "The mill wheel (The broken ringlet)", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Dans une froide vallée", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La ruota del mulino", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2022, (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.
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Word count: 95