Die Berge sind spitz
Und die Berge sind kalt,
Mein Schatz steigt zu Berge
Und ich in den Wald.
Da tröpfelt das Laub
Von Regen und Thau,
Ob die Augen da tröpfeln,
Wer sieht es genau?
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Text Authorship:
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), "Vier Lieder aus dem Jungbrunnen II", op. 44 (Zwölf Lieder und Romanzen für Frauenchor a capella oder mit willk. Pianofortebegleitung) no. 8 (1859-60?), published 1867 [ SSAA chorus with optional piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Nepomuk Fuchs (1842 - 1899), "Die Berge sind spitz", op. 6 no. 5, published 1887 [ medium voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder aus dem Jungbrunnen v. P. Heyse, no. 5, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Die Berge sind spitz", op. 47 (Neun Lieder im Volkston) no. 4 (1906) [ voice and piano ] [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 © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Kelly Dean Hansen) , "The mountain peaks are high", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 36
The mountain peaks are high
And the mountains are cold.
My sweetheart climbs the mountains
And I go into the woods.
The leaves are dripping
With rain and dew.
If my eyes are also dripping,
Who can see it clearly?