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Ein Schäfer saß im Grünen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Ein Schäfer saß im Grünen,
  Sein Liebchen süß im Arm;
  Durch [Buchenwipfel]1 schienen
  Der Sonne Strahlen warm.
 
[Er kos'te]2 froh und heiter
  Von Liebeständeley.
  Da ritt bewehrt ein Reiter
  [Den]3 Glücklichen vorbey.
 
»Sitz' ab, und suche Kühle!«
  Rief ihm der Schäfer zu.
  »Des Mittags nahe Schwüle
  Gebiethet stille Ruh'.
 
Noch lacht im Morgenglanze
  So Strauch als Blume hier,
  Und Liebchen pflückt zum Kranze
  Die [frischen]4 Blüthen dir.«
 
Da sprach der finstre Reiter:
  »Nie [hielt]5 mich Wald und Flur.
  Mich treibt mein Schicksal weiter,
  Und ach, mein ernster Schwur!
 
Ich gab mein [frisches]6 Leben
  Dahin um schnöden Sold;
  Glück kann ich nicht erstreben,
  Nur höchstens Ruhm und Gold.
 
Drum schnell, mein Roß, und trabe
  Vorbey, wo Blumen blüh'n.
  Einst lohnt wohl Ruh' im Grabe
  Des Kämpfenden Bemüh'n.«

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   F. Schubert 

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Fridr. Baron de la Motte-Fouqué. Neueste Auflage. Wien 1816. Bey B. Ph. Bauer, pages 77-78.

1 Schubert's autograph (by mistake?): "Buchenwipfeln"
2 Schubert: "Sie kosten"
3 Schubert's autograph (by mistake?): "Die"
4 Schubert: "schönsten"
5 Schubert: "hält"
6 Schubert: "junges"

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):

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De herder en de ruiter", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Shepherd and rider", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le berger et le cavalier", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 126