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Ist nicht der Himmel so blau? Steh' am Fenster und schau'! Erst in der Nacht, Spät in der Nacht [Komm' ich heim]1 von der Jagd. Mädchen, der Himmel ist blau, Bleib' am Fenster und schau'. Bis in der Nacht, Spät in der Nacht, Heim ich [komm]2 von der Jagd. "Anders hab' ich gedacht, Tanzen will ich die Nacht! Bleib' vor der Tür, Spät vor der Tür Willst du nicht tanzen mit mir!" "Ist auch der Himmel so blau, [Steh' ich doch nimmer]3 und schau' Ob in der Nacht, Spät in der Nacht Heim du [kommst]3 von der Jagd."
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View original text (without footnotes)First published with the title "Der Jäger und sein Liebchen" 1821 in Lieder und Romanzen; this version from 1834, confirmed with Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Gedichte, volume 1, Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1834, p. 162.
1 1821 version: "Heim ich komm' "
2 1821 version and Brahms: "kehr' "
3 Brahms (in the repetition): "Steh' ich doch nicht"
4 Brahms: "kehrst"
Authorship:
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Volksleben, in Allerlei Klänge aus dem Volksleben, in Kirmeß und Tanz, no. 5 [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), "Der Jäger und sein Liebchen", op. 28 (Vier Duette für Alt und Bariton mit Pianoforte) no. 4 (1860), published 1864, first performed 1869 [ vocal duet for alto and baritone with piano ], Wien, Spina [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El caçador i la seva estimada", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De jager en zijn liefje", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le chasseur et sa bien-aimée", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Medžioklis ir jo mylimoji", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfonso Sebastián) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Is niet de hemel azuur? Sta bij ‘t venster en tuur! Pas in de nacht, Laat in de nacht Kom ik thuis van de jacht. Meisje, de lucht is azuur, Blijf bij ‘t venster en tuur, Tot in de nacht, Laat in de nacht, Thuis ik kom van de jacht. “’k Heb toch anders gedacht, Dansen wil ‘k in de nacht! Wacht maar opzij, Laat nog opzij, Wil je niet dansen met mij?” Is al de hemel azuur, Weet dat ik vast nooit1 dan tuur, Of in de nacht, Laat in de nacht, Thuis jij komt van de jacht!”
1 In de herhaling: Weet dat ik niet
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2015 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Volksleben, in Allerlei Klänge aus dem Volksleben, in Kirmeß und Tanz, no. 5
This text was added to the website: 2015-02-03
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