Von ewiger Liebe
Music: Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) · Words: August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798–1874) · lyricist: Josef Wenzig (1807–1876)
Dunkel, wie dunkel in Wald und in Feld!
Abend schon ist es, nun schweiget die Welt.
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The words
Dunkel, wie dunkel in Wald und in Feld!
Abend schon ist es, nun schweiget die Welt.
Nirgend noch Licht und nirgend noch Rauch,
ja, und die Lerche sie schweiget nun auch.
Kommt aus dem Dorfe der Bursche heraus,
gibt das Geleit der Geliebten nach Haus,
führt sie am Weidengebüsche vorbei,
redet so viel und somancherlei:
“Leidest du Schmach und betrübest du dich,
leidest du Schmach von andern um mich,
werde die Liebe getrennt so geschwind,
schnell wie wir früher vereiniget sind.
Scheide mit Regen und scheide mit Wind,
schnell wie wir früher vereiniget sind.”
Spricht das Mägdelein, Mägdelein spricht:
“Unsere Liebe, sie trennet sich nicht!
Fest ist der Stahl und das Eisen gar sehr,
unsere Liebe ist fester noch mehr.
Eisen und Stahl, man schmiedet sie um,
unsere Liebe, wer wandelt sie um?
Eisen und Stahl,
sie können zergehn,
unsere Liebe, unsere Liebe muss ewig,
ewig bestehn!”
About this song
- Music
- Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) (dates as OpenScore states them)
- Words
- August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798–1874) (dates as LiederNet Archive states them)
- lyricist
- Josef Wenzig (1807–1876) (dates as LiederNet Archive states them)
- Language
- German, as its source states it
- First published
- in or before 1868, as IMSLP states it
- Length
- 4:32
- Its source files it as
- 4 Songs, Op.43
- The score
- OpenScore Lieder Corpus; CC0 1.0, as its source states it. OpenScore Lieder Corpus (CC0)
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Songs to sing here are made from public-domain scores: the OpenScore Lieder Corpus (CC0), the Mutopia Project (each score's licence as Mutopia states it) and the scores in Japanese Wikipedia's articles (CC BY-SA 4.0, by each article's contributors); dates and first publications as IMSLP, the LiederNet Archive, Mutopia and Wikidata state them. Karaoke videos play in YouTube's player; live channels from the iptv-org database on their own pages; stations from Radio Browser. The piano is the Salamander Grand Piano by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0). “K-pop” and “anime songs” are said only where a source says so. Where songs from scores are offered.