Der Gang zum Liebchen

Es glänzt der Mond nieder,
Ich sollte doch wieder
Zu meinem Liebchen,
Wie mag es ihr geh'n?

Ach weh', sie verzaget
Und klaget, und klaget, 
Daß sie mich nimmer
Im Leben wird seh'n!

Es ging der Mond unter,
Ich eilte doch munter,
Und eilte daß keiner
Mein Liebchen entführt.

Ihr Täubchen, o girret,
Ihr Lüftchen, o schwirret,
Daß keiner mein Liebchen,
Mein Liebchen entführt!

Authorship

by Josef Wenzig (1807-1876) , "Der Gang zum Liebchen", from Slawische Volkslieder, in 1. Böhmische Volkslieder, published 1830

a text in Czech by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , title unknown [text unavailable]

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 Gang zum Liebchen", op. 31 (Drei Quartette) no. 3 (1863). [SATB quartet and piano]
by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "Der Gang zum Liebchen", op. 48 (Sieben Lieder) no. 1 (1868), published 1868 [voice and piano], Berlin, Simrock

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The way to his sweetheart", copyright ©
ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Il cammino verso l'amata", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Guy Laffaille) , "Le chemin vers la bien-aimée", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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