Ellen's Song

"Huntsman, rest! thy chase is done,
while our slumbrous spells assail ye,
Dream not, with the rising sun, 
Bugles here shall sound reveillé". 

Sleep! the deer is in his den;
Thy hounds are by thee lying;
Sleep! nor dream in yonder glen,
How thy gallant steed lay dying. 

Huntsman, rest! thy chase is done
Think not of the rising sun,
For at dawning to assail ye
Here no bugles sound reveillé.

by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) , "Ellen's Song", from The Lady of the Lake

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

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by Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) , "Ellens Gesang II", op. 52 no. 2, D. 838 (1825), published 1826.

Date added to the website: 2003-11-07.

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Ellens Gesang II

Jäger, ruhe von der Jagd!
Weicher Schlummer soll dich decken,
Träume nicht, wenn Sonn' erwacht,
Daß Jagdhörner dich erwecken.

Schlaf! der Hirsch ruht in der Höhle,
Bei dir sind die Hunde wach,
Schlaf, nicht quäl' es deine Seele,
Daß dein edles Roß erlag.

Jäger, ruhe von der Jagd!
Weicher Schlummer soll dich decken,
Wenn der junge Tag erwacht,
wird kein Jägerhorn dich wecken.

by Adam Storck (1780-1822) [pseudonym]

a text in English by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) , "Ellen's Song", from The Lady of the Lake

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) , "Ellens Gesang II", op. 52 no. 2, D. 838 (1825), published 1826.

DUT Dutch [singable] (Lau Kanen)
ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani)

Date added to the website: 2003-11-07.