Die Bergstimme

Ein Reiter durch das Bergtal zieht,
Im traurig stillen Trab:
Ach! zieh ich jetzt wohl in Liebchens Arm,
Oder zieh ich ins dunkle Grab?
Die Bergstimm Antwort gab:
Ins dunkle Grab!

Und weiter reitet der Reitersmann,
Und seufzet schwer dazu:
So zieh ich denn hin ins Grab so früh -
Wohlan, im Grab ist Ruh!
Die Stimme sprach dazu:
Im Grab ist Ruh!

Dem Reitersmann eine Träne rollt
Von der Wange [bleich und]1 kummervoll:
Und ist nur im Grab die Ruhe für mich -
So ist mir im Grabe wohl.
Die Stimme erwidert hohl:
Im Grabe wohl!

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , "Die Bergstimme", from Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, no. 2

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

by Ferdinand Gottfried Baake (1800-1881) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 13 (Junge Leiden : 13 Gedichte von Heinrich Heine) no. 12.
by Carl Banck (1809-1889) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 15 (Romanzen) no. 8.
by Karl Friedrich Theodor Berthold (1815-1882) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 14 (Vier Gesänge) no. 3.
by Heinrich Bienstock (1894-1918) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 10 (Lieder) no. 3.
by Bobrov , "Die Bergstimme"
by János Bókay (1858-) , "Die Bergstimme", published 1925, from Heine-dalok, no. 1.
by Karl Anton Craeyvanger (1775-1855) , "Die Bergstimme", 1864. [baritone and piano]
by Friedrich Wilhelm Dietz (1833-1897) , "Reiterlied", op. 5 (Drei Lieder von Heine) no. 3.
by Johann Wolfgang von Ehrenstein (?-1870) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 3 (Album-Blätter) no. 6a, from Zwei Lieder, no. 1.
by Richard Francke (1868-?) , "Bergstimme", op. 39. [bass or baritone and piano]
by J. Grill , "Die Bergstimme", published 1840, from Vier Romanzen, no. 1.
by Christian Friedrich Grimmer (1798-1850) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 6 (Sechs Lieder von H. Heine) no. 6.
by (Johan) Andreas Hallén (1846-1925) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 11 (Sanger) no. 1 [baritone and piano], also set in Swedish
by Henrik Hennings (1848-1923) , "Ein Reiter durch das Bergthal zieht", op. 18 (Zwölf Lieder von Heinrich Heine) no. 5, published 1878.
by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811-1885) , "Bergstimme", from Drei Lieder, no. 1, unpublished
by L. Hofmann , "Die Bergstimme", op. 4. [baritone or alto and piano]
by Alfred Huth (1892-) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 11 (Vier Gesänge) no. 4.
by Felix Jäger , "Die Bergesstimme", op. 1 (Sieben Gesangsstücke) no. 6.
by Karel Boleslav Jirák (1891-1972) , "Bergstimme", 1913, from Two Songs on the Poems of Heinrich Heine = Dve pisne na slova H. Heina, no. 2, unpublished, also set in English
by Wilhelm Kienzl (1857-1941) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 25 (Drei Lieder) no. 3. [bass and piano]
by Hans Koessler (1853-1926) , "Die Bergstimme", from Lieder, no. 1.
by Julius von Kolb (1831-1864?) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 1 (Drei Romanzen von Heinrich Heine) no. 1.
by Emil Kreuz (1867-1932) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 14 (Three songs) no. 2, published 1891, also set in English
by Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken (1810-1882) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 3 (Zwei Balladen) no. 2. [bass and piano]
by Franz Paul Lachner (1803-1890) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 33, Heft 1 no. 4, from Sängerfahrt : sechzehn Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, no. 4.
by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844-1918) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 7 (Drei Romanzen) no. 3.
by Eduard Levy (1862-1921) , "Bergstimme", op. 32 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2.
by A. Malatta , "Die Bergstimme", from Lieder, no. 2.
by Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold (1813-1889) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 21 (Sechs Gesänge), Heft 3 no. 1.
by Eduard Marxsen (1806-1887) , "Ein Reiter durch das Bergtal zieht", 1830, from Drey Lieder : Zwey von Heine und eines von Lewald, no. 2.
by Moritz Mayer-Mahr (1869-1947) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 2 (Drei Lieder) no. 1.
by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880-1951) , "Bergstimme", op. 12 (Drei Gedichte von Heine = 3 stikhotvorenija Geine) no. 3, also set in Russian
by Emil Naumann (1827-1888) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 4 (Acht Lieder) no. 1.
by Joseph Netzer (1808-1864) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 28.
by W. Niederhof , "Die Bergstimme", op. 6 (Drei Gesänge) no. 2.
by Fritz Egon Pamer (1900-1923) , "Bergstimme", from Fünf Heinelieder, no. 5.
by N. Potolovskii , "Die Bergstimme", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4, also set in Russian
by Albert Maria Robert Radecke (1830-1911) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 2 (Vier Lieder) no. 4.
by Alfred Reisenauer (1863-1907) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 13 (Balladen und Romanzen) no. 6.
by Robert de Roos (1907-1976) , "Bergstimme", 1975 [soprano and orchestra], from Drei romantische Lieder (H. Heine), no. 1.
by Ludwig Rottenberg (1864-1932) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 2 (Vier Lieder) no. 3.
by Joseph Rubinstein (1847-1884) , "Bergstimme", from Zwölf Gesänge, no. 9.
by H. Scheuer , "Bergstimme", from Lieder, no. 2
by Ferdinand Schulz (1821-1897) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 33 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2.
by Friedrich Wilhelm Sering (1822-1901) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 25 (Lieder) no. 2.
by Torsten Sörenson (1908-1992) , "Bergstimme", published 1930-3, from Tre sånger, no. 3.
by Korstiaan Stougie (1908-1988) , "Ein Reiter", op. 1 no. 122 (1952), published 1972, from Zeven Heine-liederen, no. 2.
by Franz Adolf Succo (1802-1879) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 3 (Fünf deutsche Lieder von Freiligrath, Uhland, Heine und Schirmer) no. 3.
by Anton Emil Titl (1809-1882) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 9.
by Alfred Tofft (1865-1931) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 2 (Heine-Album) no. 1.
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 36 (Vier Lieder von Heinrich Heine) no. 3.
by Rudolph, Ritter von Vivenot (1807-1884) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 5 (Drei Gedichte von Heine) no. 1.
by A. Weinbrenner , "Die Bergstimme", op. 1 (Vier Gesänge) no. 3.
by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm (1815-1873) , "Die Bergstimme"
by Alexander Winterberger (1834-1914) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 36 (Romanze und Ballade) no. 1, published 1875.
by Gotthard Wöhler , "Die Bergstimme", op. 1 (Drei Balladen von Heine) no. 1.
by Herbert James Wrightson (1869-1949) , "Die Bergstimme", published 1907, also set in English
by Richard Ferdinand Wüerst (1824-1881) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 8 (Lieder) no. 4.
by Max Zenger (1837-1911) , "Die Bergstimme", op. 11 (Acht Lieder) no. 3.

by Frank Bridge (1879-1941) , "The mountain voice", c1903, incomplete

by Ambrose Davenport , "The mountain echo", op. 4 (Tone-Poems) no. 6.

by Filippo Filippi (1830-1887) , "L'Eco: Leggenda", op. 30 (12 Poesie tratta dal canzoniere di Enrico Heine) no. 5. [mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano]

by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Romanze (Adown the vale the horseman passed)", published 1893.

by Karel Boleslav Jirák (1891-1972) , "The mountain's voice", 1913, from Two Songs on the Poems of Heinrich Heine = Dve pisne na slova H. Heina, no. 2, unpublished, also set in German

by Emil Kreuz (1867-1932) , "The mountain echo", op. 14 (Three songs) no. 2, published 1891, also set in German

by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880-1951) , no title, op. 12 (Drei Gedichte von Heine = 3 stikhotvorenija Geine) no. 3, published 1907, also set in German

by Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886) , "L'eco", op. 53 (Composizioni inedite) no. ?, published 1906.

by Christopher Edward Rowley , "The mountain voice", published 1894, from The Song Volume, no. 5.

by Herbert James Wrightson (1869-1949) , "The mountain voice", published 1907, also set in German

by Ladislav Zavertal (1849-1942) , "Melanconia", published 1900?, from Eco dei miei verd'anni! : album di nove canzoni per varie voci, no. 4.

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Mountain voices

A horseman through the mountain vale
Goes pacing slow and grave:
"Oh fare I now to my Lady's arms,
Or down to the gloomy grave?"
The Echoes answer gave:
"To the gloomy grave!"

And further the Horseman rides, and heaves
A sigh from his heavy breast:
"If then I go to the grave so soon, --
'Tis well, in the grave is rest!"
A voice from the mountain's crest
Replied: "In the grave is rest!"

From the Horseman's eye adown his cheek
A sorrowful teardrop fell:
"If but in the grave there is rest for me,
To rest in the grave 'twere well."
The Voices tolled like a knell:
"In the grave 'twere well!"

by John Todhunter (1839-1916) , "Mountain voices", from Heine's Book of Songs, published <<1907

a text in German by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , "Die Bergstimme", from Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, no. 2

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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Date added to the website: 2008-05-05.