THE LIBRARY
OF
THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES
Ibeatb'g noo&ern Xanpuage Serte0
A BOOK OF
GERMAN LYRICS
SELECTED AND EDITED WITH NOTES AND
VOCABULARY
BY
FRIED RICH BRUNS
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF GERMAN, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
D. C. HEATH & CO., PUBLISHERS
BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO
COPYRIGHT, 1921,
BY D. C. HEATH & Co.
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PRINTED IN U. S. A.
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PREFACE
In compiling this Anthology my aim has been not so
much to acquaint the student with individual great poems
as with the poets themselves. With this end in view I
have made the selections as full and as varied as possible
and included in the Notes short introductory sketches of
the poets. Since the book is intended for the work of
fourth and fifth semester German in College (or third
and fourth year High School), pedagogic considerations
imposed certain limitations not only as to individual
poems but also as to poets. Thus I felt that I must ex-
clude Novalis, Holderlin, Brentano, Annette von Droste,
Nietzsche and Dehmel. My standard of difficulty aside
from matters purely linguistic was: Could a similar
poem in English be read and appreciated by the same
class of students? Moreover I tried out hi a class of
fourth semester German all poems that seemed to offer
special difficulties and have made use of the experience
thus acquired.
Some of my readers will undoubtedly be surprised at
finding only two poems of Schiller included in the collec-
tion. May I point to the length of these two poems,
270 lines? Even to Goethe I have given only 362 lines.
Why did I choose these two poems? The lighter lyric
verse of Schiller is not representative of the poet nor
would it have enriched the Anthology with a new note.
Das Lied von der Glocke is too long for this small volume
713499
iv PREFACE
and is readily accessible in three different school editions.
Schiller is at his best in his philosophical lyrics: as Goethe
has said, in this field he is absolutely supreme. Poems
like Das Ideal und das Leben or Der Spaziergang are far
too difficult for our younger students. Das verschleierte
Bild zu Sais, however, offers a philosophical problem
which the younger mind can grasp without special training
in philosophy. A few introductory remarks, such as I
have given in the notes, will prepare the way. Both
poems, furthermore, exemplify Schiller's ethical idealism.
Certainly no other poems available at this stage could do
more.
I have often been asked by teachers: How do you teach
lyric poetry? An answer is found in my Notes to a number
of the poems. The chief prerequisite is a warm love for
the poets: nowhere is enthusiasm more contagious. A
few introductory remarks will open the world of the
poem to the student. The teacher must, of course, develop
in the students their latent rhythmical sense both by
example and precept. Aside from this lyric poetry teaches
itself.
As to the use of the book I should suggest spending
two or three weeks on one or two poets I should begin
with Goethe and after that spend one hour a week
for a semester or even a year % Some poems could be
assigned for outside reading and then a group of poems
be discussed in class.
On the whole I have limited myself to those poets that
to-day stand out as preeminent. A possible exception is
the once famous Riickert. I could not resist the tempta-
tion of including his Aus der Jugendzeit, a poem of con-
summate beauty, Riickert 's one perfect lyric. Time has
PREFACE V
been relentless in its winnowing process. But if Geibel,
Wilhelm Mliller and Bodenstedt have given way to
Morike, Keller and Hebbel, we assuredly have no reason
for lament. If this little book help to win in our schools
for these three and for Storm, C. F. Meyer, and Liliencron
the recognition they deserve, I shall feel richly repaid for
this labor of love.
Spring of 1921,
MADISON, WISCONSIN.
FRIEDRICH BRUNS.
CONTENTS
oetfce
PAGE
1. SBtflfommen unb Slbfc^ieb .............. 3
2. gftatlteb ..................... 4
3. Sluf bem <See .................. 6
4. >eibenro3(etn ................... 6
5. SBanbererS 9?ac6,ttieb ................ 7
6. Sin gleidjeS ................... 8
7. f>offnuna .................... 8
8. rinnerung .................... 8
9. efunben .................... 9
10. 9)ttgnon ..................... 9
11. ^arfenfpteter ................... 10
12. J5er $6nig in Xfynk ................ n
13. >er gift^er ................... 12
5^ (Srlfonig ..................... 13
15. efang ber etftcr iiber ben SBaffern ......... 14
16. renjen ber 9Dtetfcf)f)ett ............... 15
17. ?ieb be8 XilrmerS ................. 17
^fe\ !Die ^rant^e be SbtyfuS .............. 18
1^7 2)aS toerfcEjIeterte Silb ju @ai ........... 24
Ullanb
20. S5tc ?erd^en ................... 28
21. De8 f naben Sergtteb ............... 28
22. @c^afer6 onntagStieb ............... 29
23. Sie $apeHe ................... 30
vii
viii CONTENTS
PAGE
24. 2ttorgenlieb .................... 30
25. griif)Ung3glaube .................. 31
26. ?ob be3 griifjlingS ................ 31
27. >aS @cf)toert ................... 31
28. )te ftacfje .................... 32
29. )er SStrtin Sodjterlein .............. 33
30. >er gute $amerab ................ 34
31. Saiflefer ..................... 34
32. >e @anger glut!) ................ 37
e idjenb or f f
33. )er fro^e 2Banbermann .............. 40
34. Der ^ciger Hbfc^ieb ................ 40
35. 9iadf)t8 ..................... 41
36. griifyftngSbatnmerung ................ 42
37. fe ....................... 43
38. 2lbenblanbf(^aft .................. 43
39. 35ie ^ad^t .................... 44
40. <Sef)nfud)t .................... 44
41. )a$ jerbrod^ene 9?inglein .............. 45
42. grille ...................... 46
43. Wa^tt ..................... 46
44. Sftonbnadjt .................... 47
45. 2lu ber ^ugenbjeit ................ 48
46. J)ie renabtere .................. 50
47. $n mein gar ju bimfle ?cben ........... 51
48. 3$ toetfe nidjt, h)a foil e bebeuten ......... 52
49. J)u btft toie eine SBlume .............. 53
50. 2Iuf gmgeln be efangeS ............. S3
51. 2)te ?oto^blume angfttgt .............. 54
52. Sin 5itf)tenbaum ................. SS
53. 9D?etn ?tebcE>en, tt)tr fafeen bcifammen ......... 55
CONTENTS IX
PACE
54. Gin ^tingling liebt ein 9D?abd)en ........... 56
55. )ammernb liegt ber ommerabenb ......... 56
56. @S ftillt ein tern fjerunter ............ 57
57. )er Job, baS ift bte fitfjle 5Karf)t .......... 57
58. @ag, too ift bein fdjoneS SHebdjen .......... 58
59. grieben ..................... 58
60. ?eife jiefjt burd) mein emiit ............ 60
61. <53 tt)ar ein alter $onig .............. 60
62. @S gie^en bie braufenben SCeUen ........... 61
63. @^ ragt ind 2)Jeer ber OJunenftein .......... 61
64. $n ber grembe .................. 61
65. SBo? ...................... 62
platen
66. !Da8 rab itn SBufento ............... 63
67. 3m SBaffer mogt bie ?ilie ............. 64
68. SSie rofff id^ mic^ auf in ber 9?at$t ......... 64
69. $$ moc^te, rt>ann id) fterbe ............. 65
? e n ait
70. SBitte ...................... 66
71. @d&fKeb .................... 66
72. 2)er d&tnalb ................... 67
73. 3)er ^oftillion .................. 67
74. )ie 3)rei .................... 7
75. !Der offene <g(^ran! ................ 71
76. Sluf eine fiotlanbifd^e ?anbfd^aft ........... 72
77. timme be StegenS ............... 72
78. erbft ...................... 73
79. Urn gftitternadfjt ................. 74
80. eptembermorgen ................. 74
81. @r tft'8 ..................... 75
82. 3n ber grlifte .................. 75
83. )er geuerreiter .................. 75
CONTENTS
PAGE
84. $)a bedaffene 2ttag.bletn 77
85. 2ebetoof)l 78
86. @cf)on=9iob,traut 78
87. 2luf cine Satnpe 80
88. ebet 80
89. >enf e3, o <5eele 80
|>ebbel
90. 9tad&ttteb 82
91. )a3 $inb 82
92. 9to($tflef1i&I 83
93. (Met 84
94. Slbenbfiefiifjl 85
95. 3fdj unb bu 85
96. ommerbtlb 86
97. erbftbtlb 86
98. !Der lefete S3oum 87
teller
99. Sin bag Skterlanb 88
100. 2Btnternac()t 89
101. Stbenblieb 89
@ t or tn
102. Oftoberlteb 91
103. 9Betf)na<i)t3lteb 92
104. ommermittag 92
105. SDte tabt 93
106. liber bie >etbe 94
107. ?ucie 94
108. Sine grttltfinflanad&t 95
109. SIpril 9 6
110. 9M 97
111. gtifabetf) 97
112. grauenfjanb 98
113. c^Uefee mir bte Slugen betbe , . 98
CONTENTS XI
PAGE
114. lOteberfeelen 99
115. 9tad)tgeraufdje 99
116. 3)a8 tote $inb . 100
117. $m pdtboot 100
118. 23or ber (Srnte , 101
119. >er romifcfye 33rumten 101
120. ^JeujafyrSglocfen 102
121. aerfpruc^ 102
122. djmtterlteb 103
123. Sftadf) einem Sfteberlanber 103
124. gingelegte 9?uber 104
125. @tmg {ung ift nur bie onne 104
126. Requiem 105
127. 2lbenbtoolfe 105
128. a locflein 106
129. SDie anf beS JKten 107
?t Itencr on
130. Sie SKufif fommt 108
131. Job in S^ren 109
132. $n (grinnerung no
133. SBer toeifj too no
134. @ormnernad)t 112
135. Reiner Gutter 112
136. SBtegenlteb 112
137. S3tererjug 113
138. @djo'ne ^unitage 114
NOTES 115
VOCABULARY 151
INDEX OF TITLES AND FIRST LINES 187
A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
@in fleiiteS fiieb
(Sin fleineS ?ieb, nrie gefjt'S nur an,
)aJ3 man fo lieb eg fiaben fann,
Hegt barin?
@ liegt barin etn toenig
@tn tnenig SSofjIIaut unb efang,
Unb eine ganjc @cele.
Don
A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
IDolfgancj von
V\*ia>wt/ f^
(j. SBtttfommen unb 2ttfd)ieb
K.1? at/i c. My
($3 plug mein ^erj, gepftrinb ju "ipferbc!
(3 loar getan, fa[t ef)' gebac^t;
)er 5lbenb fineg^! fdjon bte @rbe,
Unb an ben iBergen tying bte 9
c^on ftanb im S^ebelfletb bte
,r. l^Vkf*"^ r?^'*^ v
(Sin aufgetitrmrer Sftefc, ba, ,
3So ^titftenu^aiig ban eftrciitcqe
9)Jtt tyunbert fd)tt>arjen Slugen faty.
)er 9D7onb toon etnem
<Saty rfdgita) ^113. bent '>n\t .herbor: 10
Srte^SStnJe fdj&a^en leife ,
"Umfa^uften fmaiterlt^ tnein Dtyr:
r^. r^ ^.'rV*^ r c i^HH.|T* rJ
3)te ^adit fctyuf taiifenb Ungeoeuer,
frifd^ unb frotylid^ .tear mein Tint:
jn metnen ^oern, roelcQes i^euer!^ 15
fn metnem >er$en, toeld^e (^ut!
r , . , . . ^Ja -"
fat) tdp, unb bte mtlbe
>on bem fiifeen Slid auf mtdj;
anj mar mein Serj an beiner
Unb ieber Stiemjiig' ftir bic^.
3
A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
y/e K>x1 hv fcc} 9 j 1 jfytH* ^%i<,
(Sin rofenfarbneS griiljltnggtoetter
Umgab ba3 lieblic^e eftdjt, i><) ^
Unb sirftuJileS fttr mid) tyr otter!
3, tc(j berbtenf eg ntd^t!
a.|ou>
25 $)$ jid^, jc^on mtt ber 9Worgen(onne
SSerengt Ser Slbfc^teb mtr ba^.^era:
3n beinen filffen, toeldje rfonne!
3n betnem Huge, toejdjer @cfnierj! fea
3?d^ gtng, bu ftanbft unb fa^ft jur (Srben;
30 Unb fatift mtr nac^ mtt naffem S5Udf:
Unb bod^ ; toeldj lilcf, geltebt jn loerben!
Unb Iteben, otter, toeld^ ein Hid!
SBiatlieb
SBie ferrltd^ leuc^tet
SD^ir Me ^atur!
SSie glanjt bte @onne!
SSie lad^t bte glur!
bnngen Slilten
jebem 3roetJ,
Unb taufenb ttmmen
bem
Unb grelib' unb SBonne
5lu ieber 33ruft.
O @rb', o @onne!
O liicf, o 8uft!
GOETHE
W, o 2tebe!
golben fdjim,
ienen
)lt
)og
3m
ttbtfe SBctt.
O
SSte lieb' td^
SSte blinft bein Huge!
SBie liebft bit mid)!
)*rK.
@o Itebt bte Serdje
efang utib Suft,
Unb
SSte t(^ btc^ Itebe
iKit toarmem 23Iiit,
5)tc bit mir 3itgettb
Unb greitb' unb ihit
3u neuen ?iebem
Unb Xttnjen gtebft.
@ei erttg gtudlic^,
ie bit mtd^ Itebft!
2 S
3
35
A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
20
2tuf bem See
Unb frifdje siujrwtg, neueS Slut
^>aug' id) auS freter .SSelt;
SBie ift Sftatur fo^now unb gut,
mtc^ am Sufen f)a'It!
SSeffe toteget unfern
. ^uSerfort j&fnauf .
UnbSerge, hjofftg y Jt
Segegnen unferm ^auf] 1
H k
* w
Slug', rnetn Slug', rt)a^ ftnfft bu nteber?
10 olbne Xraitme, Fommt ifjr h)ieber?
SBeg, bu raiim! fo aoft bu bift;
unb ?eben ift,
Tuf ber SSeire bltnfen
Staufenb fd^toebenbe terne;
SBeicfc %bel tniftcn ''-^
bte tfemenU ijerne;
.^.i^i. i//rW"*?v
Unb tm ee befptegelt.^
^-t <. rj&-f ^Tiw1
teg bte retfenbe
^W/U ***
Jpetbenro^Icw
etn ^nab* etn 9?6Sletn ftef)n,
9foglein auf ber ^etben,
SBar fo jung unb morgenfd)6n,
8ief er fd^neK, c nal) gu fefin,
mtt dtelen greuben.
GOETHE 7
?o'3lein, 9i N o3letn rot,
9?b'3lein auf ber -ipetben.
P',<*K
ft nabe fpradfj: Qfdj bredje bid),
auf ber -Ipetben'
fpradj: ^d^ ffecde bid), 10
bu frotQ h Senfft an mid),
Unb ic^ intirg nidjt letben.
9eoIetn, JRfiglein, ^i^Iein rot,
9?o3lem auf ber eiben.
llnb ber toilbe ^nabe brad^ is
auf ber
fid^ unb |ta
bodj fetn(sS?| u
c
tn, 9?6Ietn, ^idgletn rot, 2
auf ber $etben.
5. SSanbrerS
bu Don bent >hnmel bift, ^
SltteS mS unb comer jen , fttUeft,
<T> ^ "
3)en, ber ooppeTt eleno tft^
mtt (SrqiMujw^UKcft,
d^ bin be Jr/tbeng miibc!
foil aO. ber (gamers unb guft?
.
iifeer ^yrtebe,
, adp, fomm in metne
A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
f6 (Bn
<t\evt\fat "\" o T
tiber atfejp ipfeln
alien
XC f ? u J>** 1 *1
"etnen ^fattcfj;
3)te S3ogeletn frfjtoetgen tm SBalbe.
SBarte nttr, balbe
SRu^eft bit
tj ^offnung
^/j-^^r
f , bag Jagtoerf metner Sfinbe,
lutf, bafe t(^' S
, o la fe mtd^ ntc^t e^
etn, e finb ntd^t leere Jraume:
nur langen, btcfc 53aumc
eben ctnft noc^ grud5t iinb fatten.
/
rtnncrung Y^^ t -^^^ r
SBtllft bit tmmer hjeitcr
tc^, bag ute Hegt fo.na^.
r bag lud e^m^n,
bag Ittcf tft tmmer ba.
GOETHE
cfunbcn
3dj ging tm SSalbe
@o filr mid) Ijin,
llnb nid)ts 311 fiidjen,
tear mein inn.
3m djatten fal) id) 5
(Sin SBlihndjen ftef)n,
SBtc terne teud)tenb,
S28te Sitgtein fd)6n.
3d) tooftf eg brerf)en,
a fagf e feint, ^^^ 10
oil id) gum SBelfen
ebrod)en fein?
3d) grw^ mit alien
!Den SBurgrein aiig,
.ginn arten triig id)^ j s
Sim l>ub(d)en
Unb pftanjf e3 ttrieber
STm ftillen Crt;
9hm /tieig^'el immer
Unb bliiljt fo fort. 20
c]
(ly. SJftgnon
^ennft bii baS &mb, iiy> (/ Jte ^itronen Wjupn,
3m bunfeln $au5 bie oloorartqen^glii^n,
IO A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
KHJ
SBinb dom blcwen >tmmel toeljt,
ic 2WArftia unb fad) ber sfe&eV ftc^t?
$ennft bit eg too&l?
M)in! SDa&in j,,^-,
idj mit bir, o mein CMiebter, $te|n. /
Jhftfj
bit bag au8? 5liif ftufen ru^t fein
ber aal, eg fd^tmmert bag
Unb 9}?&ntorfitfi)cr' fte&n unb fe^n mid^ an:
SBag t)at man bir, bu armeg Jltnb, getan?
^ennft bu eg
prff'*-*'/*^
id^ mit Mr, o meat ^efc^u^er, jtetin.
t,r,Jj-<, il\*>1 "**]'
bu ben 53erg unb feinen SBoIfenftea,? i^i
nfticr fiid&t int ^ebel feinen 2Beg;^
mo^nt ber sfefeft altc fuf;
eTg^unb iiber i^n bie glut.
bu if)
.
el)t unfer SBeg! o SSater, lafe ung jfe$nf
11. $arfenfoteler
SBer nie (ein 23rot mit Mne.n aft.
an . c. Sorr** 1 ft /X*J ^ftflAT
28er me bte rummerboM
2tuf feinem SBette
Scir fennt euc*
3?f)r fil^rt ing ?eben uM binein,
3?f)r tafet ben Airmen pulbig tnerben,
3)ann ^^M'/j^^j^^ber ^etn:"'^
J)enn atle @5'ulb IrttSf fidg auf Srben.
GOETHE II
$er $bnig in Settle
(8 toar ein $onig in
ar treii bis an ba$ rab, .
-3TVII.I t . S v* * ' * <*.
em (terbenb fetne $ml)le
(Stnen gotbnen beefier gab.
bariibcr, .
leerf if)n feben
' " 1 * v ** '**
liaen smaen tgtn uer,
<so *ofr er tranf barauS.
Unb afe er fam ju fterben,
er feme tftbf tm, 9?eid&, 10
feinem
ntdjt
fo^ betm
ie fitter urn tfjn f)er,
'
Sfof
~ am
ftanb
le^te
Unb hjarf ben fjeiFgen
^itnunter in bie glut. 20
fa^ i^n ftttrjcn, trtnfen
. fiitfcn tief ing 9}?eer.
5 ' y ^3 e.> *- J ,C*i d .vf J>
5Iugen taten i|njjmfen,
me eincn Jropfen me|r.
12 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
)a8 SBaffer raufd&t', bog SBaffer fd&tooH,
@in fttfdjer faf? baran, e^-'fo M*****ty-
aft nadfj bem SThgel ru^eboK,
^Uot Sig'ang ^er3"^Tinan.
Unb tote er fit unb ^ie. er Ia.ujc^_ ^
$^ht ftcf ite t . / mut f empor': 1 "
Slug bem ^e^'egfen SBaffer raufd^t
(Sin fewfteg 2Beib
@ic (ang su t^m, fie fprad^ tu ifim:
10 SSa^ fo&ft bu meine '^
tj^ ^3te ' ^ifo^Ietn ift
feoWg auf bem runb,
is )u ftiegft fierunter, toie bit bift,
Unb ^ r "
abt fidg bie Hebe @onne ntdfjt,
nidBt im
boppett fd^oner
?odft bi* ber tiefe immel ntc&t,^/ v
^ ^W^rWre^iS^ ''
?odft bid^ bein etgen Wngeftaft
25 ^S)Q SBaffer ranfd^t' bag Staffer fd^tooH,
@ein ^crj ftmcjg tym fo (e^nfucitgiSou, ^ v/
SBie bei ber giebften ru.
r, ' r*\J*
k ftmufi 311 tfnn, fie fane
. 1 /it,* ..He \v0v/ d?<f^"
SDa rcfar'S urn um ge'ajerm:
GOETHE 13
,8
309 fie ifjn, fjalb fanf er f)in
Unb toarb ntdjt mefyr gefe^n.
14! (Srtfomg
SBer reitet fo fpttt biird) 5^ad)t unb SSinb?
@ ift ber S3ater mit feinem $inb;
@r ^at ben ^naben toofyl in bem SIrm,
(Sr fafjt if)n fic^er, er f)iilt if)n toarm.
ofjn, njag Wriflfbu fo bang bein efid^t?" s
, bu ben (Srlfonig n
rlenfonig mit fetPTmb
@of)n, eg ift ein ^ebclftreif."
,,$5u ttebeg $tnb, fomm, gef) mit mir!
,,ar frf)b'ne piele fpief ic^ mit bir; 10
,,9Wandj bunte Slumen ftnb an bem tranb,
,,SO?etne Gutter fiat mane* A?i1 ^*^ t~3r u
f,9)?etn S3ater r metn 53ater, unb fjoreft bu nid^t,
SBa (Srtenfonig mir letfe berfpric^t?"-
,,@et ru^ig, bletbe rufjtg, metn ^inb; 15
3n bttrrcn Slattern faitfelt ber SBinb."
,,SStHft, feiner ^nabe, bit mit mir gefm?
ocf)ter fotten btc^ marten fcfton; ,
^ i^**-"**- ih<t Ar> * '"Hf* 1 ** TZ'/'i^if
,,Unb totegen unb tonjcit unir ftngen btcf 'etn.
14 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
33ater, mein 23ater, unb fieljft bu nid&t bort
(grlfimigg Jotter am biiftern )rt?"
,,9JMn @of)n, mein obn^igfel)' eg genau:
(g fdjeinen Me alien SSetb'eiT jo grau."
Aft**-^^ J^o** 1 *)
2 S ,,3f^ Itebe btcfj, mid^ reijt betne fd^one eftalt;
,,Unb btft bu ntd^t totllig, fo braud^' id^ etoalt."
er mid) an!
3)em 53ater graufet'^ er reitet Qefd&ftrinb,
30 (|r fialt in Slrmen ba Jid6jenbe ^inb. *.
.,Rtjc>ia 3fo.t?>f l Tjf *;*i tr *'->
(grretdpf oen of nut OJmoe itrtb 9^ot;
3n (einen Hrmen bag ^)inb toar tot.
y
15. efang ber eifter itfier ben SBaffern
eele
tetd^t bem SBaffer:
53om ^immel fommt eg,
3um ^immel ftetgt eg,
Unb toieber nteber
,3ur @rbe nrnfe eg,
toed^felnb.
tromt bon ber fio^en,
teilen
10 )er reine
3)ann (tfiubt er
glatten
GOETHE
Unb letdjt empfangen,
SSattt er berfdfyleiernb, 15
raitfc^enb
iefe nteber.
Sent turj entgegen,
djauntt er unmuttg 20
tufeniuetfe
flaxen SBcttc
er bag SStefental f)ln f
Unb in bem glatten @ee 25
SSetben iljr Stntli^
5tKe eftirne.
iEBtnb tft ber SSetle
Stebltc^er SBuIjIer;
SSinb mifd^t bom ritnb cms 30
dja'umenbe SSogen.
eele be
SSte gletd^ft bit bem SBaffer!
SSie gletc^ft bit bem SStnb!
16. (Jfrensen bcr
SSenn ber uralte
S3oter
gelaffener
rollenben SSoIfen
l6 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
5 egnenbe
Uber Me (Srbe fat,
$iifP i$ ben lefcten
@aum feineS $Ietbe3,
$inblidje rfjauer
to reu in ber 23ru[t.
2)enn mtt ottern
oil ftd(j ntc^t meffen
etn Menfd^.
er ftc^ auftocirtg
15 Unb berii^rt
bent @d)eitel bte terne,
fyaften bann
jDte unftdem o^Ien,
Unb mtt tfym (pteten
20 SBoIfen unb SStnbe.
er mtt feften,
2)?orftgen f nod^en
5luf ber n)of)Igegriinbeten
2)auernben (Srbe:
23 9Mcfjt er ntct ouf,
9?itr mtt ber (Stdfje
Ober ber 3?ebe
bergletd^en.
unterfcfjetbet
30 otter bon 9D?enfcen?
)afj btele SBetten
33or ienen toanbeln,
(Sin en>iger @trom:
GOETHE 17
Una fjebt bie SBette,
33erfd)Iingt bie SBelTe, 35
Unb toir berfinfen,
(Sin fletner 9?ing
SBegrenjt un[er eben,
Vlnb tnele efdjledjter
S?eifjen ftd^ bauernb 40
Unenbltc^e $ette.
17. Stcb be^
,3um efjen geboren,
.Sum d^auen beftetlt,
)em Jurme gefrfjrtjoren,
efallt tmFbie SBcIt.
S$ Wt(f in bie fterne,
3^ fe^' in ber W
J)en 9Wonb unb bie Sterne,
3)en SSalb unb bag
@o (ef)' tdj in alien
Unb trie mir^ gefaEen,
efafP id) and) mir.
glMHdjen Stugcn,
je if)r gefefyn,
fei, h)ie eg toofte, is
tour bod) fo fdjon!
^riebrid? Stiller
18. $ie Slramdje
v--~~*rZ^"~ c.VAtxvitA
,3um $ampf ber SBogen unb efange,
^ t v cmf $ortntf)iig' cmbegenge '
>er riedjen tamme frof) beretnt,
3og 3f6^fu, ber otterfreiinb.
fdpenfte beg efangeg abe,
loanbert' er an Iet($tem tafic
, beg otteg bott.
^otnft cmf ^o^em Sergegriiaen
5lfroforintj"beg SSanbrerg Slidfen,
Unb in ^ofetbong ^ic^tetiijain
er mtt fxo.mmem rfjcmber ein.
regt ftd^ um tljn ^er; nur
15 )ie fernf)tn nad^ beg iibeng SSftrme
3n Qraulicf)tem efc^tnaber stetjn.
^^m-i *. j,-_j(i</v. iircVv.j
H etb mtr gegriifet, befreunbte
3)te mtr gur @ee 53egletter toaren;
guten .Bei^ert nefjm' tdj eudg,
29 ,J7 9Ketn $500, eg ift bem euren gletcf):
'" 53on fern ^er fommen ftiir gejogen
etn aitrtlid^
et ung jer aftlic^e gefepgen /
toon bem $rembltng toejjrt Me
IS
SCHILLER 19
Unb munter forbert er bie cfjritte, 25
Unb fiefct fid) in beS SBoIbeS SKitte;
)a fperren auf gebrangem teg, tfu***^-** '~^
9Worber pttJfclidj feinen 2Beg.
$ampfe mitfj er fic$ bereiten,
balb ermatiet- finft bie
@tc fiat ber^Seier jarte aitem
me beS Bogeng f raft
(Sr ruft bie 9)2enfc^en an, bie otter,
<5ein gle^en bringt jit feinem better;
SSie hjeit er_au(^ bie timme fd^icft,
9?ic^t^ SebenbeS tuirb tjier e.rblidft. ,^
,,@o mu ic ^ier berlaffen fterben,
5luf frembcm 33oben, unbetoeint,
3)urd^ bofer^uben ^>anb berberben, c
2Bo aiid^ fein Jtad^er mir erfdjetnt!" 4
Unb farter getroffen finft er nieber, vt -'
3)a raufd^t ber ^ranic^e eficber; V ^^^^U'
@r ^b'rt, fc|on fann er m'd)t metjr fetjn,
3)ie na^en timmen furc^tbar ,lra^n. <.^.^
,,S3on eurf), i^r ^ranid^e bort oben, 45
SBenn feine anbre timme foridjt,
@ei meineg 9Worbeg ^lag^ er|)oben!"
@r ruft eg, unb fein 5luge bridgt
2)er nacfte ?eicnam h)irb gefunben,
Unb balb, obgletSTentftettt bon SSunben, 5
(grfennt ber aftfreunb in $orintt)
bie i^m teuer finb.
2O A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
,,Unb mufj id) fo btrfj toieberfinben,
Unb fjoffte mit ber ftidjte tens
ss >eg angerg djlafe p umtoinben,
SBeftra&It Don feineg SRubmeS
Unb jammernb ^oren'8 aHe afte, ~
SScrfammelt bet ^ofeibong gefte,
rtec^enlanb ergreift ber
60 SSertoren fiat if>n jebeS $erj. y
llnb [tiirmenb brangt (id) jum ^rptanen
Sag $olf, e fobert feme Sffiut, ~
,3u rad^en beg (Srf^lagnen^lKanen,
3u fttfeuntt beg ^Worberg Slut.
65 3)od& mo bte pur, bie aiig ber
^)er Golfer flutenbem ebrange,
elodfet Don ber piele ^rac^t,
mac^t?
tnb'g dauber, bie ifjn feig erfcglagen?
g neibifdj ein Derborgner ^einb?
^eliog bermag'g 311 fagen,
atteg ^rbifdge befd^eint.
gef)t bietleirfjt mtt fredgem cprttte
eben bitrdp ber riecpen SWitte,
75 Unb toafjrenb i^n bie $adf)e fudgt,
enieftt er feineg grebelg
3Iuf ttjreg eignen empel
er bieHeidjt ben ottern, mengt
bretft in jene 9)?enfdoenn)el(e,
80 )ie bort ficg sum J^eater brangt.
SCHILLER 21
)enn 53anf an 33anf gebranget ft^en,
(gg brecfjen faft ber $8iif)ne tii^en,
^erbeigeftromt bon fern unb naf)',
>er riecfjen SSoIfer toartenb ba.
)umbfbraufenb one beg 9J?eere SSogen, 85
$on 9Wenfc^en iDtmmelnb h)adft ber 93cm
^n rtieiter ftetg gefc^hjeiftem 33ogen
tnanf big in beg >immelg 93Iou.
3Ber gcttjlt bie 33olfer, nennt bte
S)te gaftlidj Ijier jufammenfamen? 9
S3on $efrops' tabt, bon Slulig' tranb,
33on ^fjofig, bom bartanerlonb,
93on 3Ifieng entlegner ^iifte,
S3on alien 3nfeln famen fie,
Unb fjorc^en bon bem c^augerilfte 95
(Scores graufer SWelobie,
SDer, ftreng unb ernft, nadj alter @ittc
Wilt langfam abgemefenem c^ritte
^erbortritt aug bem ^intergrunb,
Umtoanbelnb beg f)eaterg D^unb. 100
@o fd^reiten feine trb'fc^en SSeiber!
3)ie seugete fein fterbtic^ ^>aug!
@g fteigt bag 9?tefenmafe ber ?eiber
ilber
^ r. A. V. i'r J
@in fd^niaqer Mantel, f($Iagt bie Senben, 105
@ie fc^toingen in entfleifd^ten
)er gadcl biifterrote tut,
$n ifyren SBangen fliefet fein
22 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
tlnb too Me >aare Iteblic^ ftattern,
iia Um 9ftenfd()enftirnen freunbtid) toefyn,
)a fief)t man cfjtangen fyier unb Pattern
)ie giftfiefd&tooKnen SBaudje blafyn.
Unb fdfjauerticfj gebret)t im $reife,
HBeginnen fie beg |)t)mnii3 SSetfe,
us 3)er bitrd) ba^ er^ serretfeenb bringt,
)te ^8anbe lint ben <Siinber fdjlingt.
Sefinnungraubenb, I)erjbetorenb
(Spoilt ber (Srinntyen @e[ang.
(Sr (c^aHt, be >6rer3 9}?arf deqeljrenb,
120 Unb biilbet nid^t ber Seier .
bem, ber fret bon <djulb unb
S3elt)a^rt bie finblicfj reine eele!
3^m biirfen toir nic^t rad^enb nafjn,
@r toanbelt fret beg Sebeng ^Bafin.
125 25ocf) toefie, tce^e, toer berftofylen
5D?orbeg (dotoere Sat bottbradjt!
fieften ung an feine ofylen,
furdgtbare efdokdgt ber
,,Unb gtaubt er flietyenb gu entfpringen,
130 efliigelt finb ttrir ba, bie cpltngen
$f)m toerfenb um ben fliicfjt'gen
3)afe er gii 53oben fatten mufj.
@o jagen toir ifjn ofjn' (Srmatten,
5?erfflt>nert 'fann img feine 9?eu',
135 3t)n fort unb fort big gu ben fatten,
Unb geben it)n aiid) bort nirfit frei."
SCHILLER 23
@o fingenb, tanjen fie ben Sfteigen,
llnb title, tote beg obeg @d)toeigen,
Siegt iibertn gangen >aufe fdjtoer,
2113 ob bie ottfyeit nafje toaV. 140
llnb feterlid(j nac^ alter @ttte
Umtoanbetnb be ^eaterg
9ftit langfam abgemefenem
33erfcf)n)inben fie im intergrunb.
Unb jtotfd^en rug unb SSa^rfieit fc^toebet 145
9lod) jtoeifelnb jebe S5ruft unb bebet,
llnb tjutbiget ber furd^itbarn Sftadjt,
S)ie rid^tenb im 93erborgnen n)atf)t,
3)te, unerforfd)It(j r unergrlinbet, /;,_
c^icffafe bunfcln ^nauet flic^t, 150
tiefen ^erjen fid) berfiinbet,
flietjet ,bor bent @onnenlid)t.
!Da ^ort man aitf ben fjodjften tttfen
5tuf einmal eine timme rufen:
,,@tef) ba, fief) ba, 3:imotf)eu, 155
llnb finfter ptp$id(j toirb ber immel,
llnb iiber bem Sweater ^in
man in fdhwr3lid)tem etoimmel
160
teurc
iebe S3ruft mit nettem rame,
llnb tote im Sfteere SSelF auf
@o Ittuff bon a)?unb PL 9Wttnbe
24 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
165 ,,)eg S'&tyfuS? _ben fair betoeinen?
2)en etne 9#orberf)anb erfcijlug?
2Bag iffg mil bent? toag fann er meinen?
9Bag iffg mit biefem
Unb lauter immer totrb bie ftrage,
170 Unb ajnenii fticgfg mtt
atle ^eraen:
tft ber (gitmentben 9Wac^t!
)er fromme S)td^ter mtrb geroc^en,
3)er Berber btetet fclbft fid^ bar
175 Srgretft tfin, ber bag SSort gefprod^cn,
Unb tljn, an ben'g gertc^tet rtar!"
)od(j bent h)ar faum baS SSort entfa^ren,
yftod)t f er'g int SBitfen gern 6en)af)ren;
Umfonft! ber fdgredfenbletcge SWunb
180 S0?ac^t fc^nett bie djitfbbenmjsten funb.
S0?an reit unb fdpteppt fie t>or ben 9?id(jter,
S)tc @?ene toirb pm tribunal,
Unb eg gefte^n bie SBofenridfjter,
etroffen toon ber 9?adje trait.
19. 2>a tierf^Ietcrtc 83Ub st
Sin Bungling, ben beg SBiffeng ^eifeer
9?adj @aig in tgt)pten trteb, ber ^riefter
e^eime SSeigfjett git erlernen, fiatte
c6on manc^en rab mtt fdjneltem etft burd^eilt;
tetg rife ifyn fetne gorfdgbegterbe loeiter,
SCHILLER 25
tinb faum befanftigte ber ^t
2)en ungebulbtg trebenben. ,,2Sa3 fyab' id),
SScnn icfj nicfjt alteS fyabc?" fprad) ber Bungling,
,,ibf3 ettoa f)ier ein SSemger unb Sftefyr?
3ft beine 28af)rf)eit toie ber inne liicf 10
5^ur etne umrne, bie man grofjer, fleiner
33c[t^en fann unb immer bod^ beft^t?
3ft fie ntdjt etne ein^'ge, ungetetlte?
ftimm Stnen 3^on au6 etncr Qarmome,
9?tmm (Sine ^arbe ou6 bem ^cgcnbogen, 15
Unb alle^, tt)a$ bir bleibt, ift nio^tg, fotang'
SDa fd^one 2ltl ber 6ne fef)It unb garben."
/-^ -
3nbem fie einft fo fpracfjen, ftanben fie
3n einer cinfamen 9?otonbe ftill,
SSo ein bcrfdjletert 33iLb bon ^iefengrofee 20
Bungling in bie 5lugen ftel. 33ern)unbert
Slicft er ben p^rer on unb fprid^t: ,,SSag tft'S,
^inter btefem Dieter fidp berbirgt?"-
W 5)tc SBa^r^ctt", ift bie Slnttoort. ,,3Sie?" ruft iener,
,,yta<$ SBafjrtjeit ftreb* id^ ja atlein, unb biefe 25
erabe ift c, bie man mir berfjiiftt?"
mad^e mit ber ortfjeit aug", berfe^t
^ieropfjant. ,,f ein terblid^er, fagt fie,
9?iidft biefen d^Ieier, big icfj felbft ifn f)ebe.
Unb toer mit unpefceifiter. fdjulb'ger >anb 3
)en Ijeiligen, berbotnen friiljer Ijebt,
!Der, fprid^t bie ottfjeit" ,,97un?" W 5)cr fiefyt
bie SSafjrfiett."
,,@in feltfamer Orgfelforud)! ^Tu fetbft,
I)u ^fitteft alfo niemals tf)n gcfpben?"
26 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
35 ,,3$? SBafyrlid) nicfjt! Unb toar aud) nie bap
SBerjudjt." ,,2)ag faff idj nid)t. SSenn Don
9hir bicfc biinne cfjeibetoanb micfj trennte"
,,llnb ein efe^", faftt if)tn fein gufjrcr em,
,,etoic(jtiger, mein @of>n, ate bu eg metnft,
40 3ft btefer biinne ^lor flir beine anb
letc^t, boci^ ^entnerfcfjtoer fiir betn elmffen."
^tingling gtng gebanfenbolt nac^ ^aufe;
raubt beg SStffeng brennenbe SBegter
!Den @($Iaf, er tottljt ftdj gliif)enb auf bem Sager
llnb rafft ftc^ auj urn 9Wittenta(^t. ,3um iempel
unfrettottUg iijn ber fd^ene Jrttt.
rttarb eg iljm, bie 9J?auer ^u erftetgen,
llnb mitten in bag 3?nnre ber 9?otonbe
Xragt ein befyeqter prnng ben SSagenben.
50 >ier fte^t er rain, unb grauenbott umfangt
3)en (Sinfamen bie lebenlofe ttlle,
S)ic nur ber Xritte fio^Ier SSiber^all
3n ben ge^eimen riiften unterbrio^t.
53on oben bitrdj ber Puppet Offnung h)irft
55 )er 9}?onb ben bleiogen, filberblauen <&tf)dn,
Unb furc^tbar iDte ein gegentoa'rfger ott
(Srgtanjt burd^ beg etoolbeg ginfterniffe
3n it)rem langen d^teier bie eftalt.
gr tritt fjinan mit ungetoiffem c^ritt;
60 cijon toiK bie fred^e anb bag C>eiltge beriiliren,
3)a gitcft eg ^eife unb fiif)t burd^ fein ebein
Unb ftofet ifm loeg mit unfid^tbarem 3lrme.
Unflttidfttd&er, toag loittft bu tun? @o ruft
3n feinem 3nnern eine treue timme.
SCHILLER 27
yU >''-
SBerfudjen ben 2Hlf)eiligen toillft bu? 65
fein terblidjer, forodj be3 Qrafels 9Wunb
9?udft biefen Dieter, bis id) felbft ifyn fyebe.
)od), feijte ntc^t berfelbe SDZunb Ijingu:
SBer biefen d)Ieier f)ebt, (oil SBafyrljett [rf^auen?
,,@et filter itjm, toaS rtitll! 3^ f)eb' tfin cmf." 70
(gr ruft'd nut tauter tttnm'. B 3f^ toiK fie ft^auen."
<Sd)auen!
ellt if)m ein langeS (Sd)0 fpottenb nad).
@r fprtrfit'S unb ^at ben @d)Ieier aufgebedt.
,,ytim", fragt if)r, ,,nnb toa setgte fid) if)m I)ter?" 75
3d) loeife e^ nid)t. 33efinniing3lo unb bleidj^
@o fanben ifyn am anbern STag bie ^riefter
Urn ^nBgeftell ber gjt_au9cftrecft.
er allba gefefjen unb erfafjren,
feine 3unge nte befrmnt. 3luf en)ig 80
SSar feineg ?eben^ ^etterfeit bafjtn,
3fjn rife ein tiefer ram gum friiljen rabe.
,,SBef)' bem", bieg toar fein h)arnunggbotk^ SBort,
SSenn ungeftiime ^rager in ii)n brangen,
' bem, ber ju ber SSafjrfjeit get)t burd) @d)ulb, 85
h)irb ifjm nimmermetjr erfreutid) fein!"
20.
SBetdfj ein rfiarirren, toeldj ein
@ei toiflfommen, erdjen,$ug!
S'ene ftreift ber SStefe aum,
3)iefc raufdjet biirc^ ben 53aum.
fdjttringt (tc^ {)tmmelan,
aitf ber lidjtett 53af)n;
(Stnej) doll Don SiebeSluft,
glattert filer in meiner 53ruft.
21. 2)e^ tnobcn SBerglteb
bin bom 53erg ber >trtenfnab',
aitf bie djloffer aE Iierab;
@onne ftraf)tt am erften
5lm Icing (ten toetlet fie bet mtr;
3d(j bin ber fnab' bom 53erge!
tft beg tromeg
trinf ifin frifd^ bom @tein
brauft bom ftefe in hjtlbem Sauf,
fang* itjn mit ben 3lrmen auf;
bin ber ^nab* bom SBerge!
28
UHLAND 29
)er 33erg, ber ift mein (gigentum,
U)a jiefjn bie tiirmc rings tjcrum;
Unb Ijeulen fie Don 9?orb unb lib,
@o iibcrfdjaflt (ie bod) mein Sieb:
3d) bin ber $nab' bom 93erge! 15
inb 33Iilj unb Conner iinter mir,
@o ftet)' id) ^od^ im SBlauen t)ier;
3d) fenne (ie unb rufe gu:
?afet tnctncS 23ater3 ^>aug in 9fit^!
3d) bin ber $nab' bom 33erge! 20
Unb tocmn bie turmglocf' einft erfd)atlt /
SJfancO ^euer auf ben ^Bergen h)allt,
3)ann fteig' id) nieber, tret' ins lieb
Unb fdjnring' mein d)rt)ert unb fing' mein Steb:
3c^ bin ber $nab' bom Serge! 25
22. <3rf)afer3 eonntag^licb
S)aS ift ber Jag be$ ^>errn!
3d) bin atlein auf toeiter ^lur;
e i n e 9)?orgenglodfe nur,
title naf) unb fern.
5lnbetenb fmV td^ ^ier. .
O fiifeeS raun, gefjeimeS SSetjn,
SHs fnieten biele ungefetjn
Unb beteten mtt mir!
immel nal) unb fern,
@r ift fo flar unb feterlirf),
o ganj, al iDottt' er offnen
ift ber Sag beg >errn!
3<5 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
23. 3>ie
SDroben ftefjet bie $apel(e,
c^aiiet (till ing al fyinab,
SDmnten fingt bet SBtef unb Guette
unb fyeft ber
S Xraurtg tont bag lodlein nieber,
cficmerlidj ber Seic^end^or;
(Stilte (inb bte frozen Steber,
Unb ber $nabe laufc^t empor.
S)roben brtngt man fie jit rabe,
10 )te ftc^ freuten in bem STal;
^trtenfnabe, ^irtenfnabe!
!Dtr auc^ fingt man bort etnmal.
a^nt man faum ber onne
finb bie SO^orgenglocfen nid^t
3fm finftern al erflungen.
SSte ftiK beg SSatbeg toeiter
!Die S36glein jnritfdjern nur im Straum,
<Sang fjat ftc^ erfc^luungen.
3^ f)ab' mid^ langft ing gelb gemacfjt
Unb fjabe [dgon bieg Sieb erbac^t
Unb t)ab' eg lout gefungen.
UHLAND 31
25.
)ie Unben Siifte finb ertoacfyt,
@ie ftiufetn unb toeben Jag iinb -ftacljt,
@te fdjaffen an alien Gmben.
) frifc&er )uft, o neuer tlang!
arme^ er^e, fet ntc^t bang!
nmfe ftcf) alteg, atte toenben.
)te SSelt totrb fcfioner mtt jebem Jag,
9}?an iuei ntd)t, toaS nodO nierben mag,
33Iiif)en toill nidjt enben.
bliif)t bag fcrnftc, tieffte 2TaI;
arme^ eq, bergtfe ber Cual!
mu ftc^ alleS, alle^ luenben.
26. Soft be3
onnenregen, Itnbe Suft!
SSenn tdo folc^e SBorte ftnge,
S3raiict e^ bann nocf) grower . SDtnge,
u pretfen,
d)ltert
3ur c^mtebe gtng ein junger
(Sr Ijatf ein gutc @d)rt)ert beftellt;
alg er'g toog in freier ^anb,
c^njert er triel %u fcfitoer erfanb.
32 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
3)er alte djmieb ben 33art fid} ftreicfyt:
dfjtoert ift nidjt 311 fcfjtoer nocfj letdjt,
j tft (uer 2lrm, id& mein';
morgen foil gefjolfen fetn."
tn, ^eut, bet after ^itterfdjaft!
metne, ntdjt burdp geiie
Bungling fprtd^t^, t^n ^roft burd^brtngt,
d^rnert er ^od^ in Suften
2S.
)er ^ned^t ^at erftod^en ben ebeln
Unec^t Mr' [elber etn fitter gent.
@r fiat t^n erftoc^en tm bitnfetn
Unb ben Setb berfenfet tm ttefen
angeleget bte 9?iiftung blanf,
Sluf beg >erren S'fofe fid^ gefd^loungen franf,
Unb al er fprengen hritt liber bte 33rli(f',
3)a ftuijet bag 9?ofe unb baitmt fidj
tlnb atg er bte giitbnen poren if>m gab,
>a ft^Ieubert'g tf)n tntlb in ben trom fjinab.
5Irm, mit ^itfe er rubert unb ringt,
n nteberjh)tngt.
UHLAND 33
29. S>er SSirttn orf)terlem
0?$ sogen bret 33urfd)e toofjl iiber ben
93ei einer grou SSirtin, ba fefjrten fie ein:
,,$rau SBirtin, f)at @tc gut 93ier unb
SSo fjat @ie 3f^r fc^oneg Jotter Ictn?"
,,2Mn 53ier unb SSetn tft frifrf) unb ftar.
9}?etn Jo^tertetn Itegt aiif ber 2:otenl6af)r\"
Unb al^ fie traten jur hammer fiinein,
3)a lag fie in einem fc^toaqen d^
)er erfte, ber feeing ben rfjleier priicf
llnb fc^aute fie on mit trcmrtgem
, lebteft bit noc^, bit frfione
ftiirbe bid^ lieben Don biefer
!Der stoeite becfte ben cgleter ju
Unb fefyrte fic^ ab unb toeinte bap:
,,51^, bafe bu Kegft cmf ber Jotenbafjr^! 15
3dg f>ab' bid^ geltebet fo
!Der britte f)iib i^n toieber
Unb fiifjte fie on ben Wlunb fo bteirf):
Itebt' id^ tmmer, bic^ lieb' io^ nod^ fjeitt
Unb h)erbe bic^ lieben in (Shrigfeit."
34 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
30. $er gutc $amerab
3$ fjatt' einen $ameraben,
(ginen beffern finbft bii nit.
3)ie trommel fdrihig sum treite,
(Sr sing an metner @ette
$n gtetc^em c^ritt unb Stritt.
(gtne J?ugel fam geftogen;
ilt' mir ober gilt eg bir?
3?fm ^at e meggeriffen,
(Sr liegt mir dor ben 5 u & en /
HIS tuar'S etn @tiid bon mir.
mir bie ^onb nod^ reid^en,
3>rpeil id^ eben lab':
bir bie ^anb nidgt geben;
bu tm eln'gen Seben
15 SKein guter ^amerab!"
/** -
31. ^aiffcfcr
< D'Jormannen^erjog SBtl^etm $rac& einmal:
,,S3er finget in meinem ^>of imb in meinem @aal?
2Ber finget dom 9J?orgen bis in bie fpa'te yiatf)t
@o lieblid), bafe mir ba $erj im ?eibe lad^t?"
5 ,,3)a8 ift ber Jaiflefer, ber fo gerne fingt
^m >ofe/ lt)enn er ba 9?ab am 33runnen fdpiuingt,
3m aale, luann er bag ^e.ue.r_ faMret unb fad^t,
SSann er abenbs fic legt unb toann er morgeng eriuadgt."
.
UHLAND 35
)er er$og fbrad): ,,3fdj fjab' einen guten $nedjt, , ^
ytt^V^'tA. *v<:i- ^*V<-/ r\. -4
)en Jatltefer; bcr bienet mtr fromm unb red)t, ^ 10
Qjr treibt mein Sftab unb fdjiiret mein geucr gut
tlnb finget fo fcett; bag f)5f)et mtr ben a/hit." ///
t-^v- c^^^/'-V^"
)a fpradj ber Statflefcr: ,,Unb loiic' id) fret, v^j^
35tel beffer toottt' tc btencn unb ftngcn babet. "^
SBie tooltt' ic^ bienen bent ^>erjog l)od) ju 'pfcrb! l -^i^'
s ZBie luottt' ic^ fingen unb f(tngen mtt c^ttjtiunb mtt djtoert!
tfcv*.-
lange/ fo rttt ber Smflefer in cfilb
etnem f)ot>en *i|3ferbe mtt <d)n)ert unb mtt
erjog <d)lefter fdjaute Dom STurnt tn
<Ste (prad/: ,,S)ort rettet, bet ott, ein ftattltc^er ^>elb."
Unb al6 er rttt boriiber an ^rauleing 3atrm,
3)a fang er batb lute ein itftlein, balb tnie ein (Sturm.
@te fprad)-: rr ^er finget, bag ift eine Ijerrlicfye Shift; ,^--~-~-*
@ jtttert ber 3atrm, unb eg gtttert mein ^erj in ber 53ruft."
fuf)r lt)of)t iiber bag Hfteer, 25
(Sr fufjr nadj (Sngettanb mit gertaltigem eer.
Sr fprang bom @d)tffe, ba fiel er ayf MP .fSgnh^;
,,ei," rief er, n ic^ faff' unb ergreife bid), Cgngeflanb!"
3llg nun bag 9!ormannenljeer jum turrne fc^ritt,
3)er eble Xailtefer Dor ben ^erspg ritt: 30
, r 9[ftandj ^afjrlein f)ab' id) gefungen unb geuer gefc^iirt,
9JJand) ^afjrlein gefungen unb c^n^ert unb Sange geriit)rt.
.- ^- -
,,Unb f)ab' idj Sud) gebient unb gefungen ju SDanf,
3uerft alg ein $ned)t unb bann alg ein fitter franf,
36 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
35 @o lafjt midj bag entgelten am fyeuttgen Jag,
33ergonnet mir auf bie ^einbe ben erften <Sd)lag!"
)er aiflefer ritt t>or attem ^ormannenljeer
5luf einem fyofyen ^ferbe mit djtoert unb mit peer;
(r fang fo tjerrlid), bag flang iiber >aftinggfelb;
40 33on 9?ofanb fang er unb mandjem frommen >elb.
"lJfc-(M^^
Hnb ate bg^ 9Manb#Iieb tote etn @turm erfd)ott.
fap***)^ -. lA^Yt r m r <~ ft f-t
*}#. x a roauetc mand) Banter, mand) ^erje fdjtooll,
^^ a fcramiten fitter unb ^anneWon f)o^em 90?ut;
!5)er Xailtefer fang unb fdjiirte bag ^euer gut.
45 ^ann-^prengt' er ^tnein unb fiiljrte ben erften @to,
3)abon etn englifdjer fitter gur Srbe fdjofe;
5)ann fd)n)ang er bag djtoert unb fiitjrte ben erften @d)Iag,
3)adon etn engttfd)er fitter am 33oben lag.
^ormannen faljen'g, bie fiarrten nid)t alt^ulang,
50 <Sie brad)en fjerein mtt efdjret unb mit @d)ilberflang.
$et ; faufenbe ^Jfcite, flirrenber @d)n)erterfd)Iag!
aratb ftel unb fetn trp^t^eg^^eer erlag.
SBil^clm ftedte fetn banner aufg blutige gelb,
j 3nmttten ber Jotejt fpannt' er fetn esett; ^x
55 )a (a|_ er am "^a^le, ben golbnen 'ffofal in ber ^anb,
5Iuf bem ^aupte bie ^bniggfrone toon (Sngellanb:
tapfrer Xaitlefer, fomm! trinf mir S3efd)eib!
3)u f)aft mir biel gefungen in &&& unb in Setb; ^
od) fjeut im >aftinggfelbe bcin @ang unb bein ttang,
60 er tonet mir in ben Ofyren mein Seben lang."
UHLAND 37
32. $>e3 angers
@g ftanb in alien ^eiten ein djlofe, fo f)od) unb
SSeit glan^t eg uberjne^ $anbe big an bag blaue 9J?eer,
Unb ringg Don Mfpgen a'rten ein bliitenreidier
)rin fprangen frifdje 53runncn in 9?egeubogengla
/ > A. -.'^ v 1 c '*^u&t*\i~? of\^
>ort fafe ein ftol^er $6nig, an Sanb unb iegen reid), s
@r fafe auf fcinem Jfjrone fo fin^jtcr u unb fo bleid);
3)enn h)ag er finnt, ift djred'en, unb mag er blidt, ift SBut,
Unb n)ag er fpridjt, ift ei^el, unb toag er fd)reibt, ift S3Iut.
Qjtnft sog nat^ biefem cftloffe ein ebleg angerpaar,
S)er etn' in golbnen $ocfenf ber anbre grgu toon ,>aar;
5llte mit ber arfe, ber fafe auf fdjmucfem
fc^rttt it)in frifd^ pr @eite ber blitfjenbe
)er 2llte fprad) jum ^ungen: ,,^un fet berett, mein @ot)n!
)enf unfrer tiefften Sieber, fttntm an ben Dollften Jon!
^imm alle $raf t pfammen, bie ?uft unb aud) ben @d}mcrs ! 15
<Sg gilt ung |eut, 311 rittjren beg ^onigg fteinern ->ers."
@d)on fte^n Me beiben anger im Ijotjen aulenfaal,
Unb auf bent Jfcone fifeen ben $onig unb fein emaijt,
r ^ " s - ; - furd)tbar prn^ftg h)tc blut'ger 9]orblid)tfd)etn,
)te ^b'nigin fiife unb milbe, al3 bltdftc 93ollmonb brein. 20
fd^Iug ber reig bie aiten, er fd)tug fie
reiser, immer reiser ber JHang jum O^re
n ftromte fjimmlifd) fylk beg ^tinglingg timme dor,
5llten @ang bajmif^ien n)ie bumpfer eifterdjor.
?8 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
25 @tc fingen toon Sens' iinb Siebe, Don feTger golbner Beit,
$on greifyeit, 2#cinnerttmrbe, Don reu' iinb ^eiligfeit,
@te ftngen Don allem iifoen, toag Sftenfcfyenbruft burc^bebt,
@tc fingen Don allem Qofyn, frag SOfonfrfienljera erfjebt.
JJcrfernet ieben pott,
fie beugen fi<$ Dor ott;
S)ic tontQtn, jerfloffen in SBe^mut iinb in Shift,
@ie njirft ben angern nteber bie 9?ofe Don tfjrer 33ruft.
fiabt mein 33olf Derfii^ret; Derlocft ifjr nun mein SBeib?"
Honig fd^reit e rtriitenb, er bebt am ganjen Setb;
35 @r lotrft fein djiuert, bag bli^enb beg ^unglingg 53ruft
burd^bringt,
3)raug ftatt ber aotbnen Sieber ein SBtutftro^I fjorf) auffpringt.
.
Unb n)ie Dom turm jerftoben ift all ber >orer
2)er ^tingling ^at Derrodpelt in feine 9)?eifterg lrm;
)er ft^Iagt urn ifjn ben Mantel unb feljt iijn auf bag
40 @r binb't ifyn aufrec^t fefte, Derlafet mit ifym bag
Dor bem Ijofyen Xore, ba f>alt ber angergretg,
a fafet er feine >arfe, ftc, alter arfen ^retg,
5ln einer 9}?armorfaule, ba f)at er fie gerfc^ellt;
ruft er, bafe eg fdgaurig burdg dgtofe iinb arten geltt:
45 ,,SSef) euc^, i^r ftotjen gotten! ^ie tone filler ^lang
cure 9faume rt)ieber,nie @aite noc^ efang,
eufjer nur unb (^topn^unb fcpeuer flaDenfdjritt,
u c^utt unb 9D?ober ber 9?adgegeift jertritt!
euc, if)r buff gen a'rten tm fyolben SO'Jaienlic^t!
50 @urf) seig' idg biefeg Xotcn entftellteg 3lngefidgt,
-
CTHLANU T\39
v ^
iftr barob derborret, bafe ieber Ouell derfiegt,
)afs ifyr in fiinft'gen agen derfteint, deri^bet Itegt.
t
bir, derruc^ter Berber! bit glurf) beg iingertumg!
Umfonft fci alt bein ^ingen^nac^ tranjen blut'gen 9?ut)m!
9lame fet dcrgcffcn, in eto'ge ^ac^t getaitd)t, 55
ie ein Iete3 ^i3(fietn in leere Suft derbqucfjt!"
)er HIte ^af gerufen, ber frimmel {jat'g gefjort,
S)ie SWauern Uegen w^er^Jt^jgoEen finb jerftort; ^t*^
eine Ijofye auleleugt don%erfd)h)unbner ^racgt; -\
biefe, fd)on o^ebprften, fann ftilrsen iiber 9[Jad)t. 60 /
-
Unb ring [tatt buft'ger arten ein b'be^
33aum berftreuet fatten, Mn Ouell bitrdjbringt ben
anb, ^^
l?bntgg 5^amen melbet fein Sieb, fein
S3er[unfen unb dergeffen! ba tft be^ angers
3ofepfy pen (Eicfyenborjf
33. 2>cr frofje 223anber3mann
SSem ott hrill redjte unft ertoeifen,
)en fdjtcft er in bie roeite SSelt;
)em rtttt er (eine SSiinber toetfen
3fn 53ers unb SSalb imb trom iinb gclb.
SDte Xrogen, bte git aiife Itegen,
(Srquicfet ntd^t bag SWorgenrot;
<Ste tniffen nur Don ^!inberh)tegen,
iinb 5^ot um
bon ben 93ergert fprtngen,
10 ic Serdjen fc^roirren ^o^ Dor ?u(t,
(ollf tc^ ntc^t mit ifjnen ftngen
F unb frifd^er
Heben ott laff tc^ nur fatten;
Sad^letn, Serc^en, 3Salb imb gelb
15 Unb Srb' imb gimmel n)itt erfjalten,
mein' @ac^' aitf bcff befteflt!
34.
SSer fiat bid&, bu fc^oner SBalb,
5liifge6aut fo fjocf) ba broben?
40
EICHENDORFF 41
ben SWctfter ttritt idj loben,
@o lang' nod) mem' @ttmm' erfdjallt.
gebe too&l,
ebe toof)l, bit fcfjoner SSalb!
Xtcf Me SBelt DeriDorren fc^atlt,
)bcn etnfam 9ief)e grafen,
Unb totr gieijen [ort iinb blafen,
2)a eg taiifenbfadj berfyallt: 10
?cbe loo^I,
Sebe ttiot)!, bit fdjoner SSalb!
S3anner, ber fo fiifyle toattt!
Unter betnen Qrunen SSogen
^a(t bu treii ling aiiferjogen, 15
grommcr agen $lu[enti)alf!
?ebe too^I,
tool)I, bu frfjoner SSalb!
ttrir ftttt getobt tm SSalb,
braiifeen e^rltc^ tjalten,
(gttng bletben treii bie 5lttcn:
>eutfdj Banter, ba raufd^enb
c^irm btc^ ott, bu fd)6ner SSalb!
35.
3dj fte^c in 2SaIbe|c^atten
2Bte an be3 Sebeng 9?anb,
5)tc ?anber n)te bammernbe fatten,
trom h)te etn (ilbern 33anb.
42 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
5 35on fern nur fdjlagen bie lotfen
liber bte SBalber fjeretn,
(Sin 9?ef) fyebt ben $opf erfrfjroden
Unb fdjlummert gleid) nrieber ein.
3)er SBalb aBer rii^ret bte SBipfcI '
10 ^nt Xraum don ber gelfentoanb.
Senn ber err gefyt iiber bte ipfel
Unb fegnet ba^ ftiHe Sanb.
36.
3n ber (ttlten
3?n alien frtfc^en 53ii[c^en unb 93aumen
gtiiftert'6 tote Sraumen
S)te ganje 9^ac|t.
S S)enn ilber ben monbbeglanaten Sanbern
S^it langen toetfeen etoanbern
3ief)en bte fc^tanfen
SSotfenfrait'n tote get>etme ebanfen,
enben don ben O-elfenttmnben
10 ^>tnab bte beljenben
gru^Itngggefellen, bte fietten SSalbquetten,
3)te'g unten befteden
Sin bte bttft'gen Xtefen,
2)te gerne nod} fdjltefen.
is ^un tutegen unb netgen in al)nenbem
alle (o eigen
tfjren unb 3rt)et9en,
ben SBinben,
ic burdj bie bliiftenben 2inben
EICHENDORFF 43
SSorilber ben grafenben Sftefyen 20
aufelnb iiber bte @een gefyen,
)afe bte ^ijen berfdjlafen aitftaudjen
Unb fragen, ~\_^. .-^^^
[te fo Itebltc^ Ijaudjen
mag eg too^l fagen? 25
37. (Stfc
S3Ietb bet un! fttr fjaben ben gansplan im Xal
mtt 2)Jonbe6lanse,
anne0n)urmc^en erleuc^ten ben
^etmc^en fptelen pm
25te greube, bag fc^one letdjtQla'ubtge
@g toteflt ftc^ in lbenbtotnben:
SBo liber auf Baidflm unb ^Biifc^en rtnnt,
2)a nrirft bit bte fc^onfte ftnben!
38. Slbenblanbfaaft
blaft feme SMfe,
SSon fern etn djitfe noc^ fa'Ht,
te SSalber raufcfyen leife
Unb trome ttef tm gelb.
Winter jenem ^itgel
fptelt ber Slbenbfc^etn
{)atf trf), Ijatf id)
fltegen ba Ijinein!
44 A BOOK OF GEE MAN LYRICS
39. S5te
ift rote etn (titles 9D?eer,
Suft unb 8etb unb StebeSflagen
$ommen (o Dermorren fyer
3?n bent Itnben SBeflenfdjIagen.
SSunfcfje lute bte SSoIfen finb,
(Stiffen burctj bte fttEen ^faum
SBer erfennt tm tatten 3Sinb,
ebanfen ober Xrattme?
trf) nun aitd^ ^erj unb 9}hmb,
10 2)te fo gern ben ternen flagen:
Setfe bod^ tm ^erjen^grunb
33Ietbt bag Itnbe SSettenfrfjlagen.
40.
S fd^tenen (o golben bte ternc,
5lm ^enfter tc^ etn [am ftanb
Unb prte au better ^erne
(Sin ^oftljom tm ftttten ?anb.
5)a3 ^erg mtr tm Setb entbrennte,
)a ^ab' td^ mtr Ijetmltdj gebad^t:
5Idg, loer ba mttretfen fonntc
^n ber prcidgttgen ommeraadjt!
3n)et funge efetten gtngen
SSortiber am 33ergef)ang,
3fc^ fjorte tm 2i3anbern fie ftngcn
fttHe egenb entlang:
EICHENDORFF 4$
33on fdjlmnbetnben ^^fenfc^tiiften,
SSo bie SScilber raufdjen fo fadjt,
23on Quetlen, bie toon ben $Iiiften *5
<Sidj (tilr^en in bie 2BaIbe3nad)t
@ie fangen Don SD?armorbiIbern,
S5on artcn, bie iiberm eftein
3fn bammernben Sauben berftiilbern,
^alaften im 9D?onben[^ein, 20
SSo bie 50?abc^en am genfter Icmfdjen,
3Sann ber tauten ^tlang ertoacfjt,
Unb bie Srunncn berfc^Iafen raufcfyen
3n ber prac^tigen ommernad^t.
3n einem fallen runbe
!Da geijt ein ^iifjlenrab,
Siebfte ift fcerfcfjftmnben,
bort getnof)net fyat.
@ie ^at mtr 2reu^ berfyrocfjen,
ab mir ein'n 9?ing babei,
@ie f)at bie reu' gebroc^en,
SO^ein 9?inglein [prang entjtoet.
$<$ moc^f atg ptetmann reifen
SSeit in bie SSelt fjinaitS,
Unb fingen meine SSeifen,
llnb ge{)n Don
46 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
$dj nttidjf aU better fliegen
SBo&l in Me blut'ge djtadjt,
15 Urn ftitte geuer Itegen
3m ftelb bei bunfler
id) ba
3<^ toeife nic^t, toag id}
^c^ mod^t' am liebften fterben,
ao S)a toar'3 auf einmal ftttt,
Often grauf , ber ^ebel fftKt,
n)ei, tt)ie balb ftd^' nifjret!
[c^luer im c^Iaf noc^ rut)t bte SSelt,
SSon attem nic^tg berfpiiret.
eine friilje Serene ftetgt,
(& f)at tfjr inag getranmet
3Som Sic^tc, tt>enn noc^ atleg fdjtoeigt,
faum bte ^6t)en faumet.
3^ hjanbre biird) bte (title
5>a fd)Ieicf)t ber 9J?onb fo I)eimlic fad)t
Oft au ber bnnflen SBoIfenljuKc,
Unb f)tn unb f)er im Zed
grmac^t bie 57a^tigaII,
)antt ttiteber atteg gran unb ftille.
EICHENDORFF 47
O immberbarer 9lad)tgefang:
33on fern tm anb ber trome ang,
ei# Calient in ben bimflen SSaumen
SBirrft bte ebanfen mtr r 10
9?Zein trreS ingen ^ter
3ft h)te em 9?ufen nur aug Jraumen.
t
hmr, ate Ijatt' ber immel
ie (Srbe Jtfll jefiifet,
2)af$ fie tnt 33Iiitenfcf)immer
tflm niin traiimen
^
Suft gtng burc^ bie gelber,
2it)reri njbgten fe^t,/
ralifc^t^n tei btc S^alber,
ftcrnfldr tear bte
* ^ ^
Unb metne eele fponnte
S5/eit tyre ^liigel ou,
burd) bte ftilten
floge fie nac
Hucfcrt
45. 2fo3 ber
ber S'usenbjett, au$ ber
$Iingt em Steb mir tmmerbar;
O tote Itegt fo toett, o tote Uegt fo toett,
metn etnft toar!
bte djtoalbe fang, toaS bte d^toalbe fang f
.SMc ben erbft unb grueling brtngt;
Ob bag 3)orf entlang, ob bag 3)orf entlang
fltngt?
nafim, ate td^ Slbfd^ieb
SBaren ^tften unb Soften fd^toer;
Site tCQ toteber fam, afe teg toteber lam,
SEBar atteg leer."
O bu $tnbermimb, o bit f tnbernmnb,
Unbetoufeter SBct^ctt frot),
15 SSogelforacfjefunb, t)ogelfpradefunb
SSte atorno!
O bu etmatfhtr, o bu ^etmatflur,
Safe ju betnem fjetFgen 9?aum
SDftdQ nodp cmmal nur, mtdg nod(j etnmal nur
20 (gntflietjn tm Straum!
48
RUCKERT 49
Wti idj 2Ib(c(jieb nafym, al3 id) 5Ibfd)ieb nafym,
SSar bie SBelt tiiir bolt fo feijr;
2113 id) ftieber fam, al^ ic^ hjteber fam,
SSar alteg leer.
bie djtoatbe fefjrt, n)ot)I bie d^hjalbe fefyrt, 25
Unb ber leere $aften fd)tooll,
3ft ba^ erj geteert, ift bag ^>ers geleert,
3 nie mef)r bott.
@d)toalbe bringt, feine @d)h3olbe bringt,
uriidf, h)onac^ bu rt)ein(t; 3
bie @d)rt)albe fingt, bod^ bie @(|ftalbe fingt
)ie einft:
w Sfi ic^ 2lbfd)ieb na^m, at ic^ 5lb|d)ieb natmt,
SSaren ^iften unb Soften, fc^toer;
5lte ic^ mieber fam, ate id^ h)ieber fam, 3S
SSar alteg leer."
fjeinrtd? fjeine
(Sfrenobiere
anbre fpradj: 3)a Sieb ift
td^ mo^t' mit bir fterben,
is 3)o^ Ijab' i(^ 2Mb itnb
9?ac(j granfreicfj gogen jtoet renabier',
2)ie toaren in Sftufelanb gefangen.
Unb ate fie famen ins beutfdje Ouartier,
<Sie liefjen bie ^opfe ^angen. 4.
At/^
x
s )a tiorten fie betbe bie trcmrige war*:
3)afe granfrei^ derloren gegangen,~
53efiegt wtb serfd^Iagen bag grofee
Unb ber $aifer, ber $aifer gefangen.
S)a iDeinten gufammen bie renabier^
10 SBof)I ob ber flaslid^en funbe.
2)er etne fprac^: SBie iue^ hrirb mir,
SSie brennt metne alte SSitnbe!
_ - -^ *\
fd^ert midg SSetb, toa fdgert midg tinb!
trage hjeit befere^ 23erIanQen; e^^t^^^^i.^
?afe fie kikln gefyn, h)enn fie fiiingrig finb, fa eq
20 9)Jein $aifer, mein ^aifer gefangen!
so
HEINE
mir, 33mber, eine SBitt':
SBenn id) je^t fterben toerbe,
@o nimm meine %jdj nad) granlreidj nut,
53egrab mid) in granfreidjs @rbe.
'b ~
'
am roten
mtr legen;
,-
*
ollft bit aufg
2)ie _glintg gib mtr in Me
Unb aiirt mtr itm ben )egen. ---
^ v . __ _ __ .^
@o notlt tc$ Itegen unb Ijordjen [till,
SSte etne ^ttbtga^^, im ra6c,
53t^ etnft tc^ fjore ^anonenflebrltlt
Unb anekrnber 9?o[[e etrabe.
!Dann rettet mem J?atfer n)ofI iiber metn rab,
SStel c^lnerter fltrren unb bitten;
3)ann fteig' tc^ getoaffnet fjerbor au bem rab,
SDen ^atfer, ben ^latfer 311 jcfnt^en!
U
ift
w^^"
metn gar m
cmff
fiijje
SSenn bie ^mber ftnb tm :
ccn , . Off^e-Ji^, / -Hc*r
SStrb berlommen ifjr @eml
Unb um il)re Slncjft ju bannen
ingen fie ein laute^ 8iebT~"
A BOOK OF GERMAN LVRIC&
,muA
in totteg $inb, tdj finge
in ber !DunfeII)ett;
Sieb au<$ nu$t
midj bod) don 5lngft befmt
48.
toeift nidit, toag foil eg bebeitten,
;jn r- L^..^.^ ft m .
@in 9)?ard)en aug alien Bd^en,
3)ag*fommt mir ntd)t ({ug bem
!Die ?uft ift fii^unb eg bunfelt,
Unb ryj^tg flie^rber 3?Ijein;
l^fel beg 53ergeg fitnfelt
2lbenbfonnenfdjein.
ie (d)on(te 3?ungfrau fi^et
oben
golbneg
@ic fammt tfr golbeneg
@ie fttmmt eg mit gotbenem
Unb ftttflt etn 8icb babeU
S)a ^at etne niunberfame,
ertatttge SD^elobet.
r
3)en Differ tm fletnen d^iffe
eg mit milbem SBdj
fd^aut nid^t bie gelfetrftflv H
fdjaut nur i)inauf in bie
o
HEINE 53
3?d) glaube, bie SBeflen berfd)Iingen
21m Grnbe @d)iffer unb $af)n;
Unb bag I)at mit ifyrem ingen
>ie Sorelei getan.
49.
)u bift h)ie eine S3Iume
' Vu" f -C, ' I- \J ^r" A"
@o |olb unb fd)on unb rein;
fdjau' bid) an, unb SSe^mut
mir ing erj fytnein.
ifL ate ob id) bie
uf >aupt Mr tegen
S3eteno, bafo ott bid) erfjalte
rein unb fdjon unb
50
7
yv-nj; '^M'
Sluf ^lugein beg efangeg,
t, trag' idj bid) fort,
nad) ben ^fiireffbeg
ioei id) ben fd)6n[ten Ort.
r^d iH*u*A
S)ort Hegt ein rotbliiljenbtt: arten
tn ftiKe f n ^)?onbenfd)ein;
^ erluarten
@d)h)eftertein.
fid)ern unb fofen, ^^
Unb fd)aun nad) ben ternen empor;
54 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
K< /*t<
Speimlid) erjoblen bie 9?ofen
bttffeW 2ttar$en ins O&r.
hopp
@& gupfen. fierbei unb laufcfien
, 'Jj-*--f>>l J? '**-><,'
SDte frommen, fliigen \$ageIFn;
15 llnb in ber
S)ort tooHen inir meberfinfen
Unter bem ^almenbaum,
Unb Stebe itnb 9?uk trtnfen
20 Unb tranmen feli J gen Xranm.
51.
angfttat ^
bor ber onne ^ra^
Unb mit gefAffem ^auite
Srtoartet fie traumenb bie
25er 2tfonb, ber ift tt)r
(Sr n)ecft fie mit .feinem Stdjt.
(//lyfi'i*
Unb ibm cntplcicn fie freunblic^
kJJ9fif*'
mengeft(5t.
@te ouujt unb gliifyt unb leud^tet,
Unb ftarret ftumm in bie Sob':
uvtri Tf*w|f%*'f
@ie ouftetmio rteinet unb gittert
SSor Siebe unb ?iebe6roel).
HEINE 55
52.
Sin gtdjtenbaum ftefyt einfam
o, ir<^t' r lit?*- f ut.
^m ytorben auf fabler >ofy'.
3i)n fd)Iafert; nut
Um^iillen t()n (tg unb
@r traumt bon etner
3)ie feni tm ^Pf0cn^ tft>K ,,
(Stnfam unb fdjitictgenb. trcmert
5Iuf brennenber geffennianb.
53,
$Detn Siebdjen, .h)tr fafeen beifammen,
Jraufirf) im kitten ^at)n.
3)te 97arf)t toar^ (till, unb f iotr fd)aiammen
Slitf Belter **
Jf ,/
S)tc etfterinfel, bte fd)6ne,
Sag bamn/ria im 2)?^
ort fldngen' liebe Jd
Unb n3ogte ber Sftebeltang.
Sort flon^ e^ lieb unb Heber,
Vlnb njo'g't' e fyin unb tef; 10
SSir aber fdjftcnnmen borilber
Jii5- ^V*"'*-
:ro|tlo3 auf toeitem
56 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
^ X
54.
(gin ^tingling liebt ein
)ie t)ttt einen onbern
)er anbre Itebt eine cmbre,^ .
Unb f>at fid) mtt biefer bermfiiftt.
tjetratet auS trger
fn10faU
v** >.w ,r* <, * A * r ^ y
or in ben SBeg gelaujenr
ift eine cite efc()id(jte,
bleibt [ie immer neu; ^
Unb toem (iejug paf|fereir
!5)em brid^t ba$ ^ers entjrt)eu
V
VMT 2)ammernb tiegt ber ommerabenb
\ H^ tiber SBatb unb griinen SSiefen;
otbner Stftonb im .fylauen ^imme^
(^tra^t t)erunter, l&'ftig laBenb.
S 5tn bem SBgdjp jirpt bie ritte, _
Unb e8 rVgT [ic^ in bem SSaffe"
Unb ber SSanbrer ()ort ein
Unb ein 5ltmen in ber (Stifle.
an bem 93adj atteine,
5Irm unb ^acfen, lucife unb tiebtidj,
c^immern in bem 9ftonbenfd)eine.
HEINE 57
56.
feint ein tern fyerunter
feiner funfelnben fQify'l
ift ber tern ber Siebe,
>en id? bort fatten fef)'.
(S3 fatten bom Hbfelbaume S
,' r " < "" ) Vv^*"*-*
)er 33tilten unb S3la't|e^: btel.
(S3 fommen bie neaenben ?tifte
Unb treiben bamit ifjr @ptel.
fend
(3 fingt ber @c^h)an im SSei^er
Unb ruVrt auf unb ab, 10
Unb. immer leifer fin6ib^ r . v , x /
jta'u^ff er in8 glM^gfSb.
(S3 ift fo ftitt unb bunfel!
SSerfteft * ift SBIatt ^ugb^Iuf, ^
^ tern ift fmfkrnb serftoden' is
57.
fkJ*i
Xob, bag ift bie j
Seben ift ber f^tome
(3 bunfelt fd^on, mid^ fc^Ififert,
)er 2:ag bat micg miib' gemadjt.
tiber mein 33ett ertiebt fid) ein S3aum
S)rin fingt bie junge ^ac^tigatt;
<Sie fingt bon lauter Siebe,
^dp tjor' e$ fogar im
58 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
,,<3ag, too ift bein fdjoneS SHebdjen,
S)a3 bu etnft (o fdjb'n befungen,
Site bie jaiibermadjf gen glammen
SBunberbar bein >eq burd)bmngen?"
glammen finb erlofdjen,
Unb mem -Jpers ift fait unb triibe,
Unb bieg 53iic^Iein ift bie Urne
ber Slfdje meiner Siebe.
am ^immel ftanb bie onne
SSon h>eien SSoIfen umHjogt*
u ftilt ' ^^-r-
llnb finneno lag ic^ am teller beg
S jtraumertfc^ ftnnenb unb,, Mb im
Unb batb. im glummer, fc^aute id^
!Den ^eitanb ber SBelt.
3m iootfcnS h>eien
SSanbelt' er nc
10 liber Sanb unb
@g ^agl? fetn ^>aupt in ben
&)te ^)cinbe ftredfte er fegneno
liber ?anb unb SKeer;
Unb als ein ^cra in ber SBruft
15 jtrug er bie onne,
HEINE 59
)ie rote, flammenbe @onne;
Unb ba3 rote, flanjmenbe o
^t e< v*f ,u,i r <r * a* "ir * * "
ofe feme mabenftrafyen
*rc>j ,w**JT**'*,
Unb fein TjolbeS, liebfchgeS Sidjt,
(grfeucftfeno iinb toarmenb <, 20
Uber Sanb unb
lodfenflange jogen feterlic^
tn unb J)er, xogen ftite c^ane,
5ln ^jenbanbernV bag glettenbe @d6iff, ^
Unb jogen eg fptelenb cms grune JUfer^- 2 S
L r tl Tp VVtr V" * *^ ^f
d^en h)ot)nen, in fyoa)etiirmter,
tabt.
Y\ i r o- c !-<s t-"p;t e t/
rtebengmunber! 2Bte ftt.tt bie @tabt!
-
. etyeroe, 3
f 6* to >l Jr*J e ^>! ^~j. r
bte remen, fjauenoen trapen
Unb mo (irf) sh)ei
wter i/|'
^^"rfeiSf^ ^ er ' tttnbnimnl9 'rc.r,^ce,^r/c^ 35
Unb Cfajaiterno uf Stebe unb filler ntfagung
... \ P , r , r ft, r t<ir<'\\e.*sd:
^upten fte fta) auf bte tirne,
Unb frfiauten fjinauf
40
^inunterftra^Ite,
Unb bretmalfelig fprac^en fie:
,,clobt fei 3efu3 (Shrift!"
6o A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
Seife gteljt burcfj metn emtit
tebltc!jeg elaute.
$ttnge, ftetneg grii
Ijtnaug ing SBeite.
$Iing fiinaug, bt on bag
28o bte 53tumen fpriefeen.
SBemt bu etne 9?ofe
d^ lafe' fie
@g toar ein alter $onig,
@etn >eq toar fdjtoer, fein aupt ipar gran;
SDer arme alte $6nig.
(Sr nat>m etne iunge
.
luar ein fc^finer ^?age,
luar fein aupt, leidfjt njar fetn @tnn;
(Sr tritg bte fetbne Dieppe
iungen ^ontgtn.
^enn[t bu bag atte tebd(jen?
10 @ ftingt fo ftt, eg fltngt fo trti^M ^
@ie mufeten betbe fterben,
@te fatten ftd^ btel gu Iteb.
HEINE v 6 1
63
(g jiefyen bie braiifenben SBetten
SBoIjl narf) bem tranb;
@te fcfytoellen unb ^rgetten
SSoIjl auf bem <Sanb.
@tc fommen gro^ unb fraftig
@ie ioerben enblic^ ^eftig
Ift un ba?
63.
(Sg ragt ing SO'ieer ber 9?unenftein,
)a ft^' ic^ mtt meinen Jraumen.
@g pfctft ber SSinb, bie 9#oft>en fc^rein,
!Dic SSetlen, bie toanbern unb fc^aumen.
$d) fjabe geliebt manc^ fc^oneg
Unb mandjen guten efelten
SBo ftnb fie f)in? @g tfeift ber SSinb,
@ fc^ttumen unb toanbern bie SBellen.
ber
t)atte einft ein ft^oneg 33aterlanb.
Settum. v ; e;c ^ Moci , tv ,f/
bort fo poai, bie 33eil(^en nidten fanft.
n)ar ein Xraum.
A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
ftifjte mid) auf beutjd) unb fprad) auf beutfd)
glaubt eg ffirTT^ 1
SSie gut e !?$ oa 2Bort: ,,3d) Itebe bic
(Sg irar em raum.
SSo?
SSo ftrirb einft beg SBanbermiiben
i?tk.
Unter Batmen in bem @iiben?
Unter tnben an bem 9?f)ein?
\ id) |DO in einer SSiifte ^^^A \
ra_rfon frember
pber ruf)' id) an ber
n)irb
ottegf)immel, bort tt)ie
Unb alg ^forenYampeJ^ftefiefi'
mir.
-e ><~> - 1*6 ^.O
k ^- Ci> ^ ^^
^uguft, (5raf von platen
V
66. 3>a3 rab im SSufento
^- ' ^J^^<"
am 53u[ento Ufpeln bet Sofenja bumpfe Steber;
2lu8 ben SSaffern fcfiatlt e^ Slnttoort, unb in SStrbeln flingt
e6 ftueber! V^rlv
JZ^^
ben glufe {jinauf, I)inunter jtetjn bte fatten tapfrer
oten^ ^o^Aj
)te ben 5llartdf) betoeinen, tf)reg 23oIEe3 beften Joten.
f) unb fern ber eimat mufeten filer fie tt)n be= s
grabcn,
2Baf)renb norf) bte ^ufienblocfen feme (Sc^ulter blonb^itm*
gaben. ^j&&(Lc( y(^ir^
nb am Ufer be 53ufento retffien fie fic^ um bie SSette, ""-
Urn bie tromung abguleiten, gruben fie ein frifdjeS 33ette.
^Z&A&il*-** ^#&s
3n ber toogenKeren p|ilimg^n)uf)lten fie empor bie @rbe, (
enften tief fjinein ben Seu^rifoift mit ber %liftung, auf 10
bem ^fcrbe. "^^>^^
JDedftcn bann mtt (Srbe toteber it>n unb feine ftolge ^
bie l^of)en tromgetoa'djfe iDiic^fen au bem e
5lbgclenft gum jtoeiten SO^alc, rt>arb ber glufe fjejbdgejogen:
9)?acl)tig in ifyr alte^ 33ette fc^aumten bie SBufentotoogen.
63 <
64 A BOOK OF GERMAN .LYRICS
15 Unb e3 fang em (f)or &on Sftannern: ,,<Soc)lAf in beuten
elbenel>ren ! - 1**^'^^
Seines ffiomerS fdinobe |>abfudt)t foil bit ie ^ bein rab
" berfefiren!" ^ ^^^ .^-c^f^^^^
.* ^^
<2>angen'3, unb bie SoBgefangc tonten fort im otenljeere;
fte, 33iifentotoelle, toal^e fte oon 9}?eer &
67.
SSaffer toogt bie ?tlte, bie blanfe, l)in unb f)er,
irrft bu, ^reunb, fobalb bit fagft, fie fc^rt)an!e t)tn unb
l)er:
niurjelt ja fo feft ifjr ^u im ttefen 9JJeeregrunb,
aupt nur h)tegt ein liebltdjer ebanfe f)tn unb
68.
SSte rafff tc^ mtrfj ouf in ber ^a($t, in ber
Unb fiiljlte mtdj filrber gejogen,
S)te affen tterliefo tc^, bom SSac^ter
2)urdjtoanbelte fac^t
3n ber 9?adjt, in ber ^ad^t,
or mtt bem gotifdgen Sogen.
)er 9J?u^lbad^ raufdpte burdp felftgen djadfjt,
3c^ lelinte mid^ iiber bie 33riicfe,
Jief nnter mir nafjm icf) ber SSogen in acfjt,
10 T)ic inallten fo facfjt
3fn ber ^adpt, in ber ^adjt,
ipalUe nic^t eine guriirfe.
PLATEN 65
(5$ breljte fid) often, un^aljUg entfadjt,
2Mobifdjer SSanbet ber @terne,
Sftit tfynen ber 9ftonb in berufjigter ^radjt, is
@ie funfetten fadjt
3n ber 9to<$t, in ber 9tad&t,
)urc(j taufdjenb entlegenc gerne.
3o^ bticfte Ijtnauf in ber ^ac^t, in ber
$<$) blicftc fjtnunter aufg neue:
O iretje, tote Ijaft bit bie Xage Derbradjt,
Nun ftilte bit fac^t
3n ber ^ac^t, in ber ^ac^t,
3m poc^enben ^erjen bie 9?eue!
i'i\ v 'K*\i*-
wf. '->"
3d? modjte, toann id) fterbe, nrie bie listen
eftirne fd^nett unb unbetoufet erbleid^en,
rliegen mod)t* id) einft beg obe3 @treid)en,
SBie @agen ung bom ^inbarog berid)ten.
3d^ unit jo nicfjt im Seben ober )tcl)ten
!Den grofeen Unerretdjlidjen erreid^en,
3^ mbd^t', o $mmb, if>m nur im 3:obe gteidfjen;
f)5re nun bie fd)b'nfte ber efd^id^ten!
Sr fa 6 im djcmfpiel, bom efang betoeget,
Unb fjatte, ber ermitbet toar, bie SSangen ic
5luf feine ?iebling fdrioneg ^nte geleget:
5lt nun ber (Stjore 2)?elobien tierftangen,
SBitt toecfen ifjn, ber ifm fo fanft gefyeget,
ju ben b'ttern tear er tjeimgegangeiu
nifolcms Cenau
70. SBitte
aitf mir, bit bunfleg 2Iuge,
Ube beine gange 9ftad)t,
(grnfte, mtlbe, traumertfdje,
Unergriinbltdj fiifee
mit beinem
2)iefe SSelt don f)tnnen mtr,
2)a bit iiBer meinem Seben
(ginfatn fdjtoe&eft fttr unb fttr.
71. @d)ttflteb
Wuf bem Xetd^, bem regungSlofen,
SBetlt beg 9onbeg ^olber
gled^tenb feine bleic^en 9?ofcn
3fn beS c^ilfeg griinen
n>anbeln bort am |>uget,
33ticfen in bte yicufyt empor;
regt ftd^ bag
tm ttefen
SBetnenb mu metn SBItd ftd^ fenJen;
10 S5u'r(^ bte tteffte @eele get)t
Mr ein filled )etngebenfen
SSte etn ftilleg
66
LENAU 67
72.
3d) trat in etnen fyeilig biiftern
(SidjtDalb, ba fyorf id) tetf unb linb
in 33ac^Iein imter SBIumen fliiftern,
SSie bag ebet bon etnem
Unb mid) ergriff ein (iifeeg rauen,
(53 raufd)t' bcr SBalb QetjetmniSbolI,
21(8 mod)f cr mir rt)a anttertrcmen,
od^ metn ers nid)t toiffcn foil;
moc^f er fyetmftrfj mir entbeden,
otteg Stcbe finnt unb toiH:
3)od) fc^ien er plo^Iic^ 511 erfdjrecfen
53or otteg 91a()' unb hmrbe ftiE.
73. er ^oftittton
rtar bie 9)?aiennad)t,
@ilberludlf(cin flogen,
Ob ber fyolben ^
fjtngejogen.
d^tummcrnb lagen SSief unb
3eber $fab berlaffen;
57iemanb ate ber 9)lonbeufd)ein
auf ber trafeen.
68 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
Seife mir bag Siiftdjen fpradj,
Unb eg jog gelinber
3)urdj bag ftitfe cfytafgemadj
111 ber griifjltnggfinber.
nur a
3)enn ber 93tiiten Jraume
15 3)ufteten gar toonntgftdj
!Durc^ bie fttlten 9?aiime.
9?auf)er inar metn ^ofttllion,
Stefo bie eifeel fnatlen,
liber SBerg unb Xal badon
20 ^rifdj fein orn erfc^atlen.
Unb Don flinfen 9?o([en bier
c^olt ber ^>ufe c^Iagen,
S5tc burc^g bliifyenbe 9?ebier
Jrabten mit S3etjagen.
25 2Batb unb i^Iur im fdjneKen
^aitm gegriifet gemteben;
Unb tiorbei, rt)ie Jraitmegflitg
djroanb ber X>orfer grieben.
bitten in bem SOtoiengliicf
3 Sag ein $irdjljof innen,
ben rafc^en SBanberblicf
gu ernftem innen.
an S3ergegranb
2Bar bie bleicfje Sooner,
35 Unb bag ^reujbtlb otteg ftanb
in ftnmmer Jrauer.
LENAU 69
djnxiger ritt auf feiner
titter iei^t unb triiber;
Unb bie SRoffe f)ielt er an,
@af) jum $reuj fjtniiber: 4
,,>alten mufe Ijier 9toJ3 unb 9?ab,
(Sudj ntdjt gcfcitjrben;
Itcgt me in Uamerab
ber fallen (Srbcn!
gar f)erjlieber efett! 45
i(t emig fd)abc!
Reiner blie^ ba orn (o Ijell,
SSie mein ^amcrabe!
^>ter idj ttnmcr fatten mufe,
!Dcm bort unterm 9?afen s
^itm getreuen 33rubcrgrufe
@ein Seiblieb ju blafen!"
Unb bem ^)ircf)f)of fanbt' er ju
grofje SBanberfftnge,
J)aB eg in bie rabeSrut)' ss
einem 53ruber brcinge.
Unb be >orne3 Better
.^lang bom 39crge toieber,
Ob ber tote ^oftittton
ttntmt' in feme 2ieber. 60
SSeiter ging ; burd^ $elb unb
SKit berfjangtem Bugel;
Sang mir noc^ im Ofyre lag
bom
7O A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
Srei
SDrei better nadj berlorner @d)Iad)t,
SBte reiten fie fo fad)t, fo fad)t!
Slug tiefen SBunben quittt bag Slut,
(gg fpiirt bag 9?ofj bie toarme glut.
S3om attel tropft bag 33Iiit, bom
Unb fpiitt f)tnunter taitb unb
3)te $Ko(fe fcfjretten [anft unb
onft pfe' bag Slut ju rafd), ju retd).
5Dte better retten btd)t gefettt,
10 Unb etner fid) am anbern
@te fefm fid) traurtg ing efid)t,
Unb einer um ben anbern fprtdjt:
r ,9#tr blufjt ba^etm bie fdjb'nfte
S)rum tut metn friiljer STob mir leib."
is ,,ab' ^aug unb of unb griinen SSalb,
Unb fterben mu^ id) tjier fo balb!"
f( Sen 93Ii<f ^ab' id) in otteg SBelt,
onft nid)tg, bod) fd)h)er mir'g terben faltt"
Unb lauernb auf ben obegritt
20 >i$n burd) bie Suft brei eter mit.
@ie teilen freifd)enb unter fid):
r ,)en fpeifeft bu, ben bit, ben id)",
LENATJ 71
75. er offenc S
9Mn liebeg 9)2utterlein tear berreift,
Unb feijrte nidjt fjeim, imb lag in ber rube;
SDa aiar id) allein unb recfjt bertoatft,
Unb traurig trat id) in ifyre <Stube.
3f)r (grfjranf ftanb o[fen, id) fanb tfjn nod)
SBte fie, abretfenb, ifyn eilig gclaffen,
2Bte alle^ man bnrd)etnanber ftreut
SBenn t)or ber Jiir bie ^ferbe fd)on paffcn.
@in aufgcfcfilaQneg ebetbudj lag
Set mandjer 9?ed)nung, toon itjr gefdirteben; 10
5>on ifyrem ^ruljftiid am (Sd;cibetag
2Bar nod) etn (Stiidflein ^ud)en geblieben.
Ia6 bag aufgefdjlagne ebet,
mar: toie eine 9)?utter urn @egen
tfire ^tnber jurn ^)immel ftel)t; 15
podjte bag er^ in bangen djla'gen.
a tfire <Sd)rtft, unb id) berbife
langer meine geredfitcn djmerjen,
3dj lag bie Baljfot, unb id) gerrife
S)ie ^^ubenredjnung in metnem Bergen. 20
3ufammen fudjt' id) ben peifcrcft,
3)ag fleinfte ^riimlein, ben leijten plitter,
Unb t)fttf eg mir aud) ben alg geprefet,
3d) afe bom ^ud)en unb nieinte bitter.
72 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
76. 2luf cine faMnbtfrfje anbfrf)aft
TCbe fcfjletdjen t)ier bte
fttdOt em Siiftcfjen tjorft bit toalten,
)te entfarbten SBta'tter fatten
tttt $u riinb', bor
^ra^en, faiim bte @d^lt)tngen regenb,
tretd^en tangfant; bort am .ipttgel
bte SSinbmiitjF rittjn bte
it)te fdjla'frtg, tft bie egenb!
imb ommer ftnb berftogen;
Tiort bag ^iitttetn, ob e tnt^e,
S3ttdft ntc^t aitg, bte trotjfapuge
tjerabgejogen.
ober trage ftnitenb,
9?uf)t ber ^>trt bet femen djafett,
is S)te 5^atur, ^erbftrtebet ftrimtenb,
am 9?ocfen emgefc^Iafett.
77. titnme
3)te Siifte raften aitf ber rteiten
)te 3)tftetn ftnb fo regung^Iog ju flatten,
@o ftarr, atg toa'ren fie au @tetn getjauen,
fie ber SBanbrer ftretft mil feinem $tetbe.
Unb (Srb* imb Sptmmel fjaben feme
$n etn gefatten finb bte nebetgrauen,
LENAU 73
3n)ei greunben gteid), bic fid) iljr Scib bertrcmen,
Unb mcin unb bcin bergeffen trcmrtg beibe.
toljtid) toanft bic )iftet f)in unb nrieber,
Unb tjcftig raufdjenb brid)t ber Sftegen niebcr, ia
SBie laute Slntmort auf ein ftummeg ^ragen.
)er SBanbrcr {)ort ben 9?egen nieberbraufen,
@r f)ort bie h)inbgepeitfrf)te SDtftel (aufcn,
Unb cine-SSefjmut fiifjlt er, nid)t 311 fagen.
78. erbft
ein 33er(tummen, ein (Sntfarben:
SBie fanft ben SSalb bie Sttftc ftrci^cln,
ein toelfe^ ?aub if)m abjufd)incicf)eln;
3d) Hebe biefe# milbe terben.
33on f)innen get)t bie (title 9iei(e, S
)ie ,3ett ber Siebe ift derfhmgen,
J)ie 33ogel fjaben au^gefungen,
Unb biirre ^Blatter finfen Ictfe.
)ie 3SogeI jogen nad) bent @iiben,
5lu bent S3erfatl beg cmbe3 taud)en 10
!Dte defter, bie nidjt @d)u^ ntet>r braudjen,
!55ie SBIfttter fatten ftct, bie miibcn.
teifent
mir, al f)or' id) 3?tmbe h)et)en r
atteS terben ttnb 33erget)en 15
fieimtid) ftitt Dergniigteg S'aufd^en,
buarb
Urn SJlitternadjt
etaffen ftteg bte Sftadjt an3
,,
i traitmenb an ber 33erae SBanb;
2luge .ftetjtbie golbne
Unb rearer raiifrfien bte Queueit" r)erdor,
@tc fingen ber Sautter, ber ^actjt, ing
35om Jage,
53om l)eute getoefenen Sage.
ant.'^I IfjU^ft-
uralt alte @dr)lummerlieb
, fie tft e3 miib';
flingt be$ ^immcte 33Utue fiifecr nocr),
fluent' geA tunben > ^
Quellen bag SSort,
(S^ fingen bte SSaffer im @cr)Iafe nocr) fort
is SSom Xage,
SSom t)eiite getoefenen Sage.
((80?) cptetnficrmorgcn
J^S
eBel rur)et noc^ bte SBelt,
traiimen SBalb unb SStefen:
53alb ftel)ft bit, toenn berf ieter fattt,
blaiten ^immel unberfteltt,
^S^yetgjftc fficlt
rtiarmem @ofbe flte|en.
74
MORIKE 75
8t <r ift'3
grilling Iftfjt fein blaueS 93anb
SBteber flattern burdj bte Siifte;
iifie, ttiotilbefannte )iifte
tretfen a^nunggdoll bag anb.
S3etlrf;en traiimen fd;on,
SSoIten balbe fommen.
bon fern etn letfer ^arfenton!
, ia bit bt(f!
id bernommen!
ber
nodj fii^It ba 5tuge mtr,
)ort gefjet fd^on ber Sag fyerfiir
2ln metnem ^ammerfenfter.
@6 toiifjlet mein berftorter tun
^odg jtotfcfjen 3^cifeln fjer unb I)m 5
Unb fd^affct ^ac^tgefpenfter.
Sngfte, quale
3)td^ nidgt langer, metne eele!
^reu btdg! fd)on ftnb ba unb borten
iD^orgengtocfen toad) getoorben. xo
83 $>er ^euerreiter
___,-. ifyr am genfterlein
Sort bie rote jlftjifee toieber? c^--' ^
'~**j ^1^)^ _gg|^llgt nmfe e fein,
)enn er geijt fdon auf unb nteber.
10
A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
Unb oufjinmal toelcfj cnmftte
53ei ber SSriicfe., nod) bem gelb!
geKt:
^interm 53erg
53rennt c in ber
! ba fprengt er Tpj
bag Xor, ber geuerretter,
2luf bent r|ppejiblirren Jier, ^,
Site auf etner ^euerjgi&r. .^exA
Ouerfelbejn! S)urd^ Oualm unb
9Jennt er irfjon unb ift am
ien fd&aat e fort unb fort:
^internt 53erg
Srennt eg in ber
fo oft ben., roten
50?eitenh)eit don fertt gerod^en,
beg tjeiFgen ^reujeg pan
bic Iut be(prqc|en
bir rin bom
Sort ber geinb im ^)ottenjc5eln7
nabe ott ber (Seele bein!
^intertn S3erg
er in ber
tunbe !)tel^ eg
bie 50We^
oc^ ben fecfen Sveitergmann
manbon"ber tunbe nimmer.
MORIKE 77
- 33olf unb SBagen im etotif)Ie 35
n fyetm Don alt bem rau; X#-y^/
bag locflem
84. $a3 tocrlaffcnc SOlagblcin
riif), toann bie at)ne frafjn,
t)' bie ternlein berfcfitotnben,
ic^ am erbe fte^n,
geuer siinben.
@c()6n ift ber ^lammen
(8 fprmgen bie ^unfen;
3<^ fd)aue fo bretn,
3n Seib Der[unfen.
^interm S3erg
40
ber 3eit etn S^iitler fanb
,@iu jkrippe. famt ber
_ ber
Sfuf ber beinern 9)la|re^ (i^en.
geuerreiter, tote fo fiiljle 45
9?etteft bii in beinem rab!
in Sl[(eQb.
3)runten in ber Mfyle! 50
78 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
ba fommt eg mir,
10 reulofer $nabe,
SDafe id) bie 9?ad)t don bir
etraumet fyabe.
rane aiif rane bann
turret fyernieber:
is @o fommt ber ag fjeran
) QIUQ,' er tDteber!
85.
!" )u fiif)teft
eg fcetfjt, bieS'SBort ber
9Kit getroftem Slngeftd^t
@Q0tcft bu' unb leicfjtem
Sebe tool)!! 514 taufenbmal
>a&' ic^ mtr eg borgefprod^en,
tlnb in ntmmerfatter Oual
bag er$ bamtt gebrod^en!
SBte fieifet ^omg ^ingangg Xodjterlein?
tut fie benn ben gan^en
)a fie luofjl nid^t fpinnen unb naen mag?
Zut fifteen unb jagen.
MORIKE 79
> bafe id) bodj ifjr 3figer toaV!
$ifd)en unb $o.Qen freute mid) fef)r.
djtoeig ftifle, mein
Unb iiber eine fleine SBeiF,
9?of)traut, @d)o
o blent ber $nab' auf
3fn 3agertrad)t unb Ijat ein
5D?it ^o^traut ju iagen.
O bafe id; bod) ein ^onigsfolm h)ar'!
t, @d)on^of)traitt lieb' id) fo feljr. 15
[tilte, mein
fie ruljten am @id)enbaum,
ladjt (gd)on^o{)traut:
(ief)[t mid; an fo hmnniglid)?
SBenn bu bag erj I)aft r fiiffe mid)!" 20
2ld), erfdjraf ber ^nabe!
)od) benfet er: 9Kir ift'g beraimnt f ^n,
Unb fiiffet @c^6n=^of)traut auf ben 9Jhmb.
@d)h)etg ftille, mein
2)arauf fie ritten fd)it)eigenb ^eim, 25
9?of)traut, <Srf)6n=9?of)traut;
(gg jaud)jt ber ^nab* in feinem inn:
Unb tourbft bu I)eute ^aiferin,
fottf nid)t franfen!
taufenb SBIttttcr im SBalbe, tutfet! 30
@d)h)eig ftifle, mein
8O A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
Tj 5tuf cine Sompe
unberriicft, o fdjone ampe, fdjmucfeft bu,
Sin letc^ten $etten sierlirf) aufgefyangen f)ier,
5ie )ecfe beg nun faft toergefjnen ?u[t0emac6.
$hif betner toetfeen SD^armorfc^ale, beren 9?anb
!Der (Sfeufranj Don golbengriinem @rj umfli^t,
^lingt frofjlic^ eine $inberfd)ar ben ^tngelreiftn.
SSte reijenb alles! lad^enb unb em fanfter eift
Srnfte^ bod^ ergoffen urn bte ganje ^orm:
tunftgebtlb ber ed^ten Slrt. SBer acf)tet fein?
aber fdpbn ift, felig fc^eint eg in ifym felbft.
efcet
err, foMcfe, toag. bu^ njiltt,,
tn"A?tebe o^er ^efbeg !
bin dergnugt, baft beibeg
beinen $Knben quutt. *" L '
SSofleft mit $reiiben
Unb rt)onejLimtJki]ien>.r -t-
m^^$TK\^^) k '
!I)oc5 in^er 9JJitten
?icet * " W.wfc^Vj
89. ^cnf r t, o Gcclc
(Sin 3TcinnIein griinet loo,
SBer foeifs? int SSalbe,
MORIKE 8 1
n 9?ofenftraud), tt>er
3n toeldjem artert?
<ie finb erlefen fdjon
)enf eg, o eele!
2Iuf beinem rab j
llnb gu mad^fen.
ft)eiben
2luf ber SBicfe, 10
@ie fef)ren f>etm jur tabt
^n muntem priingen.
<Sie toerben -frfirttttngj^ get)n
9D7tt beiner Setdfye,
i)^ is
(gtfen log
id5 bitten
Ouellenbe, fc^toettenbe
33ott Don ic()tern unb ternen,
3n ben enrigen gernen,
age, n)a tft ba ertoarfjt?
in ber 33ru[t toirb beengt,
neigenbe^ Seben,
9?iefenf)aft fiiljle id)'^ toeben,
metne berbrangt.
ba naf)(t bu bid^ lei^,
10 SSie bem ^inbe bie 2lmme,
Unb urn bie bilrftige
^ie^ft ^ u ^ en fc^it^enben
2ftiitter lag im Xotenfc^rein,
le^tenmal gefc^miicft;
fptelt ba Heine $inb
ftaunenb (ie erblicft.
&2
HEBBEL 83
>ie SBIumenfron' im blonben
efattt ifym gar 311 fefyr,
>ie SBufenblumen, bunt unb flar,
3um traufj gereifyt, nodj met)r.
Unb fanft iinb fdjmeicfyelnb ruft eg aug:
,,)u Itebe Gutter, gib
Sftir etne 33Ium' au$ betnem traufe,
fo lieb."
Unb al bie Gutter e^ ntd^t tut,
3)a benft bag ^inb fiir fid^:
,,@te fd^Iaft, bod^ toenn fie auggeruljt, 15
<So tut [ie'g
^t fort, fo leif eg intmer faun,
Unb fd^Iiefet bie Jure fadjt
Unb laufdgt toon 3eit ju 3eit baron,
Ob Gutter nodg nic^t toadgt. 20
3Benn icp miclj abenbg entfleibe,
emad^fam, @tii(f fiir turf,
@o tragen bie miiben ebanfen
borh)Srtg ober guriicf.
3fcp benfe ber alten Sage,
)a gog bie Sautter ntidj
@ie legte mid^ ftill in bie
2)ie SSinbe brauften umg
84 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
$<$ benfe ber le^ten <5tunbe,
3)a tt)erben '3 bie ^adjbarn tun;
@ie fenfen micfj [till in bie Srbe,
S)a toerb' id) lange mini.
djliefjt nun ber @d)Iaf mein Sluge,
SSie traum' id^ oftmate bag:
(8 n)are ein^ toon beibem,
Sftur iDufet' id^ felber nid)t,
ie bn, fiber bie Sterne tocg,
9}?tt ber geleerten dgale
Sluffd^tocbft, urn fie am eh/ gen
Silig toieber gu fiiflen:
@inmal fd^aienfe fie nocf), o Itid,
(Sinmal, larfjelnbe ottin!
), ein einjiger Jropfen fya'ngt
Derloren am 9?anbe,
Unb ber eingige Jropfen geniigt,
10 (Sine f)immlifd)e @eele,
3)ie f)ier unten in comers erftarrt,
SSieber in SSonne ju lofen.
2Id)! fie toeint bir fiifeeren SDanf,
Site bie anberen alte,
is )ie bu gliicflid) unb reidj gemad^t;
Safe il)n fallen, ben ropfen!
HEBBEL 85
94.
befcimbfen
9lad)t fid) unb ag.
2Bte bag ju batnbfen,
2Bie bag ju 16'fen berntag!
)er mtcfj bebriidte,
bii fcfyon, c^merg?
beglucfte,
age, toaS rt)ar 'g boc^, mem
greube tote Summer,
giifjF ic^, gerrann,
5Iber ben glummer
fie letfe fyercm.
Unb tm (Sntfc^toeben,
empor,
mtr bag Seben 15
@anj tote etn ^lummerlteb bor.
95. $ unb bit
SKMr traumten toon etnanber
Unb ftnb baborf ertoad^t,
2Btr leben, urn img p Iteben,
Unb finfen gurtidf in bte
)u tratft aug metnem Xraume,
Slug betnem trat id^ tjerbor,
SStr fterben, toenn fid^ etneg
$m anbern gang berlor.
86 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
2luf etner Silie Bittern
,3n)ei rotofen, rein unb runb,
jferfljefeen, in ein unb rollen
|>inab in beg $eldjeg runb.
96. ommer&tfb
tf) (at) beg ommerg leijte 9?o(e ftefm,
@ie toar, alg ob fie bluten ftinne, rot;
a (prac^ icf) fc^auernb im S3oriiber0e^n:
,,@o rtiett im Seben i[t u nat)' am ob."
g regie fidj fein ^>aiic^ am ^eifeen Jag,
leife ftric^ etn toetfeer d^metterltng;
ob aud^ faiim bie ?uft fein
SBetoegte, fie empfanb eg unb berging.
97.
ift etn >erbfttag, lute ic^ !einen faf)!
S)ie ?uft ift ftill, al$ atmete man faum,
Unb bennoclj fallen, rafc^elnb, fern unb naf),
S)ie f^onften griic^te ab bon jebem 53aum.
O ftort fie nic^t, bie ^eier ber -ftatur!
ieg ift bie 2efe, bie fie felber ^alt,
)enn f)eute loft fid^ bon ben 3^8 ert nur /
bor bem milben trafjt ber onne fttHt.
HEBBEL 87
98. >er le^tc S3oum
@o tote bie @onne imtergeljt,
ibt '3 einen leljten 33cmm,
S)er toie inJOl
2tm fernften
t(t ein SBcmm unb lueiter ntc^tg,
SDodj benft man in ber
le^ten tt)iinberbaren
toirb auc^ fctn gebatfit.
2Iuf Qteid^e SBetfe benf ic^ beat,
bie 3u0enbt(i^ I0
u fjaltft mir if>ren leijten
giir atle 3eit^n feft.
(Bottfrteb Keller
^
99.) 5tn ba JBaterlonb
O mein >eimatlanb! D mein SSaterlanb!
$Bie fo innig, feiirig Iteb' idj bidj!
djimfte 9?of , ob jebe mir berbltd),
IDufteft noc^ an metnem dben <Stranb!
s Site tc^ arm, bocfj frol), frembeg Sanb burdfyftrtcf),
^omggglans tnit betnen ^Bergen rnafe,
2:f)ronenf litter batb o^ btr bergafe,
tear ba ber Settler ftolj auf
5tl td^ fern bir tear, o ^ebetta!
10 ftafjte mandjmal mic^ etn ttefe$,etb;
S)ocg tote fe^rte fdgnetl e fidg in
SBenn id) einen beiner <S6f)ne fa^l
> mein djineiserlanb, alt mein lit unb
SSann bereinft bie lefete tunbe fommt,
is Ob idj @d)lDad)er bir and) nidjts gefrommt,
toerfage mir ein fttHeS rab!
SBerf id) bon mir einft bieg mein taubgetoanb;
53eten h)iH id) bann %u @ott bem
,,?af(e ftraljten betnen fdjbnften tern
20 9lteber auf mein irbifd) S3atertanb!"
KELLER 89
100. SSmternadit
ein gliigelfdjlag ging burdj bie SSelt,
till unb blenbenb lag ber toeifje dmee.
ftidjt ein SBotflein tying am ternen^elt,
$eine SSelte fdjlug im ftarren @ee.
bcr Jtefe ftteg ber eebaum aitf, S
fetn SBipfel in bem (i gefror;
5In ben tften ftomm bie ffitr/ ^erauf, b--^^^^ ^; ^
coalite bur^ bag griine @i empor.
5Iuf bem biinnen Ia(e ftanb id) ba,
3)a bie (d)toarje iefe bon mir fd)ieb; 10
SDidjt id) unter meinen ^iifeen fat)
toeifee djontjeit, lieb um lieb.
2)?it erftidtem ^c^Tirner taftet fie
3ln ber fjarten )ecfe ^er unb t)in,
3d) toergeff ba6 bunfle Slntli^ nie, is
immer liegt eg mir im @inn.
S(6cnbKcb
3Iugen, meine Iteben ^enftertein,
ebt mir fdfion fo lange fjolben @d)ein,
?affet freunblid) 53ilb um 53ilb fyerein:
U)erbet ifr berbunfelt fein!
A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
fatten etnft bie miiben Siber gu,
Sofdjt ifyr cms, bann fjat bie eele 9?ulj';
Xaftenb ftreift fie ab bie
fid^ aud^ in ifyre finftre
gtoei ^iinflein fief)t fie glimmenb fteljn
10 SSie gttei terntein, innerlid^ ju fef)n,
53tg fie fdjtoanfen iinb bann auc^ bergetjn,
SSie bon eine^
nod) toanbF td^ auf bem 5lbenbfelb,
bem finfenben eftirn gefellt;
is Xrinft, o Witgen, toag bie SSimper Ijalt,
53on bem golbnen Uberflu^ ber SBelt!
Cfyeobor Storm
102. Cftoberlieb
)er ftebel ftetgt, eg fattt bag gaub;
(gdjenf ein ben SBein, ben fjolben!
SBir tootten ung ben grauen
fa bergolben!
Unb ge^t eg braufeen nod) fo toll,
Uncfyriftlid) ober d)riftlic^,
3ft boc^ bie SBelt, bte fc^one SBcIt,
o giinjlic^ unt)ern)ii(tltc^ !
Unb toimmert audf) einmal bag
tofe an unb lafe eg flingen! 10
SBtr rt)iffen'g bod), ein redjteg
3ft gar ntd^t wnpbrtngen.
97ebel ftetgt, eg fatlt bag Saub;
ein ben.SBetn, ben t)olben!
SBtr molten ung ben grauen Za& 15
23ergolben, ja bergolben!
ift eg >erbft; bod) tnarte nitr,
h)arte nur ein SBeiId)en!
SDer ^rii^ing fommt, ber ^immel ladjt,
@g ftef)t bie SBcIt in 33eild)en. 20
91
92 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
bfauen age bredjen an,
Unb efye fie derfliefeen,
SSir tDotlen [te, mein toarfrer
eniefjen, ia genie feen!
103.
23om >irmnel in bie ticfftcn JHtifte
(Sin milber tern fjernieberlac^t;
S3om Xannenftialbe [tetgen !l)ufte
Unb Ijaudjen burc^i bie SSinterliiftc,
Unb ferjenfjetle h)irb bie
i'[t Dag erj fo frof) erfdOrocfen,
ift bie liebe 2Beif)na^tseit!
fjore fernf)er Hirc^englocfen
Heblirf) fjeimatlirf) berlocfen
10 ^n ma'rc^enftilte ^eimlidjfeit.
Sin frommer 3^uber fjatt mid) hrieber,
5Inbetenb, ftaunenb mufe id) ftefm;
(S^ (inft auf meine Slugenliber
n golbner ^inbertraum fyernieber,
15 ^rf) Wr: ein SBunber ift
104. ommcrmtttag
ift e ftitt urn >of unb @rf}euer,
Unb in bcr 5D?ut)Ic ru^t ber tein;
S)cr S3trncnbaum mit blanfen Slattern
im <Sonnenfrf)ein,
STORM 93
)ie SBienen fummen fo berjd)Iafen;
Unb in ber offnen SBobenluf ,
SBcncbcIt Don bem uft beg >eue8,
3m grauen 9J6(fIein nicft ber
SDciiller fdjnardjt unb bag (^efittbe,
Unb nur bie od)ter toadjt im >aug;
S^te ladjet ftill unb gicfjt [id)
giirfidjttg bie ^antoffeln au.
@te get)t unb h)edt ben 9)?utterlmrfdjen,
STer faum ben f($n)eren 5lugen traut:
filffe mi<$, berltebter 3unge; 15
fauber, fauber, nid^t ju laut."
^/
105. $te Stobt
5Im grauen @tranb, am grauen 9)?eer
Unb feitab liegt bie tabt;
3^er 9lebel briidt bie 3)acOe
Unb burd) bie <2titte brauft ba3
(Stntonig um bie @tabt.
rauf^t fein SBalb, e/fd^Iag im
mit pattern (d)rei
fliegt in >erbftenacf)t tiorbei,
lm tranbe h)el)t bag ra.
t)a'ngt mein ganje6 ^crg an btr,
graue tabt am SOIeer;
9iut)t lac^elnb bod^ auf bit, auf bir,
u graue (gtabt am 3)?cer. 15
94 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
106. il&er btc etbe
liber bie >eibe pallet mein @d)ritt;
)umpf aug ber @rbe toanbert eg mit.
>erbft i(t gefommen, ^riifilmQ ift toeit
ab eg benn einmal feltge 3eit?
SBrauenbe 5^ebel getften imtfyer;
t[t bag ^Iraut itnb ber ^tmmel fo leer.
c {)ter nur ntc^t gegangen tm
?eben unb Siebe, h)ie flog eg Dorbet!
(et) fie nocf), iljr Bud^Iein in ber
jener 53anf bort an ber artentoanb
S3om piel ber anbem ^inber ftc^ entfernen;
@ie n>ute n)ot)I r eg mitfjte fie bag ?emen.
toar fie flug, nic^t fc^on; mir aber n)ar
blafe efid^td^en unb ifjr blonbeg ^>aar,
9#tr toar eg Iteb; aiig ber (Srinnrung 3)iifter
c^aut eg mid) an; hnr h)aren r^djt
fdfjmateg SBettdjen teilte fie mit mir,
10 Unb narf)teng SSang' an SSange fd)Iiefen totr;
n>ar fo fdjon!
aug jenen 3eiten, bie gefd^ieben.
STORM 95
(Sin Snbe fam; em ag, fie hmrbe franf
Unb lag im gieber biele SSodjen long;
(Sin Sftorgen bann, too (anft bie SSinbe gingen, is
)a ging (ie fyeim; eg bliif)ten bie tyringen.
)ie onne fd)ien; ic^ lief in f^elb t)inaiig
llnb toeinte laut; bann fam i<$ ftill nad)
SBol)I s^anjig 3at)t unb briiber finb bergangen
Sin hrie biel anbrem Ijat mein ^erj getjangen! 20
fyab' ic^ tjeute benn nad^ bit gebangt?
S3ift bu mir naf) unb f)aft nodj mlr tterlnngt?
SSillft bu, nite einft nad^ unfern J!inberfpteleu,
Wltin ^nabenfjaupt an beinem &ei:$n fiit)Ien?
108. (ine
Qimmvc brinnen iffg fo
^ranfe Uegt auf bent Ijeifeen
^ieber ^at er bie Sftadjt berbrac^t;
@ein ^ers ift miibe, fein Sluge bertoac^t.
laufdjt auf ber tunben rinnenben @anb;
t)alt bie Uljr in ber
@r gfi^It bie c^Iage, bie fie pirft,
Sr forfd^ct, tote ber SBeifer rilcft;
(Sg fragt ifm, ob er nodg leb' bietleicfyt,
SSenn ber SSeifer bie fcfytoarse 3)rei erreic^t.
g6 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
)ie 2Bartfrcm ftfcet gebutbig babet,
arrenb, big atteg boriiber jet. -
cfjon auf bem ^erjen briicft ifm ber Job;
Unb braufjen bammert bag Sftorgenrot.
15 2In bie ^enfter flettert ber $ritf)ItnggtaQ,
unb 536gel toerben
2)ic Srbe lac^t in SHebeSfcfjein,
^fingftglocfen laiiten bag SBratttfeft cut;
ingenbe S3urfdOen giefjn itberg
20 mein in bie bliifyenbe, flingenbe SBelt
Unb immer (titter aiirb eg brtn;
!Die Sltte trttt jum ^ranfen t)tn.
3)er f>at bie anbe gefattet bic^t;
@ie jiet)t tljm bag Safen iiberg efid^t.
25 2)ann ge^t fie fort. @tumm aiirb'g unb l
Unb brinnen toacfjt fetn 5tuge metjr.
109.
ag ift bie roffel, bie ba
^riit)ttng, ber mein ^>er^ betoegt.
We, bie ftc^ f)olb be^eigen,
eifter aug ber (Srbe fteigen.
eben fliefeet h)te ein Jraum
ift aite SBIume, 93Iatt nnb SBarnn.
STORM 97
110.
)ie finber fdjreien 23idat Ijod)!
$n bie blaue uft fjinetn;
)en grilling feijen fie auf ben f)ron.
3)er foil itjr ^ontg fein.
*****
2)ie ^inber Ijaben bte SBettdjen gepftildt,
5IIt, all, bte ba bliif)ten am
)er Sens tft ba; fie toolten tt)n feft
3n tt)ren ftetnen gauften tjaben.
111.
SCTCetne
anbem t(^ net)men jollt';
id) sittior befeffen,
>erj follt e bergeffen;
f)at eg nidjt geinotlt.
9)?eine Gutter flag' id) an,
<ie fjat nid)t toof)! getan;
fonft in (Sf)ren ftunbe,
tft e toorben iinbe.
fang' id) an?
^iir alt mein tolj itnb
etoonnen f)ab* id) Seib.
3ld), mar' bag nid)t gefd)e{jen,
Id), fonnf id) betteln gefjen
Uber bie braune eib'! 15
gS A BOOK or GERMAN LYRICS
$d) toetfj e3 tool)!, fein flagenb SBort
SBirb iiber betne Sippen gefyen;
S)odj h>a3 fo fonft betn 9)Junb derfdjlDeigt,
beine blaffe ^onb geftetjen.
S)te anb, an ber mem Sluge fjangt,
3eigt jenen feinen 3^9 ^ e ^
Unb bafe in fc^Iiimmerlofer
@ie lag aiif einem franfen
tnir bic 9fogen 6eibc
mir bie Sliigen betbe
ben Iteben >a'nben p!
bod^ aHc, toa3 id^ Ictbe,
Unter betner ^>anb jur
Unb tote leifc ftd^ ber
SSelF urn SSette fc^Iafen leget,
SBte ber lei^te d^Iag fic^ reget,
gittleft bu rnetn ganged
(Eonrab ^erbtnanb
Sieberfeclcn
$n ber Sftadfjt, bie bie SBfiume mit 93liiten becft,
SBarb id) Don fiifeen efpenftern erfdjredft,
(Sin 3Mg_en fdjtoang tm arten fid),
3)en td^ tnit Icifcm ^ufe befc^Ii^;
SBie jarter (SIfen Sfjor tm 9^tng
@in iDeifeer lebenbtgeF djtmmer gtng.
S)te d^emen_f)a6' id) fed befragt:
2Ber feib i^r/Iuftigc 2Be[en? agt!
,,3d) bin ein iffiolfc^en, gefptegelt tm @ce."
W 54 f>m cine 9?ett)e bon @tap[en im d^ncc."
,,3fd^ bin ein eufjer gen ^)immel empor!"
If 3fd^ bin ein e^eimntg, Qjejlii|tert tn O^r." W,
,,3(f) bin ein fromme3, geftorbneg tnb."
,,3d) bin ein ii^piaej SBIiimengeniinb " '
,,Unb bie bii tuafjlft, itnb ber'g befc^ieb 15-
Sie itnft ber tunbe, bie toirb ein Steb."
115.
mtr bie gia^tgeraufc&e, g^ufc, Qrt '^
S)ic cms Ojr beg <g(^lummerlo[en ftuten! '
@rft bag traute SSac^tgebelt ber ^iinbe,
3)ann ber abgesafytte dilag ber ttmbe,
99
IOO A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
en
)ann? 9Hd)tg toeiter alg ber ungetoiffe
eifterlaut ber ungebrodjnen title,
SSte bag Sltmen eineg iungen 33ufen$,
bag yfturmdn eineg tiefen 33runnen8,
bag @df)Iagen etneg bumpfen
SDann ber ungefjorte Xritt beg
116. 2>a3 tote
(gg fiat ben arten fic^ gum greunb gemat^t,
2)ann toelften er unb eg im ^erbfte fad^t,
)ie onne gtng, unb eg unb er entfd^Itef,
et)iillt in etne ecfe luei^ unb tief.
s 3e^t ift ber arten untierfefjng ertoad^t,
3)ie ^ieine [c^Iummert feft in ifjrer 9?act.
,,SSo ftecfft bu?" (ummt eg bort unb fummt eg f)ier.
!5)er gange arten fragt nad^ it>r, nad) tf)r.
3)ie blaue SBinbe flettert fd)Ianf empor
to Unb blicft ing aug: ,,^omm fjinterm djranf Ijerbor!
SSo birgft bu bid)? )u tuft bir'g (etbft gu Mb!
^a[t bu fur ein neueg ommerfleib?"
117. Stn patboot
Slug ber <Sd)iffgbanf mad)' id) meinen
(Snblid) rtrirb bie fjeifee time
O mie fiife erfattet mir bag
O n)ie h)eid) derftummen Suft unb @d)merg!
MEYER 101
liber mir beg 9?of)re3 fdjtoarser 3?aud)
SBiegt unb biegt (id) in be$ SBinbeg >aud).
n f)ier unb briibcn nrieber bort
ba$ S3oot an mandjcm fleinen ^ort:
53ci ber djiffstateme fargem @dein
teigt ein djattcn au unb ntemanb etn.
bcr teurcr nod), ber toadjt unb ftct)t!
ber SBinb, ber mir im ^>aare itiefjt!
@d)meq unb uft erleiben fanften Xob.
(Sincn @d)Iumm > rer tragt bag bun!Ie 33oot.
118. SSor bcr (Jrnte
5Im toolfenreinen ^immel getjt
S)ie blanfe idjel [d)b'n r
3m ^orne brunten toogt unb
Unb n)iif)It unb rau(d)t bcr ^ofjn.
@ie toanbert boiler S0?elobie
^>od)Uber burd) bag Sanb.
griif) morgen fd)n)ingt bte @d)nitt'rin fie
fonnenbrauner >anb.
119, ^>cr rijmtfrfje Srunncn
Sluffteigt ber @trat)I unb fattenb giefet
@r bofl ber SO'Jarmorfdiale 3?unb,
S)ie, fid) t)erfd)Ieiernb, iiberflie^t
3n einer
IO2 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
3>ie jtoette gibt, fie toirb $u retd),
2)er britten ttwttenb iljre glut,
Unb jebe nimmt unb gtbt
Unb ftromt unb rufjt.
ben Siiftcn fc^h)ettenbe6 ebrofjne,
bte 2:o
Self berljalkn, bte jum erften riefen,
elaute t)ebt fi<$ dug ben Xiefen.
5 roe |Jeere, nid^t em etnjter 9?ufer!
2Bof)ttaut flutet o^ne tranb unb lifer.
S3emet ben cfjrttt! Seme^t ben
2)te (Srbe btetbt noc5 lange Jung!
!5)ort faltt cm Horn, bag fttrbt unb ru!)t
ie 9W tft fufe. @ fiat eg gut.
ter etn6 ba burd) bte c^otte brtd^t.
@g fiat eg gut Oiifj tft bag Stdjt.
Unb fetneg fattt aug btefer SSelt
Unb iebeg fattt, ttne ' ott gefattt.
MEYER IO3
rfmitterlieb
SBir fdjnitten bie oaten, loir 33uben unb )irnen,
90?it nacfenben Airmen unb triefenben tirnen,
23on bonnernben bunflen enrittern bebrofjt
erettet bag $orn unb ntd&t einer, ber barbel
33on arbe 311 arbe
3(t 9?aum fiir ben Sob
SBie fdjtoellen bie ippen be Seben^ fo rot!
ttjronet if)r @d)onen aiif giilbenen
ftro^enben arben umflimmert bon
etne, bie barbe! SSir bringen bag 93rbt!
9?eigen! ,311^ Stcmje! Bur tofenben Siiinbe!
S3on 9Jhmbe an SDiitnbc
3ft SRaum fiir ben ob
fdjtoellen bie ^ippen beg Sebeng fo rot I
123. Sftarf) ctncm Sftieberlanber
SD^eifter matt ein Heineg jarteg 53ilb,
.Suriicfgeletjnt, befc|aut er'g liebedoll
@g pod^t. ,,^>erein." (Sin flamifc^er
einer brallen, aufgebonnerten
bor efunbfjeit faft bie SSange birft. 5
ie raufc^t bon @eibe, ftimmert bon efc^meib.
,,SBir fjaben'g eitig, lieber 9D?eifter. SBifet,
(gin toacfrer c^elm ftiefjtt tntr bag bd)terlein.
9^orgen ift ^o^^eit. Met tnir mein ^inb!"
rf< 3ur tunbe, ^err! 9^ur noc^ ben ^infelftridj!" 10
<Sie treten lufttg bor bie taffelet:
IO4 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
5tuf etnem blanfen $iffen fdjlummernb liegt
n feiner 3djenfopf. 3)er Sfteifter fefct
)eg SSIumenfranjeg tieffte $nofpe nod}
15 5luf bie berblidjne tint mit leister anb.
Jfla$ ber 9latur?" W 9tad& ber ^atur. 2Kcln ttnb.
eftern beerbigt. ^err, td^ bin gii 2)ienft."
134. dtngclcgtc 9ftuber
SO^etnc etngelegten 9?uber trtefen,
Xropfen fallen langfam in bie Xtefen.
, bag mid^ berbrofe! 9Hd)t3, bag mid^ freutc!
^iitberrtnnt ein fdjmersenlofeS ^>eute!
Unter mir ac^, aug bent SHdfjt berfc^tuunben
Xrftumen fd^on bie fdjimern meiner tunben.
ber blauen Jiefc ruft bag eftem:
inb im Sid^t nod^ mand^e meiner @(|tt)efteni?
125. @ttig jung ift nur bie onnc
fanben tneine d^ritte mein DergefeneS ^ugenbtal,
eine @o^te lag derobet, feine 53erge ftanben fa^I.
9)Mne 33aume, meine Xraume, nteine bitcfjenbunfetn C>ol)'n
iung ift nur bie @onne, fie attein ift etoig
5 )riiben bort in fd^ilf'gem runbe, "mo bie milbe ?ad^e liegt,
|>at ?u meiner ^ugenbftunbe fic^ lebenb'ge ^lut gertiegt,
bte ^peiben, burc^ bie SBetben ging ein toanbernb
(Slntg iung ift nur bie @onne, fie aHein ift ehitg fd^fin.
MEYER
126. SReqwem
S3ct ber SIbenbfonne SBcmbern
SSann ein )orf ben trotyl oerlor,
$Iagt (cm 2)unfel c ben anbern
bcrtraitten Stonen bor.
cm locflcin fiat ge[df)h3tcgen
Slitf bcr >olje big sutc^t.
bcgtnnt c ftrf) 31: irtegen,
metn ^tlt^berg la'iitct
(ttlle ruf)t tm ^afen
ttefe SBaffer bort,
)te 9?ubcr (inb entfc^Iafen,
)te d^tfftetn finb tm
oben in bcm ^[tfjer
)er tauen SOIatennadjt,
3)ort fegelt noc^ cin fpa'ter
^riebfert'ger $erge fac^t.
33arfe ftttt imb buttfet
tjin im ammcr(c^ei
Unb leifem terngefunM
Sim $immel imb tjinein.
IO6 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
128.
(Sr [teljt an ifyrem ^ful)! in Berber dual,
3)en jungen 33ufen nmfc er feud)en fefjn
(Sr ift em Stqt. @r nieife, fein trant @emaf)I
(Srblafjt, fobalb bie !>D?orgenfd)auer
s @te ^at gefrfjlummert: ,,Sieber, bn bet mtr?
9J?tr traumte, bafe id) auf ber Stipe mar,
SSie fd)6n mir traumte, bag er^ctfjf id) bir
3)u [cfjtcfft midj n>ieber f)in bag nad)(te
3)ort bor bem )orf bit rteifet ben moof'gen tein
@afe id) umljaftt don tauter ^erbgeton,
5ln mir boriiber jogen mit d^atmei^n
SDte erben nieber Don ben ommertjo^n.
fetiren atte Ijeut nad)
ift bie lei^te mofjl? ^ein, eine nod):
15 9tod) ein elaut flingt an unb ein flingt
enbet nid)t! a fam bag le^te bod)!
S0?id) iiberftutete bag Hbenbrot,
5)ie fatten bunfelten fo grun unb rein,
3)ie girnen brannten aug unb h>aren tot,
20 J)aruber gtomm ein leifer <Sternenfd)ein
2)u fyord)! ein todtein tttutet in ber <Sd)tud)t,
S3erirrt, berfpatet, manbert'g ol)ne 9?uf),
@in armeg lodtcin, bag bie ,!perbe (ud)t
5luftDad)t' id) bann, unb bei mir tt>are(t bu.'
MEYER 107
O bring mid) hneber auf bie lieben of)'n
@tc fjaben, fagft bu, mid) gefunb gemadjt . . .
)ort tear eg fd)on! )ort tear eg nmnbcrfd)on!
)ag IScflctn! Sieber! $orft bu'g? ute
139. 3)ie S3anf be^ SWtcn
bin einmal in einem 2al gegangen,
fern ber SSelt, bem ^>immel nafje tear,
bag elanbe feiner SSiefen flangen
enfen ringg ber ^eiten 9}?ai)b tm 3^
fdjritt burd) ewcS 3)6rfd)en ftitte affen. 5
Saut. S3or einer ftitte fafe altein
(Sin alter SOtann, tton feiner ^raft berlaffen,
Unb fd)aute feiernb auf ben girnefdjein.
3un)eilen, in bie ^anb gelegt bte time,
' id) ben ^)immel jeneg Jaleg blaun, 10
SO^iibcn fet) id) h)ieber auf bie girne,
nafjen, felig !Iaren girnen fd)aun.
' ift nur ein Xraum. 2Bof)I ift ber reis gcfdjteben
5Iug biefer onne ?id)t bon 3ai)rcn fdjtoer;
(Sr fd)Iummert h)ol)l in feine3 @rabeg ^ricben, 15
Unb feine S3anf ftefjt bor ber utte leer.
pulft mein eben feurig. 9Sie ben anbern
^ornmt rtitr ein Jag, ba mid) bie ^raft berrat;
^ann tottt id) langfam in bie 33erge itianbern
Unb fud)en, mo bte 23anf beg 5lltcn ftef)t. 30
Detleo von Ciliencron
130. $ie Sttufif fommt
^tingling, bumbum unb tfdn'ngbaba,
giefyt tm jtriumpt) ber ^erferfdjaf)?
Unb um bte (Scfe braufenb brtdjfg
2Bte Jubaton be SSeltgertdjtS,
33oran ber
S3rumbrurrt, bag grofee 53ombarbon,
5)ic piccolo, ber
tc Xtirfcntromtncl, ber
Unb bann ber erre ^auptmann.
)er ^auptmann na^t tnlt ftotjem @tnn.
2)ie c^uppenfettc unterm ^tnn,
>te c^arpe fd^nttrt ben fc^Ianfen eib,
eu! bag t[t fetn 3^tDertretb,
Unb bann bte >erren Seutnantg.
et Seutnantg, rofenrot unb braun,
S)ic ga^nc fc^u^en fie afe 3aun,
3)te ^af)ne fommt, ben ^>itt ntmnt ab,
)er bleiben treu n)tr big ang @rab!
Unb bann bie renabiere.
108
LILIENCRON ICX)
)er renabier im ftrammen 5ritt,
3n cfirttt iinb ritt unb ritt unb djritt,
ftampft unb brofmt iinb flappt unb flirrt,
unb $enfter flirrt,
Unb bann bte fletnen 9}?ab(^en. 25
!Dte S^abc^en alle, topf an
Singe blau iinb blonb ber B
Jiir unb 5tor unb >of unb
c^aut 2J?tne, Jrtne, tine au^,
Corbet ift bte 2J?ufife. 3
ing, tfdjtngtfd)tng unb
au ber $erne tont e
leife bumbumbumbum tfd^ing;
ba etn bunter @<$metterltng,
Jfd^tngtf^tng, bum, urn bte (Srfe? ss
131. ob in
elb, in ^orn unb
Stegt em olbat, unaufgefunben,
3rtet age fd^on, jnjet 5^ad5
(c^lDeren SSunben, unberbunben.
^urftiiberquatt unb ftebertotlb,
3m Jobecfampf ben $opf erfioben.
in letter Jraum, etn levies 33ilb,
@ein bred^enb 5luge fd)Iagt nacf) oben.
110 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
)ie en[c firrt tm Sfjrenfelb,
@r ftefyt (ein )orf im 2lrbeit3frteben,
2lbc, abe bit >cimattoelt
Unb beugt bag |>aupt, unb ift berfdjiebetu
Omnnerung
iiberfd^Iugcn
iefer SBunben rotes 33tut.
SBinbberrt)ef)te flange trugen
unb icgeSflut.
9?arf)t. (Sntfe^en iiberfpiilte
S)orf unb Sad^i in Sarm unb tilt.
B S33affcr! <J Unb bie anb serrtiutjlte
unb taub in 3)urftch)ut.
rabergraber. riiftc.
cm letter Itemjug.
SSett^er, aittternb, burc^ bic Sttftc
53rau(t unb grauft ein eierflug.
133. SScr rtci^ rtio
(@d&Ia<$t bei ^olin, 18. ^uni 1757.)
5Iuf 33Iut unb Seic^en, <djutt unb Oualm,
5luf ro^erftampften ommerfjalm
!Dic onne fd^ien.
LILIENCRON III
( fan! bie ftad&t. SDtc djlad&t tft au,
Unb manner fcfyrte nidjt nadj >aii8 s
(gtnft bon $olin.
(Sin ^unfer and), em $nabe nodj,
S)er ^eut bag erfte ^3ulber roc^,
(Sr nmfete baf)in.
SBte fiod^ er auari bte gafjne fdgloang, 10
3)er 2ob in feinen 2lrm tfjn
(Sr mufete ba^in.
nafie lag etn frommeg
ftets bet ^unfer bet ftd^ trug
2Im Segenfnauf. 15
Sin renabier bon 33ebern fanb
en fleinen erbbefc^mu^ten 33anb
Unb ^ob tfjn auf.
llnb bradgte fjeim mil fognettem
S3ater biefen le^ten ru^, 20
flang nidgt frot).
2)ann fd^rieb Ijinein bie ^ttterfianb:
,,f oltn. 9JMn @of)n berfc^arrt int @anb
SSer meife nio."
Unb ber gefungen biefeS Sieb, 25
Unb ber eg Heft, int eben jiefjt
frifd^ unb fro^.
etnft bin idg, nnb bift aitdo bit,
SSerfd^arrt int @anb, jur elrigen ^u^,
SBer toeife IDO. 3
112 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
134. Sommcrnorijt
2tn feme 93erge fdjtug bie )onnerfeulen
(gin raftf) fcerraufdjteS 9?adjmittaggetoitter.
$)ie 33auern ^ogen tietm auf miiben a'ulen,
Unb fingenb fetjrten 2Bin$erbolf unb dmitter.
2luf alien 3)ac^ern qualmten blaue aulen
eniigfam {jimmelan, ein Iiiftig liter.
3^un tft eg ^adjt, eg geiftern fd)on bie (Sulen,
(Sinfam aug einer Saiibe flingt bie
135. Reiner Gutter
SBie oft fa^ ic^ bie Maffen anbe na'fjen,
@in tiitf fiir mid^ niie liebefcofl bit forgteft!
$<$ \afy ^um >immel beine 5lugen ftelien,
(Sin SSunfdj fiir mtd^ toie liebeboll bit forgteft!
Unb an mein 33ett famft bit mit leifen Stfyn,
@in <Sd^u^ fiir mid) tote forgenbott bit tjordjteftt
Sfingft fd)on bein rab bie SBinbe iibertoet)en,
Sin ritfj fiir mid) toie liebeboft bu forgteft!
136. SBtegcttttcb
SSor ber Siire f^Ittft ber 93aum,
!Durd) ben arten jie^t ein Xraum.
?angfam fc^totmmt ber SftonbeSfafjn,
Unb im @d)Iafe fraf)t ber ,!paljn.
@rf)Iaf, mein SSoIfc^en, fd&laf,
LILIENCRON 113
djtaf, mein SBuIff. 3n footer tunb
$iiff id) beinen roten Sftunb.
trecf bein fletneS bicfeS 33ein,
tefyt nod) nid)t auf SSejj unb tein.
@rf)tof, mein SSoIf^en, frfilaf. 10
@d)faf, mein SJBuIff. (g lommt bie .Sett,
9fegen rinnt, eg ftiirmt unb fd^neit.
?eb[t in atemlofer ^>aft,
^atteft gerne d^Iaf unb 9toft.
mein SBotfogen, fdjlaf. 15
SSor ber Xiire ftefjt ber 53aum,
2)urd5 ben arten jie^t ein
?ang[am fdjanmmt ber
Unb im <d)Iafe frfttjt ber ^at)n.
@d)Iaf, mein SBoIfdjen, fdjlof. 20
137. S3iererug
5Sorne bier nicfenbe
57eben mir $md blonbe
>inten ber room mit tnid^tigen SDttenen,
5tn ben 9?abern ebett.
Sn ben 2)orfern toinbftitten ?eben6 eniige,
5luf ben gelbem fleifeige paten unb
Stlle bag Don ber <Sonne befd^ienen
@o fjett, fo fieH.
114 A BOOK OF GERMAN LYRICS
138. @rf)bne Sunitogc
9ftitternad)t, Me ttrten laufdjen,
gtufterttort unb Stebegfufj,
SBtS ber le^te $Iang berfhmgen,
SBeil nun afteS fdjlafen miifj -
ftngt etne
onnengriiner 9?ofengarten,
onnenireifee tromeSftut,
@onnen[ttl(er 9}?orgenfrtebe,
3)er aiif S3aum iinb 33eeten rufyt
10 glufoiibertoartg fingt etne 9^acf)ttgaE.
trafjentreiben, fern, berinorren,
9J?ann imb SSettelfinb,
Xaufenbfaltig Seben rtnnt
15 gtufeuberluarts fingt eine
Sangfam grant ber 5lbenb nieber,
SWtlbe totrb bte fjarte SBcIt,
Unb bag erj madjt fetnen
Unb sum $tnbe niirb ber
glufjiibertocirts fingt etne
A WORD TO THE READER
Verse must be read aloud. Rhyme, rhythm, alliteration,
assonance, vowel coloring, the effect of enjambement, to name
only the more obvious phenomena, appeal solely to the ear.
Looking at a page of verse is like looking at a page of music.
Unless the symbols are translated into sound values, the effect
is blank. A skilled musician is able to translate the printed notes
to the inner sense, but even he will prefer to hear the music
and will always consider this the final test. Thus it is also with
verse : it must be read aloud. Lyric verse is best read in privacy
or in a small congenial group. When the humdrum noise and
the humdrum cares of the world have vanished, then the mo-
ment has come when one may steep one's soul in lyric beauty.
One never tires of a really great lyric : like a true friend, a longer
acquaintance adds only new delight.
And why read lyric poetry at all? Some people ask that ques-
tion, and for them the case may be hopeless. If the lyric sense
is utterly lacking, then it is their sad lot to live in the desert
of the practical world. Art is not for them: neither music nor
poetry nor painting nor sculpture nor architecture; for some-
thing of the lyric impulse lives in all of these. But many ask
that question who some day will see, and for them I must at-
tempt a brief answer. All literature is an interpretation of life,
and the better one understands life the better one understands
literature, and vice versa. Lyric poetry is the most direct in-
terpretation of life, because here the poet reveals his innermost
self directly. We strive to enrich our intellectual power by
reliving the thought of Plato and of Kant. Why not enrich our
emotional life and our whole being by reliving the world of
Goethe or Shelley? The poets have lived for us, and the pure
essence of their life we can make our own in their lyric verse.
n6 NOTES
ELEMENTS OF VERSIFICATION
RHYTHM. While in Greek and Latin it depends on quantity,
i.e., length of the syllables, in German as in English it depends
on stress, that is, accent. The smallest rhythmical unit is called
a foot and corresponds to a measure in music with the exception
that the accent need not be on the first syllable. A verse con-
sists of two or more feet (verses with only a single foot are
rare) and may end either with an accented syllable (masculine
ending) or with an unaccented (feminine ending). Especially
within longer verses there often occurs a slight rest or break,
called caesura. Designating the accented syllable by and
the unaccented by x, the more common feet with their
Graeco-Roman names may be represented thus:
Iambus, X
Trochee, x
Dactyl, x X
Anapaest, x X .
This terminology is, however, of little avail in the German
33olf$lteb, that is the simple folksong, and in that large body
of German verse which is patterned after it. Here the basic
principle is the number of accented yllables. The number
of unaccented syllables varies. A measure (i.e., a foot) may
have either one or two unaccented syllables, in the real Volkslied
often three. (A measure without an unaccented syllable, so
common in older verse, is but rarely met with to-day; see 84, 7.)
Goethe's more popular ballads as rlfontg or ber Sontg in f)ule
offer good examples of this freer technique. Above all, however,
Heine made use of this principle, while Platen, whom later
German verse tends to follow in this respect (e.g., Meyer and
Liliencron), espoused the strict classic ideal. 1
RHYME. When two or more words correspond from their
accented vowel on, they are said to rhyme: ^{Jferbe (rbe.
The rhyming syllable must carry at least a secondary accent:
1 Exceptions are only apparent, as in 68, 7. ' Platen followed
the rules of Graeco-Roman prosody, where a long syllable
could be substituted for two short syllables.
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,3ett. Rhymes of one syllable are called masculine,
of two syllables feminine. According to their degree of per-
fection rhymes are classified as pure and impure. Thus geborcn
gefdjlDoren, befteflt SSklt are pure, gefefjn fdion, fieriffen
giifjen, ?teb Gkmiit, fprad) emad), SBiefen fliefjen are im-
pure. Impure rhymes are not of necessity poor, but may be
used to enhance the musical effects of a poem. Heine was a
master in this respect. The modern school, however, tends to
avoid impure rhymes.
Rhymes within a verse are called internal rhymes.
ALLITERATION two or more accented syllables beginning with
the same consonant or with a vowel: 3$on toetjjen SBolfcn umltjogt,
69, 2 is used to enhance the rhythmic-melodic character of
a poem, as is also assonance the agreement of vowels in two
or more accented syllables, 36. Often assonance is practically
a form of impure rhyme, rimbe berfdjttmrtben, 41, -ipimmel-
dimmer, 44.
STANZA a union of two or more verses. In a stanza itself
the individual verses may either stand apart or two or more
verses may form larger units. Thus the structure of the various
stanzas may be made to differentiate and the rhythmic-melodic
character of the poem be thereby modified (44 and 56 and notes).
Similarly, stanzas may form larger units (2). If the end of a
verse breaks into a syntactic unit, we have what is called an
enjambement. This tends to put a special stress on the last
word. Notice for example the onomatopoetic effect in 13, 7
and 8:
SluS betn befoegten SBaf[er raufd)t
@in feud)tc6 SSeib f>eror.
REFRAIN. This is a repetition of one or more verses, either
exactly repeated or slightly modified, at the end of a stanza
or less frequently at another fixed place (4, 10, 34). Aside from
its rhythmic-melodic effect the refrain helps to center the atten-
tion on a certain idea or motif.
STANZA AND VERSE FORMS. Only a few need any special
discussion.
i. Blank Verse. This is the verse of Shakspere and wag
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introduced into Germany from England. It is an unrhymed
iambic verse of five feet (19).
2. F-reie Rhythmen. An unrhymed verse that does not follow
any fixed form; the rhythm may vary even within the verse.
The number of accented syllables usually does not exceed
four (15, 16 and 59).
3. The Rhymed Couplet (trierfjebtge 9?eitnpaare) was introduced
from the SSolMieb. The verse ending is always masculine.
Best adapted to a^rapidly progressing action, every stanza" marks
a forward step, portrays~ariT5\r-scen- (28, 29, 74).
4. The Sonnet, an Italian verse form, is composed of fourteen
iambic lines of five feet each. -^T-lie-jrhyme for the first eight
lines, called the octave, is always^ftiiooiio^ for the last six, called
the sestette, the rhyme may be cdcdcd, ccdccd, or cdecde (69 and 77).
5. The jSiziliane, likewise Italian, consists of eight iambic lines
of .five feet eachTThe rhyme being abababab (135 and 136).
6. The Modified Nibelungen Stanza, an adaptation of the
stanza of the Nibelungenlied introduced by Uhland, is a stanza
of four verses rhyming in couplets; each verse has six accented
syllables with a fixed pause as indicated below in the scansion
of the first two lines of 32:
X X X X | |X X X
X X XX X | |'X X X
Each line is in reality composed of two verses and thus we
have here the form so commonly used by Heine (48, 49, 50,
51, 52 and others). Each verse has in reality four measures,
the last measure being taken up by a pause:
(8 ftanb in at ten 3" ten | | ein djlof? fo fyocf) unb l)ef)r.
x x x--xi x x x *n
In music these pauses may be taken up in whole or in part
by lengthening the preceding notes (to some extent this holds true
in reading, adding to the effect of the enjambement). )te
Sorelei offers a good example:
NOTES
119
/
3fdj toeife nidjt, toa foil e be * beu = ten, bafe
\
t<f) fo trau=ria bin; em 2ttar=rf)en au8 al * ten
* ten, bag fommt mir nidgt aug bent inn.
?uft ift fii^I unb eS bun = felt, unb ru * Ijig fliefet ber $R^ein; ber
N
ip=fel beg S3er= gee fun = felt im SI = benb= fon^nen = fdjein.
NOTES
GOETHE
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the world's greatest lyric
genius, was born August 28, 1749, in Frankfurt am Main. In
his being there were happily blended his mother's joyous fancy
and the sterner traits of his father. Thus a rich imagination,
a wealth of feeling, and the power of poetic expression went
hand in hand with an indomitable will. In the spring of 1770
the young poet went to Strassburg to complete his law course.
There Herder happened to be, even then a famed critic and
scholar, and he aroused in Goethe a love and understanding of
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what was really great and genuine in literature: especially
Homer, the Bible, Shakspere, and the 23olf3(ieb i.e., the simple
folksong. In the fall of the year Goethe met 'Friederike Brion
in the parsonage at Sesenheim, a village near Strassburg. Now
Herder's teaching bore fruit in an outburst of real song (1, 2
and 4). The influence of the SSoIfSlieb is clearly discernible
in the unaffected naturalness, spontaneity, and simplicity of
these lyrics. Thus ba 4?eibenro3lein, which symbolizes the tragic
close of the sweet idyll of Sesenheim, is to all intents and pur-
poses a SBoIMieb.
The following years, spent for the most part in Frankfurt,
were the period of turm unb 3)rang (Storm and Stress) in the
poet's life and work. His love for Lili Schonemann, a rich
banker's daughter and society belle of Frankfurt, only heightened
this unrest (3). In the fall of 1775 the young duke Karl August
called Goethe to Weimar. Under the influence of Frau von
Stein, a woman of rare culture, Goethe developed to calm
maturity. Compare the first SSanbererS ^cuijtlteb (written Feb-
ruary 1776), a passionate prayer for peace, and the second
(written September 1780), the embodiment of that peace at-
tained. Even more important in this development is the fact
that Goethe, in assuming his many official positions in the
little dukedom, entered voluntarily a circle of everyday duties
(7 and 8). Thus the heaven-storming Titan, as Goethe reveals
himself in his Prometheus, learns to respect and revere the natural
limitations of mortality (16 and especially 16).
As Goethe matured, his affinity for classic antiquity became
more marked, and a consuming desire impelled him to spend two
years in Italy (1786-1788). The rest of his years Goethe spent in
Weimar, his life enriched above all else by his friendship with
Schiller. In this second Weimar period Goethe reached the acme
of his powers. Even his declining years, although marked by
loneliness and bringing him a full measure of grief (his wife,
Christiane Vulpius, whom he had met shortly after his return
from Italy, died in 1816, followed in 1830 by his only son), ex-
emplified that earnest striving so characteristic of Goethe. A
serene optimism, a deep love of life, was his to the very last.
To this ba8 Sieb bed tirmer3, written May 1831, bears eloquent
NOTES 121
witness. A ripe mellowness seems to blend here with the joyous
spirit of youth. Goethe died March 22, 1832.
1. A visit to Sesenheim is the experience that called forth
this poem. (Compare Goethe's first letter to Friederike, Oc-
tober 15, 1770.) Notice how all nature is personified and assumes
human attributes. In the opening stanzas impetuous haste is
stirring, the first two lines have a marked rising rhythm. No-
tice the quieting effect of the metrical inversion at the beginning
of 17, 18, and 19 and of the break in 25 after ad) and how the
whole poem ends with a note of deep joy.
15, 16. tt)drf)c3, roeWjc = -what.
21. rofcnfarbne3 ^fiifjling^rocttcr, the roseate hues of spring-
time.
29. (Jrbctt, old dative singular.
2. Notice that the second and third stanzas are joined as
also the last three. The exuberant fullness of joy creates its
own form and overleaps the confines of a single stanza.
3 J Written June 1775 in Switzerland on Lake Zurich. Goethe
haa gone there to escape the unrest into which his love for
Lili Schonemann had thrown him. The poem opens with a
shout of exultation, i and 2; note the inversion XX X
dug' tcfj auS freter SBett. The rising rhythm of the following
lines clearly depicts the movement of rapid rowing. Stanza 2
changes to a falling rhythm; as pictures of the past rise up, the
rowing ceases. Stanza 3 depicts a more quiet forward movement;
notice the effect of the dactyls in the even lines.
15. trtltfen, metaphorically for envelop, cause to disappear.
e refrain, so common in the 33olf8lteb does not only en-
hance the melody of the poem, but centers the entire attention
on bu 3Jo3leirt and retards the quick dramatic movement of the
narrative, which latter is heightened by the omission of the
article and the frequent inversion of the verb.
2. eiben, old dative.
3. murflcnfcfjon, the rose has all the fresh pure beauty of the
early morning.
1 8, $Qc() uttb 9frf|, cry of pain, piteous outcry.
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6. For this and the following poem compare Longfellow's
translation.
6. din flletd|c, i.e., another SBanbererS 9tadjtfteb. This poem
has been justly called bie $rone alter ?ljrif, the acme of all lyric
poetry, because of its simple, perfect beauty.
8. rinnerung, reminder.
9. Written in 1813 in memory of the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the day when the poet had first met Christiane Vulpius.
Its never failing charm lies in its utter simplicity, its @elbft=
berftanbltdjfett, and in this one respect it may well be compared
to Wordsworth's Lucy (" She dwelt among the untrodden
ways ").
i and 2. 3-iir ftdj (i.e., bor fid)) fyingeljen, to saunter along, to
walk along without any special purpose.
10. Mignon, a fascinating character in Goethe's novel
Sftetfter, a strange premature child, expresses in this song her
longing for her Italian land. In succinct pictures there arise
before us her native land, her ancestral home and the way
thither. The very soul of this poem is longing, culminating with
ever increasing intensity in the refrain. Note the vivid concrete-
ness of the verbs and the noble simplicity of the adjectives;
the vowels, especially in 2.
13. SBolfenfteg, bridge that hangs on clouds (Carlyle).
16. ftitrst, plunges down, i.e., descends precipitously.
11. The ^arfenfpieler has, without knowing it, married his
own sister. Mignon is the child of this union. In this song he
pours forth his despair and the torments of his conscience.
12. Thule is a mythical land of the far North.
3. fter&enb modifies SBufjte.
his eyes overflowed with tears.
fo oft, as often as.
. jitfllcicf), i.e., with his other possessions.
ttltf, translate in. Why cmf?
22. Note the descriptive effect of the enjambement to-
gefFer with the internal rhyme.
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23. His eyes closed (in death). titen ftnfen = fanfen, X&ttn
is an older preterite indicative.
13. The poem embodies the lure of the water. This motif
is clearly expressed in i and is repeated in 25. In 9, 13, 29
and 31 metrically the same motif recurs. Compare 9 and 29:
the speech becomes song and the lure of the nymph's song draws
the fisherman down.
to his very heart.
\e flood swells up and divides (as the body emerges from
itfT^Note effect of the inversion x X X .
13. $ifd)lein, dative. 9JHr ift = / feel.
1 6. erft, now for the first time.
19. UJeflcnatmenb. The word pictures graphically the rise and
fall of the sun's image in the waves.
io. boppclt fd)bner = boppelt fcfjon.
22. a3 feucf)tt>crttarte SBIau, The azure of the sky transfigured
in the water.
30. Then he was doomed. Compare the expression: "he is
done for."
is a corruption of (Stbfontg, i.e., the king of the
Notice the difference in the speeches of the three char-
acters: the calm assuaging tone of the father, whose senses seem
dead to the supernatural; the luring song of the (Srlfonig, that
changes abruptly to an impetuous demand; the ever increas-
ing terror of the child till its fear is imparted to the father.
The child's speech is driven relentlessly forward by terror;
notice the effect of the inversion in 22 and 28: XX , etc.
19. fiiljren ben nacfytlicfyen 'Jietfyn, dance the nightly round.
20. and rock thee and dance thee and sing thce to sleep.
28. Erlking has done me grievous woe.
16. Suggested by the Staubbach, a cascade near Lauterbrun-
nen in Switzerland (October 1779). The poem compares human
life in its various aspects to a stream. Notice in this connection
how the rhythm varies from stanza to stanza.
12. 9Botfenrt)cKcn, cloudlike waves.
24. Ijtn, along.
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26. tociben, let graze or feast, i.e., mirror.
30. mifd)t ttom ritnb au3, stirs from the very bottom.
16. Willing surrender, contented submission to the will of
the Highest is the keynote of this poem.
xi. childlike thrills of awe.
\jlo, 41. ifyreS SafeinS. 3fre8 refers to efcftfedfjter. To make
it refer to 6tter (and adopting the variant reading fie [i.e., otter]]
instead of fief)) makes an impossible metaphor, since the picture
of a chain with its links cannot describe the eternal and change-
less life of the gods, but only human life, generation following
generation as link on link in a chain. Compare 31, where Goethe
has used SBelten with the same purport.
17. Although a part of $auft, this poem is none the less a
confession of Goethe himself. Over eighty years old, the poet
surveys life as a watchman from his high tower, lets his gaze once
more wander over the world, when evening comes, and lo, all
is good.
ii, 12. And as all things have pleased me, I am pleased with
myself, i.e., the sum total of my life is good.
SCHILLER
Friedrich Schiller was born in Marbach, Wurttemberg, No-
vember 10, 1759. His short life was one great heroic struggle.
His first inclination was to study for the ministry, but the
rigorous and arbitrary discipline of the Duke Karl Eugen, whose
school the boy as the son of an officer had to enter, considered
neither aptitude nor desire, and thus Schiller had to study medi-
cine and become an army surgeon. That he might shape his
own destiny he fled from Wurttemberg in 1782. The following
years, in which Schiller gradually gained the recognition he
deserved, were a bitter battle against poverty; and when in 1789
he had been made professor of history in Jena, only two years
passed before illness forced him to resign. At that moment
generous friends came to his aid, and from now on Schiller could
live for his ideals.
As he had mastered the field of history, he now for years
put his entire energy into the study of philosophy to round out
NOTES t2
his SBeltanfdjauung (his view of life) and his personality. Even
as he worked, he knew that his years were numbered, but his
indomitable will forced the weak body to do its bidding, and
the best of Schiller's dramas, the greatest of his philosophical
poems, were written in these years of illness. Thus Schiller
proved himself the master of his fate, the captain of his soul.
Only a few weeks before his death he wrote to Wilhelm von
Humboldt, Sim (Snbe finb hrir borf) beibe Sbeah'ften unb toiirben
un3 fdjttmen, unS nacfyfagen gu laffen, bafj bte Singe uttS formten unb
hrir ntcfjt bic )inge." (" After all both of us are idealists and
would be ashamed to have it reported of us that the things
fashioned us and not we the things.") There was in Schiller,
as Goethe said, etn 3^8 T"*ii) bent >of)eren, a trend toward higher
things. Schiller died in Weimar, May 9, 1805.
As a poet Schiller is in many respects the exact counterpart
of Goethe. The latter's lyric verse is the direct result of his
everyday experience; his real domain is the simple lyric, bag
Steb. Schiller, however, confessed that lyric poetry in the
narrower sense was not his province, but his exile. Hardly ever
did an everyday experience move him to song, and he is at his
best in the realm of philosophic poetry, where he has no equal.
This philosophic tendency predominates even in his ballads, which
are often the embodiment of a philosophical or ethical idea.
While they lack the subtle lyrical atmosphere of Goethe's, they
are distinguished by rhetorical vigor and dramatic life. Their
very structure is dramatic, as an analysis of 18 and 19 will
show.
18. Ibykus, a Greek lyric poet of the sixth century B.C., born
in Rhegium, a city in Southern Italy.
i. The Isthmian Games were celebrated every two years on
the Isthmus of Corinth in honor of Poseidon (Neptune), god of
the sea.
6. Apollo, the god of song, archery and the sun (hence also
called Helios, 71).
10. ?lfrofortntf|, the citadel of Corinth, situated on a moun-
tain above the city.
n. The pine was sacred to Poseidon. A wreath of pine was
the award of victory in the games (54).
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23. bcr aftttdje. Zeus, to whom hospitality was sacred.
61. 5J5rt)tone, m. -en, prytanis, the chief magistrate.
82. syiiljuc, here used for the tiers of seats for the spectators.
Compare @d)augerufte, 95.
91. Kefrop^ tabt = Athens. Kekrops, the legendary
founder of the state of Athens. lult3, a harbor in Boeotia.
92. S|3f)oft3, territory in Greece to the west of Boeotia.
103. JRiefenmafe. Since the Greek actors wore buskins and
a long mask, the gigantic stature of the chorus is in itself no
indubitable proof of the supernatural origin of this chorus.
Thus the spectators are unable to decide, whether they actually
see the Eumemdes or only a chorus impersonating them. This
is the meaning of 145 and 146. This doubt yields to certainty
as the action progresses (170 ff.).
117. sense beguiling, heart deluding.
118. (Srtnntyen or Summiben, Eumenides, are the avenging
goddesses of Greek mythology, the Furies.
150. weaves the dark entangled net of fate.
173. flcrorfjcn, common form is geradjt.
182. bic Sjenc = Greek o-foj^, the stage.
19. The problem of the limitation of human knowledge and
of the human mind, already touched upon in Genesis 2, 17,
had been brought into prominence in Schiller's time by the
philosopher Kant. He had denned the limitations of the human
mind: we can have no real knowledge of things themselves,
but can know only the impressions that things make on our
senses; furthermore our knowledge is limited to the finite, we
have no knowledge of the Infinite, the Absolute. Schiller, not
satisfied with the mere fact, in this poem expresses the convic-
tion that there must be an ethical reason for this necessity, a
reason that is beyond our ken. Compare also the beautiful
words of Lessing: 9Hcf)t bte SBaftrfjett, in beren S3efi^ irgenb em
Sftenfdj iff, ober ju fein bermetnet, fonbern bte aufrtdjtige 9ttiifie, bte
er angetnanbt fyat, fnnter bte SBafjrfyett ju fontmcn, nta<f)t ben SSert be8
aftenfdjen. )enn ntc^t burdj ben 33eft& fonbern burdfj bte ^acfjforfc&ung
ber SBafyrfyett ertoettern ftcf) feine $rfifte, foortn alletn feme imrrter
ttmcfjfenbe S3ollfommen!)ett befte&et. 3>r SBeftij ma<f)t rii^tg, trttge,
ftol|.
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SBenn ott in feiner SRedjten allc SBafyrfyeit, unb in feincr Sinfen
ben einjigen ttnmer regen rieb nacf) SBafyrfyeit, obfcfjon mit bem
^ufalje, mid) tmmer unb ciuig ju irren, berfrf)loffen fjielte, unb fpriidje
ju tnir: n>af)Ie! Qd) fide ifjm mit SDemut in feine Sinfe itnb fagte:
5?atcr, gib! bie reine SBafyrfyeit ift Ja bod) nur fiir bid) allein! "
city in ancient Egypt, seat of a famous shrine to Isis.
b, Sgtjptcn = Egypt.
6. Jptcropfyant, tepo^ai/TT/s (literally, the interpreter of the
holy), hicrophant, a priest, the teacher of religious mysteries.
61. a thrill of heat and cold surges through his frame.
64. $n fctncm ^nncrn, in his heart or -within him.
65. ben SlUljcUigcn, the most holy (God). 2111 here has an intensi-
fying meaning.
81. SBor bafjin, was gone.
UHLAND
Ludwig Uhland was born April 26, 1787, in Tubingen, where
his father and both his grandfathers had been connected with
the University. Uhland took up the profession of law, but his
heart's desire led him to the study of the older German poetry
and folklore, and from 1830 to 1832 he occupied the chair of
German Literature in Tubingen. He also took an active part
in the political life of his time in the interest of liberal tendencies
and a united Germany. He died in Tubingen, November 13,
1862. His poetry is for the most part a product of his earlier
years. Reserved and retiring to a fault, Uhland in his lyrics but
rarely gives us directly his own emotional life, preferring to let
the shepherd, the soldier, the mountain lad speak. The type of
the simple folksong predominates, and from the 23olf$Iteb Uhland
introduced into modern verse the modified Nibelungen stanza
and the rhymed couplet. In his ballads Uhland prefers older
historical subjects, as in aillefer, that rarest jewel among his
ballads; or at least uses an historic setting, as in the more popu-
lar 3)e8 angers gludj.
21. 6. SftutterfjauS, i.e., source.
1 8. rilfe 511, call to them.
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22. Notice how the first line, giving the situation, is repeated
at the close of the poem and thus frames the picture.
6. Sweet thrills of awe, mysterious stirring.
23. 12. etnmal, sometime.
24. 7. fid) inS g-db madjen, to start out into the field. Compare
fid) auf ben 28eg madden, to start out.
26. 67. mtt jebem ag, compare English, with every passing
day.
27. 3. in freter $anb, with free, i.e., unsupported, hand.
4. erfanb = fanb.
8. fofl gefyolfen fein, it shall be remedied.
29. i. ;>ogcn . . . h)0f)I, render did journey.
2. bet, at the house of; bet einer grail SBirttn, at the inn of mine
hostess.
3. fyat Sie, third person singular as formal direct address
(obsolete).
13. becfte ben rfjteter gu, covered her face with the veil.
14. bau, while doing this.
17. fyub, archaic for f)ob.
1 8. on, archaic for auf.
30. 2. nit, dialectal for nidf)t.
5. in gletdjcm rfjrttt itnb Ztitt, keeping step.
6. fam gefiogen, came flying; fommen is construed with the
past participle.
8. Impersonal construction best rendered by the passive.
31. ainefer, i.e., iron cutter.
Duke William of Normandy defeated the English under
Harold at Hastings in 1066.
6. f cfjtutngt = turns. The water was pulled up by a windlass.
14. balici, while doing it.
16. flingcn mtt @d)tlb unb mtt (Sd^rocrt, make shield and sword
rssound.
25. fnfyr tool)!, did journey.
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27. Told by the chronicles. To stumble was an ill omen.
29. sum turme fdjritt, went to attack.
35. fo laftt mid) ba3 entgclten, etc., let me receive my dues for
that, etc.
40. Wulanb, one of the famous paladins of Charlemagne; his
deeds were much celebrated in song. J&elb, usually weak.
43. Don, render with.
45. fprengt' cr Ijinein, i.e., in ben geinb. Stuff, thrust (of the
spear).
47. @d)lag, blow (of the sword).
58. in 2ieb unb in 2eib, in joy and in sorrow.
32. 5. rcirf) an, rich in.
7. blirfen used transitively.
10. gran toon ^aar. Compare blue of eyes and fair of hair.
35. liliUcitit, like a flash of lightning.
42. otter Jparfen $ret3, the best of all harps.
63. .spclbcnlwct), a book telling of heroes and their deeds.
EICHENDORFF
Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, the scion of an old aristo-
cratic family, was born in his ancestral castle in Silesia, March 10,
1788, and died November 26, 1856. Three things especially
have left an impression on his poetry : his deeply loved Silesian
home with its castle-crowned wooded hills and its beautiful
valleys and streams; a simple childlike piety; and an early
acquaintance with the 33olf3bucfjer and the 33olMteb. The only
things in Eichendorff's life that have a romantic glamor are his
happy, carefree student days and his participation in the Wars
of Liberation (1813-1815). When peace was declared, the
poet entered the service of the Prussian state and proved himself
a careful and trusted official. Thus, living a busy life, he could
write that classic of romantic idleness: 2Iu bent Seben eineS
augemdjt, The Autobiography of a Good-f or- Nothing.
Eichendorff's lyric verse can be described best by Nietzsche's
definition of a ?teb: ,,aft al Infang, 3Mm al (Snbe, unb alS eele
ftetg SJhiftf.'' Music is the very soul of his lyrics to an unusual
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degree. A melody of haunting sweetness dwells in his simple
lines. It is as if the music of Robert Schumann had sought to
clothe itself in words. Coupled with this, we meet a most deli-
cate perception of nature and a remarkable ability to portray her
various aspects and her ever varying moods. Romantic efynfitdjt
(yearning), romantic SBanberluft and the romantic love of nature
have found in Eichendorff their finest expression.
33. 10. toot, on account of, because of.
11. hw3, why.
12. with free throat and joyous breast.
16. <Ulf faff, in the best way.
34. 3. tooljl, indeed.
13. Sanner, usually neuter.
1 6. The forest is the scene of many of the old legends.
21. Always remain steadfast and true. Compare: 2Bir bletben
bte Sllten, i.e., our feeling toward each other will not change, we
shall remain true friends.
35. Besides its love of nature and its religious note, both ap-
parent in the previous poems, notice especially the touch of sym-
bolism; the poet stands in SBalbeS fdjatten tote an be8 8eben8
5, 6. fdjlagen Ijeretn, the tones of the bells come pealing into the
shadow of the forest.
10. bon, down from, on.
36. This poem describes, as the title indicates, the dawn of
spring: how spring in a moonlight night imparts a mysterious
stirring of new life to all nature. With its variously interwoven
rhymes, both end and internal, its use of assonance and allitera-
tion, to mention only the more obvious effects, the poem is a
musical symphony.
8. SBoKettfraiTtt, clouds personified.
11. 3friiljHttg3gefeHen, i.e., SBalbqueflen as helpers of spring.
37. Might well be compared to the elfin dances of Moritz
von Schwind, the romantic painter.
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38. 2. eitt Sdjiifj fdEt, a shot (of a gun) is heard.
40. 5. cntbrenntc for entbrannte.
42. Compare with 38, as to the use of the human element.
1. ber SHebcl fattr, i.e., sinks away.
2. tone bolb fid) r 3 rittjrct, how soon life will stir.
43. 4. Note the onomatopoetic effect of the rhythm.
l^This poem is the quintessence of Eichendorff's lyric verse.
Note the construction of the stanzas. The first stanza is com-
posed of two syntactic units: i and 2, 3 and 4; the second of
four units; notice the effect of the two heavy syllables ftemflar;
the third stanza reverts in structure to the first. Notice the
effect of the inversion in 10: SBeit tfyre ^tiigel auS, XX X .
RtJCKERT
Friedrich Riickert, born May 16, 1788, died January 31, 1866,
represents the combination of poet and scholar in a more striking
degree than even Uhland, but he lacks the latter's rare critical
ability regarding his own verse. Oriental languages were his
special field, and a most astounding technical skill enabled him to
reproduce in German the complex Oriental verse forms with their
intricate rhyme schemes. Something of this technical skill is
apparent in 45, the one well-nigh perfect poem of Riickert. The
third stanza is an adaptation from a children's rhyme. This
the poet uses as the main motif at regular intervals, slightly
varying it in the sixth to express his own feelings directly, and
closing the poem with it in the ninth. A similar parallelism is
apparent in the odd lines of each stanza. The last line of each
stanza must be read with three accents: 2Ba tnein etttft tt>ar,
45. 7. 06, I wonder whether.
14. Un&eltwfetcr 2Bei3l)eit frol), joyous in unconscious wisdom,
i.e., full of wisdom and not aware of it.
16. olomo, Solomon, the wise king of the Hebrews. Oriental
legends attributed to him magic and supernatural knowledge.
25. tool)!, concessive, it is true.
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HEINE
Heinrich Heine was born in Diisseldorf, December 13, 1797,
of Jewish parents. The Napoleonic Wars were among the chief
impressions of his childhood. He saw Napoleon ride through
Diisseldorf; he saw the tattered remains of the Grande Arm6e
return from the disastrous Russian campaign; and although
not without the patriotic fervor of the German youth, he could
not but admire the genius of the great Corsican (46). At Ham-
burg the young Heine was to enter upon a commercial career
under the guidance of his rich uncle, but failed. An unrequited
love for his cousin Amalie Heine became for a number of years
the subject of his song. His favorite, almost exclusive vehicle;
of expression is the simple stanza of the 33olf8lieb, which he uses
with consummate skill for new effects. Heine's attempts in
law proved as futile as those in business; although he did pass
his examination for the degree of Doctor juris, the study of poetry
had been his chief endeavor in his university career. Finally
he decided to make literature his profession. Disgruntled with
things in general and more especially with Germany he had
been crossed in his love for Amalie's younger sister Therese, the
rich uncle not wanting a penniless poet for a son-in-law
Heine went to Paris in 1831, where he lived till his death (Febru-
ary 17, 1856), often reviling but always cherishing and loving
Germany, the country of sweet romantic song. Compare his
poem 3n ber grembe (64).
46. The theme of the poem is the loyalty of the humble sol-
dier to his chosen hero. Its tone is utterly realistic, its language
and metaphors those of everyday prose. Notice the effects Heine
achieves by varying the number of unaccented syllables, e.g., 13
and 33, X X X X and X XX XX XX .
2. Juaren gcfangen, had been captives.
6. toerloren gefyen, to be lost.
10. tt)of)(, indeed; ob f because of.
11. 9JHr ift tt>ef), I am sore at heart; mir hrirb
13. a3 2ieb ift au3, the jig is up, all is over.
18. 3$ trage, / bear, I cherish.
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47 68. A rearrangement from two cycles, ?tjrtfc(je$
mcjjo and eimfef)r. The main theme is the poet's unrequited
love for his cousin Amalie Heine (49, Therese).
48. The Lorelei is the name of a high cliff overlooking the
Rhine. Clemens Brentano invented the myth, and the theme
became popular in the early decades of the nineteenth century.
Heine gave it its final form, in which it has practically become
a folksong. The first four lines give us the mood of the poet,
the second four give the setting of the action. 9-22 describe
the action. Notice the utter simplicity of 21 and 22, which
characterizes also the short epilogue, 23 and 24. This simple
way of ending a poem Heine has in common with the folksong.
4. That does not leave my thought.
1 8. Impersonal, best rendered by the passive.
60. Notice that this poem has the same tripartite structure
as the preceding. (Heine's decided preference for this struc-
ture is evinced by the great number of poems of three stanzas.)
3. Q5tttigc3, river in India.
9. This bit of nature description, although unconventional,
does not lack truth. Goethe offers a similar example, when
he speaks of fdjalffmfte (roguish, waggish) Skilcfjen.
51. One of the finest of Heine's nature poems.
62. 6. SOJorgenloitb, see Vocabulary.
53. 8. Sftebeltans, the dance of the mhts.
64. Notice the realism of tone, not a word that rises above the
plane of everyday prose. A whole tragedy compressed into three
stanzas.
6, 7. The first man that happened to come her way.
8. ift itbcl bran, is in a sad fix.
55. Compare 42, where the (Stintntung, the mood, of a bit of
nature is expressed without . any reference to any human ele-
ment. In this poem of Heine the charm of the evening is em-
bodied in the fair nymph. Compare 37. The same tendency i?
apparent in many of the paintings of Schwind and Bocklin.
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56. Stanzas 1-3 are each divided into two equal parts. In
the third stanza, however, the line of division is less marked;
notice also the effect of the inversion in 1 2 : aucl)t er in8 gluten-
grab, XX X . In the fourth stanza each line stands by itself.
57. Notice the effect of the rhyme combining the first and
fourth lines of each stanza. The first two lines of each stanza
have four accents, the last two, three. Notice how the metrical
structure of the line is made subservient to the mood expressed;
this is especially true of 3: @8 bunfelt fdjon, nttdj fdjl&fert,
x x 1 1 x x.
59. An apotheosis of Christ, who is represented as the spirit
of universal love permeating all things.
17. onnenljerj, sun heart, since the sun is his heart.
22 ff. These lines imitate clearly the pealing of church bells.
. 36. fcfjuucrnb in, thrilled with.
60. Notice the dainty effect of the tone coloring, heightened
by the skilful use of impure rhymes.
61. The charm of this poem, as of many of Heine's, lies in its
suggestive power. The course of events is only dimly sketched,
the tragic end hardly more than alluded to. While the first two
stanzas are composed of two equal parts each, the last is com-
posed of four.
62. 2, 4. SSofjI, translate : They do, etc.
63. Of Heine's poems this was the favorite of Lenau. Abso-
lute unity of form and content: ceaseless change in ceaseless
monotony. .
7. SBo finb ftc Ijtn? Whither are they gone?
64. 5. $03, without any definite antecedent.
65. The inscription on Heine's grave in Paris. Compare
with it Robert Louis Stevenson's Requiem.
5. too = trgenbtoo, somewhere.
ii. Sotenlcmpen, lamps burned in the vaults in honor of the
dead.
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PLATEN
August Graf von Platen-Hallermiinde was born in Ansbach.
Bavaria, October 24, 1796, and died near Syracuse, Sicily,
December 5, 1835. The son of a noble family, Platen is, barring
his 2Bdtfd)merj (world weariness, compare Lenau) and the fact
that he spent a good part of his life in foreign lands, the exact
opposite of Heine. While Heine affects a certain carelessness of
rhyme and rhythm and diction, Platen observes a studied ele-
gance. His verse form is faultless as if chiselled in marble, his
rhymes the most careful and pure. His ballads have a stately
majesty of rhythm that reflects the inherent nobility of the poet.
On the whole, his stanzas are characterized by a full and sono-
rous ring, although effects of delicate grace are not wanting (67).
Platen is one of the greatest masters of form in German litera-
ture and is unrivalled as a master of the sonnet.
66. 3lfartd) (Alaric), the great leader of the Goths, having
conquered Rome, succumbed to a fever when 34 years old
(410 A.D.), and was buried by his troops near Cosenza (Cosentia)
in the river Busento. Notice the stately dignity of the long
trochaic line without any marked caesural pause. Any attempt
to introduce the latter spoils the majestic ring of the verse.
i. Hfpefn, best rendered, are lisped, or resound faintly.
7. vied "with each other for places in the rows along the stream.
67. The lily swaying to and fro in the water is perfectly pic-
tured by the rhythm, especially by the recurring five-syllable
rhymes.
68. The peculiar effect is largely due to the preponderance of
rhymes on a or which have proved an insurmountable obstacle
for every translator. Even Longfellow failed. His rhymes of
light, night, change the whole effect.
9. in act)t nefymcn, to watch, in poetry is often construed with
the genitive.
14. Refers to the harmony of the spheres.
1 8. Deceptively remote distance.
20. ouf3 ncue, anew.
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69. ^Stnbar, the greatest of the Greek lyric poets, died accord-
ing to legend as here described. He is justly famous for his
majestic odes, and Platen revered him as his master.
9. djoitfvtel, here theater.
11. It was customary in Greece for an older man to cultivate
the friendship of a youth, e.g., Socrates and Alcibiades.
12. In the Greek drama the action was interspersed with
choral odes, which were sung to the accompaniment of flutes.
LENAU
Nikolaus Niembsch von Strehlenau, known as Nikolaus
Lenau, the third in the group of the poets of SBeltfcfjtnerj (Lord
Byron is the best example in England), was born in Southern
Hungary August 13, 1802. The father, a gambler and libertine,
died before the boy was five years old; the mother, a high
strung, passionate woman, battled with poverty for the sake of
her children, of whom Nikolaus was her idol. His first impres-
sion of nature was the silent solitude and vastness of the Hun-
garian plains, which probably helped to accentuate an inherent
strain of melancholy. Led astray by a youthful errant passion,
he is haunted by a feeling of guilt, of lost innocence, and Dame
Melancholy becomes his faithful life companion. When later
happiness in the guise of human love crosses his pathway, he
does not dare stretch out his hand. Shuddering, he feels there is
something " too fatally abnormal about him that he should affix
that heavenly rose to his dark gloomy heart." Living only for
his art and ever eager to enrich it with new impressions, he goes
to America. There Nature was virgin still, untouched by the
hands of man. What a lure! Incidentally he hopes to be cured
of his melancholy and to gain an easy competence by investing
in government land. After a winter spent on the American
frontier (1832-1833) he returns to Germany a sadder, if not a
wiser man, and becomes a restless wanderer until in 1844 the
fate that he always dreaded overtakes him: his spirit is en-
shrouded in insanity. Six years later, August 22, 1850, he dies
in an asylum near Vienna.
Lenau's poetry is for the most part an expression of intense
melancholy, full of " sadness at the doubtful doom of human-
NOTES 137
kind." It abounds in subtle nature descriptions, often quite
impressionistic in their effect (76 and especially 77). Some-
times the poet employs a homely realism (76). Lenau was a
master of the violin, and his verse is full of striking rhythmical
effects; on the whole he prefers the slower cadences so well suited
to his nature.
70. An apostrophe to the night, which is addressed as bu bunfleS
Sluge.
5, 6. tton fjinnen ncfymen, to take away.
8. fur unb fur, forever and ever.
71. 3. Describes vividly the effect of the pale moonlight on
the green sedge.
72. 7. ttmS for ettoaS.
10. rotH, wills.
73. i ff. In German, May is the incarnation of all spring-
time beauty and bliss. Compare 2 and 110 and the word 9Jfaten-
gliicf in 29.
3. ob = liber.
8. traften, old weak dative.
12. iritt)(ing3ftnbcr, i.e., birds.
29 f. mitten in ... tnnen, in the midst of.
42. mag, may.
44. @rben, see note on 8.
46. ' tft ctotg fdjabe, it is too bad, it is a pity.
56. brtinge, subjunctive of purpose.
59. 06, instead of al8 ob. Common with Lenau.
60. ftimmen, instead of einftimnten; in etn Steb einfttmnien = to
join in a song.
63. lag, lingered.
74. The heavy, slow moving rhythm is in apt harmony with
the scene portrayed.
12. etner um ben anbern, one after another, in turn.
75. 13. ba3 aufgefdjfagne e&et, the prayer to which the book
was opened.
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76. This may be the direct description either of a Dutch
landscape or of a painting. Holland, like most of the North Sea
Plain, is one vast level expanse of country, through which the
rivers and brooks move but sluggishly. Here and there a Dutch
windmill looms up; like all other objects it seems to peer forth
from a haze because of the moisture-laden atmosphere. No-
where else does nature assume such a bewitchingly drowsy aspect
in autumn as here.
10. ob, compare note to 73, 59. tru^C = trofee.
11. tr0f)fapue, refers to the straw thatched roof.
77. 6. in einS fallen, to coalesce.
8. And in sadness become oblivions of each other.
. 9. f)tn unb timber, back and forth.
78. The last of Lenau's SBalblieber. The morbid melancholy
of the poet has softened, and death is to him fyeimltcfj frill
DergniigteS Saufdjen, silent sweet passing from one state to another.
5. toon fjinnen, away.
MORIKE
Eduard Morike was born in Ludwigsburg, September 8
1804. Circumstances forced him into the study of theology,
and so ne passed through the schools preparatory to the famous
Tubingen School of Divinity, where he completed his studies.
He proved but an indifferent student (his thorough knowledge
of Greek and Latin was in good part the result of later studies),
he preferred to live in a fairy world of his own creation. Nature,
music, and poetry were his delight, and of all the poets Goethe
was always his favorite. For eight years Morike was curate in
various villages of Wiirttemberg, more than once tempted to give
up the ministry, but finally realizing that there was no better
place to live his poet dreams than the attic room of a Suabian
parsonage.
In 1834 he became pastor in Cleversulzbach, a secluded
little village, nestling among the Suabian hills. Here the poet,
with his mother and sister, lived an idyllic existence, his most
frequent visitor the Muse. Ill health forced him to resign in
1843, and Morike once more became a wanderer. During
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these years love again crossed his path, and to be able to marry
his pension was too meager he accepted (1851) a position at
a girls' seminary in Stuttgart, where he taught German Liter-
ature for one or two hours a week, a none too heavy and an
altogether congenial task. Mfirike died June 4, 1875.
Morike's poetry gives abundant proof of a rich creative
imagination. Even his everyday speech was of an astounding
concreteness, and thus the various aspects of Nature assume
bodily shape. Spring becomes a youth, the symphony of spring
the soft tone of a harp (81) ; the night a fairy woman leans
against the rocky cliff listening to the azure of the sky (79).
Although the idyllic predominates, deeper tragic notes are not
wanting (84, 85) nor is the full note of exuberant joy (86). But
early in life Morike realized that any overflowing measure of
joy or grief would prove destructive to his oversensitive nature,
and the golden mean became inevitably his ideal (88). Never
has he expressed that sweet serenity of soul, which he gained not
without a bitter struggle, more beautifully than in the melodious
lines: ,,2luf etne Scunpe" (87).
79. In its allegorical personification the poem might be com-
pared to a painting of Bocklin. Like Venus of yore, the night
rises from the sea and at midnight sees the golden balance of
time (the heavenly bodies) rest in equilibrium. The springs try
to lull the night, their mother, to sleep with a song of the beauty
of the day. She prefers the azure melody of the midnight sky,
but the waters continue to sing, even in their sleep, of the day
that has just passed. This contest the poet has also portrayed
rhythmically: compare the measured trochaic movement of the
first half of each stanza with the lighter and more rapid dactylic
movement of the second half.
5. fecfcr, since the noises of the day no longer interfere with
their song.
12. In apposition with be3 ^tntTnelg 33lSue. The firmament is
the yoke along which the fleeting hours glide; glcicfjgcfcfyttntttcjen,
equally arched, i.e., perfectly circular.
80. 3. Stricter, of mist.
5. ^perbftfrcifttg, full of autumnal vigor; gebdmpft, because the
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mists and the haze have softened all sharpness of outline and
color.
81. i. 6laue3 SBanb, metaphorical for blue sky.
7. ^arfenton, the symphony of spring, the heard and un-
heard stirring of new life.
82. The stanza form is an adaptation of a famous Lutheran
hymn: SBte f(f)on leudjtet ber SDiorgenftern.
83. Of the character of the geuerretter, a creation of Morike.,
only this much is clear: he fights fire and has often used sinfully
(freoentltdj) holy means (beS tjeU'gen $reuge8 pan) to charm fire.
Finally, however, he becomes a victim of the infernal powers.
21. ber rote ^al)tt, the symbol of fire.
26. fteinb, Satan.
40. As the refrain in the preceding stanzas has depicted the
tolling of the bell, so the sudden break here depicts the ceasing.
42. lUiiilJCit, old weak dative.
84. In its beautiful simplicity this song has become a folksong.
Since it presents many metrical irregularities, the following scan-
sion may be found useful. A dot is used to indicate pitch
accent.
X X X XX X
XX XX X XX X
x x x x x x
x x x x x x
x x x xx x
x xx x xx x
x x x x x
x x x x x x
86. Morike found the name 3?of)traut by chance in an old
German lexicon. The full vowel coloring appealed to him and
called forth this ballad.
5. ut etc., dialectic periphrastic conjugation = ftfdjt unb Jagt.
19. nwnntglid) (toonnigltdj). 22. tiergunnt (oergBnnt) these
archaic forms are in keeping with the tone of the ballad and
the patriarchal life at King Ringang's court.
NOTES 141
87. Appropriately written in the stately Greek trimeter (iambic
verse of six feet). Compare with this poem the closing lines of
Keats' Ode to a Grecian Urn:
Beauty is truth, truth beauty, that is all
Ye know on earth and all ye need to know.
2Ba aber fcfjSn tft, felig fdjetnt eg in tf)m felbft.
But beauty seems a thing all blessed within itself.
6. fd)Hngt ben JRingelmljit, circle about in a round dance.
10. tt)tn, old reflexive instead of fid).
88. The confession of Morike's ideal.
1. foUIt = ttullft.
2. A thing of joy or a thing of sorrow.
5-7. tuollcft ntd)t iiltcrfcf)iittcn, pray do not overwhelm with a
flood of.
89. Lines of three and of two accents alternate, so that the
poem is really written in blank verse; its character is, how-
ever, entirely changed, since the last word of each line stands
out because of the necessary rhythmical pause. Notice the
change in the last two lines.
HEBBEL
Friedrich Hebbel, Germany's greatest master of tragedy
since the days of Schiller, was born March 18, 1813, in the little
village of Wesselburen in Holstein. Thus his first impression
of nature was the infinite expanse of the North Sea Plain. Bit-
terest poverty was his lot from childhood; poverty and loneliness
put their harsh imprint on his youth and early manhood.
Haunted by hunger, he battled for years to gain a mere living, often
on the brink of despair. His only help was a small stipend from
the king of Denmark, which enabled him to spend two years in
Paris and Rome, and the meager pennies that his devoted friend
Elise Lensing, a poor seamstress in Hamburg, sent him. His
short stories, his dramas, although they brought him fame,
were of little avail in this struggle that seemed all too hopeless.
Then a sudden change for the better came. Stopping at Vienna
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on his return from Rome, he found himself in a small circle of
ardent admirers. He met Christine Enghaus, at that time
Germany's greatest tragic actress, who became the most congenial
interpreter of Hebbel's heroines. The attraction was mutual,
and on May 26, 846, Friedrich Hebbel and Christine Enghaus
were married. Now followed years of calm maturity, the great-
est period of Hebbel's dramatic production. Hebbel died in
Vienna December 13, 1863. His lyric poetry, for the most
part the product of his earlier years, is marked above all by a
tendency towards symbolism, these symbols usually of a rich
sensuous beauty and often of a rare delicacy. A homely realism
is, however, by no means lacking. The musical quality of his
verse attracted the genius of Robert Schumann, who set the
9?acf)ttteb to music.
90. In the spring of 1836 Hebbel went to Heidelberg. A child
of the North Sea Plain, he came in contact here with a richer,
softer beauty of a more Southern landscape, a beauty which seemed
to set free his latent powers. A night in the month of May on
the wooded summits near Heidelberg called forth this song. The
giant magnitude of the starry heavens awakened in the poet to
an overpowering degree the feeling of the greatness of cosmic
life; he feels the insignificance of his own individual exist-
ence, he feels as if it were in danger of being extinguished by
the vastness of the great All; but then sleep comes as a kindly
nurse and draws her protecting circle about the meager flame
of individual existence. Notice the internal rhymes in the
first and second stanzas that picture cosmic life and its reflec-
tion in the individual, and the utterly different effect of the third
stanza, that returns to the narrower sphere of individual life.
91. 3. fptclt Ijeretn, comes playing into the room.
6. gefaflt iljm gar 511 fcfyr, it likes all too well.
92. 10. It was customary for the neighbors to perform the
last kindly offices for the dead.
1 6. ftmS, which.
93. i. te bit, thou who.
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95. 6 ff. JBMr ftcrbcn: because in this union, when even the
last barrier separating the " I " from the " Thou " has fallen, the
aim of life has been reached in utter harmony which overcomes
the limitations of individual existence. Thus these two souls
may return into the All, as expressed in the beautiful symbol of
the last stanza.
ii. serfiicfjen in einS, coalesce.
97. Compare Keats' Ode to Autumn.
98. Addressed to Christine Hebbel, the poet's wife.
3, 4. in 3-tommcn ftefycn, to be aflame. This passage could be
rendered, that stands as if aflame with morning light at the farther-
most horizon.
10. Sfijjt = Derlafjt.
KELLER
Gottfried Keller, best known as the master of the Novelle,
was born in Zurich, July 19, 1819, as the son of a master turner.
A love for the concrete world of reality induced him to take up
painting. Keller was not without talent in this line, but achiev-
ing no signal success, he gave up painting for letters. To secure
for himself a stable footing in the civic world, Keller, after a
number of years spent in Germany, in 1861 assumed the office
of a municipal secretary of his native city, where he died July 15,
1890. Early in life, Keller threw aside all conventional beliefs,
and his religion henceforth was a deep love of and a joyous faith
in all life. Although Keller was in many respects decidedly
matter-of-fact, a calm objective observer with a strong leaning
toward utilitarian ideals he had all the homely virtues of his
ancestry he nevertheless delighted in a myth-creating fancy.
Thus Keller is very much akin to his countryman Arnold Bocklin,
whom the German world honors as its greatest modern painter.
99. One of the finest expressions extant of love for one's
native land. The various national anthems pa'ie before its
beauty.
3. oil = obflteidfj.
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9. 4>eltietta, Switzerland.
13. (But unb ab (usually ab unb ut), possessions; render,
all that I have.
15. ob, compare 3.
100. The grief and woe of Nature held by the fetters of winter
personified by this nymph climbing the eebaum," whose
branches are held by the ice. A mythical creation such as
Bocklin delighted in.
12. (SJlteb um ($Hteb, limb upon limb, i.e., each separate limb.
14. b,er unb b,in, forth and back.
16. The very sound of this line is a cry of pity.
101. Written 1879. Theodor Storm called it the best lyric
poem since Goethe. Compare C. F. Meyer's letter to Keller
congratulating him on his seventieth birthday. Meyer praises
Keller's poetry because of its ,,tnnere $etterfett," and continues:
,,3lud} ntetne tcf), baft ^\)t fefter laube an bte lite be3 )afetn8 bte
f)8cf)fte SBebeutung $f)rer @cb.rtften ift. 3fynen ift toab,rl)afttg ntcfjtS
ju totinfcfjen alS bte 33eb.arrung in 3^rem 9Befen. SBetl @te bte (Srbe
Ueben, twirb bte (Srbe @te auc!j fo lange aid mogltcfj feftfjalten."
STORM
Theodor Storm, like Friedrich Hebbel, is a child of the North
Sea Plain; but while in Hebbel's verse there is hardly any direct
reference to his native landscape, Storm again and again sings
its chaste beauty; and while Hebbel could find a home away
from his native heath, Storm clung to it with a jealous love.
He was born in Husum (bte graue tabt ant grauen 30?eer) on
the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein, September 14, 1817,
of well-to-do parents. While still a student of law, he published
a first volume of verse together with Tycho and Theodor Momm-
sen. His favorite poets were Eichendorff and M6rike, and the
influence of the former is plainly discernible even in Storm's
later verse. Storm left his home in 1851 and did not return until
1864, after Schleswig-Holstein had become German. He died
July 4, 1888.
NOTES 145
Storm is the poet of the North Sea Plain: he discovered its
peculiar beauty. While the tragic note predominates, joy and
humor nevertheless abound, and at the beginning of his poems
Storm himself significantly placed his Dftobedieb, written in the
political gloom and uncertainty of the fall of 1848. While
realizing fully its inherent tragic elements, Storm loved and
glorified life and thirstily drank in its beauty to the very last.
This is the keynote of Storm's lyrics.
102. -21. btc lilniteu age, azure days, i.e., days blue as the
heavens in June.
103. 6. my heart is filled with joyous fright.
104. 2. Stein, i.e., millstone.
8. ?)8uf, Puck, an elfin spirit of mischief. Compare Shakspere,
M'dsummer Night's Dream.
106. The poet's tribute to his home city Husum, ,,bie graue
fetabt am grauen SJfeer."
13. fiir tttlb fiir, forever and ever.
107. In memory of the poet's sister.
8. rcrf)t @efcf)ttJtftcr, true brother and sister.
ii f. Sftocfy tt)d)f cin Jtinbcrfrteben mid) an, still a breath of child-
hood peace cones to me.
108. 18. <4?ftngftgtorfcn; ^fingften, Pentecost, is celebrated
as a summer festival. In Northern Germany house doors are
wreathed with birch twigs, while young birch trees are placed
upright on the wings of the numerous windmills.
109. 6. SJJtr ift, etc., I feel (full of life} like, etc.
110. i. tottoat, Lat ; n, long may he live, render hurrah!
111. 8. what otherwise would be honorable.
112. Storm has used the same motif in ^mmenfee.
113. 7. dftog, i.e., pulsation (beat) of pain.
146 NOTES
MEYER
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer was born October 12, 1825, in
Zurich, and is thus a fellow-townsman of Keller. Like Keller,
Meyer is a master of the Novelle, but in all other respects there
is a most striking difference. Keller was a sturdy commoner
and always retained a certain affinity with the soil; there is a
wholesome vigor about him. Meyer is of patrician descent;
his father, who died early, was a statesman and historian; his
mother a highly gifted woman of fine culture. Thus the boy
grew up in an atmosphere of refinement. Having finished the
Gymnasium, he took up the study of law, but history and the
humanities were of greater interest to him. Even in the child
two traits were observed that later characterized the man and
the poet: he had a most scrupulous regard for neatness and
cleanliness, and he lived and experienced more deeply in memory
than in the immediate present. Meyer found himself only late
in life; for many years also, being practically bilingual, he
wavered between French and German. The Franco-German
War brought the final decision, and from now on his works
appeared in rapid succession. He died in his home in Kilchberg
above Zurich, November 28, 1898.
Meyer's lyric verse is almost entirely the product of his later
years. It has none of the youthful exuberance of Goethe's
earlier lyrics; a note of quiet calm, a mellow maturity pervades
all; both joy and sorrow live only in the memory. And still
Meyer loved life's exuberant fullness, and a more finely attuned
ear hears through this calm the beat of a heart that felt joy and
sorrow deeply. Everywhere there is apparent a love of nature
interpreted with all the modern subtlety of feeling. Meyer was
a Swiss and his landscape is that of Switzerland, one might even
say that of Ziirich. Nature hardly ever speaks in herself, but
only in her human relationship; not the field alone, but the
field and the sower (121), the field and the reaper (118); not the
lake alone, but the lake and the solitary oarsman (124). The
poet loves the work of human hands and especially its highest
form, that of art. Thus a Roman fountain (119), a picture, a
statue become the subject of his verse. Of all the arts he loved
sculpture most, and in its chaste self-restraint his poetry is like
NOTES 147
marble. Give marble a voice and you have a poem of Conrad
Ferdinand Meyer. His poetry is also akin to marble in its per-
fection of form that is faultless, because it is the living rhythmic
embodiment of an idea, of an experience. Witness but the
melody and the rhythm of ber romtfcfye Skunnen or of the <Scier*
fprudj. In English letters Walter Savage Landor is a kindred
spirit and his Finis, except for a note of haughty pride, might
well be the epitaph of the Swiss poet:
I strove with none, for none was worth my strife.
Nature I loved and, next to Nature, Art:
I warmed both hands before the fire of life;
It sinks, and I am ready to depart.
114. 9-14. A series of ,,?teberfeelen." Every one of these
lines contains the idea of one of Meyer's poems; compare 116.
ii. gen . . . empor, up towards.
116. 10. bumpfen 9Jitber3, a case of transferred epithet.
The sound goes, of course, with
116. 8. fragt, usually fragt.
11. 11 tuft $ir'3 fel&ft 511 letb, You do il (i.e., stay away) to
your own grief.
12. 2Ba3 fur cin, what kind of a.
119. The theme of Meyer's lyrics often is a painting, a piece
of sculpture, etc. Here a typical Roman fountain has found
lasting embodiment.
2. ber SWarmorfdjale OJunb, the round hollow of the marble basin.
120. 3. sum crftcn, at first.
121. The poem in its rhythm embodies the rhythm of the
sower. Compare Millet's painting The Sower.
122. 4. ntcfyt etner, ber barfce, not one that may suffer want.
123. The Dutch school of painting is famous for its realism
and its truth to life. The effect of this poem is due in no small
148 NOTES
mean to contrast: H ba8 Heine jarte 93tlb M of the first two lines
described, 12 ff., and the ,,3:unfer mit ber >trn, ber tior efunbfyeit
faft bie SBange birft"; the quiet of death, the quiet grief of the
master, and the boisterous fullness of life.
s JJacf), according to, from.
3. @ podjt/ Somebody knocks. Herein, come in.
5. S3 or, because of.
6. Son, with.
10. jut ritttbe, at once.
16. nacfy ber Sftatur, /row life.
126. It is necessary to bear in mind that in Switzerland dusk
first settles in the valleys and then gradually creeps up to the
villages situated on a higher level.
8. $ttd)6erg, the poet's home near Zurich.
128. 3. (Sjemof)!, n. in poetry instead of emafjttn.
4. Sftorgettfdjauer, the cool morning breezes, the chill that falls
just before sunrise.
12. @ommerf)of)tt, the higher meadows where the cattle can
graze only in the summer months.
LILTENCRON
Detlev von Liliencron, a countryman of Hebbel and Storm,
was born in Kiel, June 3, 1844. He loved a soldier's life and
served his country in two wars, 1866 and 1870-71, and thus saw
life in its grim reality. Because of wounds and debts, he tells
us, he left the army. An inborn love of adventure and action
made him try his fortune in America, where his mother's father
had served under Washington. His aim was to enter the mili-
tary service of one of the Central or South American states.
Disappointed in his hopes, he returned to Germany and for a
number of years was a government official. This task, however,
proved too irksome for his restless spirit, and in spite of his
continual financial embarrassments, he resigned to live as he
pleased. He died in Hamburg, July 22, 1909.
In his younger days, Liliencron felt the throb and stir of life
far too keenly to nd leisure for literature. Not till 1884 did his
NOTES 149
first volume of verse appear, recollections of his soldier days.
The volume contains graphic descriptions of the most concise
brevity, single words taking the place of whole sentences (132).
He delineates war with all its horror, not however without a
sad pathos (133). He is also a master at depicting the more
joyous side of a soldier's life, the carefree maneuvres of a regi-
ment with its colors and music passing through a village (130).
In his love of nature Liliencron is akin to Storm, and even sur-
passes the older poet in the impressionistic vividness of his
descriptions.
130. The poem pictures a German village scene: soldiers with
their music approach from the distance, march through and
disappear.
3. bridjt^, breaks forth or bursts forth.
6 ff. The attention is first focused on the deeper notes. A
gradual rise in pitch is noticeable in the lines from instrument
to instrument named.
24. 2aterneng(a3, of the street lanterns.
29. SStlt)e((minc), Sat^artne (Srtne), Sf)rt(fttne)
131. 9. firrr, an onomatopoetic word coined by the poet
to imitate the sound of the scythe cutting through the grain.
10. 9lrbett3frtcben, the quiet peace of daily labor.
n. eimatlt)ctt, home world. Compare SUltaggftelt, work-a-
day world.
132. 4. march and flood of victory.
ii f. biird) bic Siiftc fcraiift, etc., with horrible whir of wings a
flight of vultures passes through the air.
133. Famous battle in the Seven Years War, in which Frederick
the Great was defeated with enormous losses by the Austrians.
2. Sommerf)olm, lit. summerstalk, i.e., growing grain.
4. tft an t *is over.
9. he had to go.
16. SBettern, a small town in Brunswick.
22. fjinein, into the book.
134. 4. SSinjertioIf, collective sing. Best rendered as plural
of
ISO NOTES
136. A lullaby for the poet's son SBuIff (Wolf):
3. SWonbe^fafyn, i.e., crescent moon-shaped like a boat. Render
the line, slowly the crescent moon floats like a boat.
137. 5. The content of life not stirred by a breeze.
138. 6 ff. onnengriitt . . . toetfe . . . ftitt. The peculiar
effect of sunlight on colors and on quiet is depicted by these
compounds.
14. sfalttfl, -fold.
16. slowly the dusk of evening lowers.
VOCABULARY
As this book presupposes a knowledge of elementary grammar, pro-
nouns, numerals, the common prepositions, and modal and auxiliary verbs
are not given. Of strong verbs only the vowel change, including the quantity
when different from the infinitive, is indicated, unless the verb shows further
irregularities. Intransitive verbs that take fetn contrary to rule are marked
with f. The prefix of separable verbs is followed by =. Of nouns only
the plural is given, unless they belong to the so-called mixed declension.
Compound words whose meaning is readily discernible from the component
parts, are not included.
2lbenb, m. -e evening
Slbenbrot, n. evening glow
obenbs*, adv. in the evening
2lbenbfd)etn, m. evening light or
glow
ab=f alien, te, a; a, intr. fall off
Slbgrunb, m. -"-e abyss
ob=feb,ren, reft, turn away
ob=leiten, tr. lead aside
ab=lenfen, tr. turn aside, divert
ab=mcffcn, a, e ; i, tr. measure
off [take off
ab=ncf)tnen, a, omm; imm, tr.
ab=retfen, intr. leave on a jour-
ney
Slbfdjteb, m. departure, farewell
ab=ftf)mcich,eln, tr. obtain by
flattery
ab=ftretfen, tr. slip off
ab=saft,len, tr. count off
ad) alas, ah
ad)tcn, tr. heed, care for (poet.
with gen.)
ad)t=gebcn, a, e; t, intr. give
heed
arisen, intr. groan
31 be, n. farewell
3lber, /. -n vein, blood vessel
afynett, tr. and intr. divine, have
a foreboding of
ol)ming3t>ol{ full of sweet fore-
boding; ominous
Slfyre, /. -n ear of grain
Slfjrenfelb, n. -cr field of ripen-
ing grain
SIK, n. the universe; entirety,
unison
aflbo there
aQju, adv. (in compounds) much
too, all too
Htye, /. -n the Alps
alt old
3(Ilter, n. age
$Uter3fd)tt)ad)e, /. senility,
weakness of old age
3lmme, /. -n nurse
5tmfelfd)Iag, m. song of the
Amsel (kind of blackbird)
atubeten, tr. worship
att=blirfen, tr. look at
an=bred)cn, a, o; t, intr. dawn,
break
152
VOCABULARY
anbadjttg devout
an=fangen, i, a; ft, tr. begin
an-faffen, tr. catch hold of,
seize
on=geljen, fling, gegangen intr. be
possible
2lngel, m.,f. -3, -n fishhook
2lngeftd)t, . -er face, counte-
nance
t, /. -^e fear, anguish
(ing [ten, 1 Jr. cause fear, fright-
fingfttgen J en; refl. be afraid
an=l)atten, te, a; a, tr. stop;
iwir. last
an flagon, tr. accuse
an fliitgcn, a, u, intr. begin
sounding
an=legen, tr. put on, don
an=ritfen, te, it, tr. implore, call
upon
att=fd)aiten, tr. look at, gaze at
an=fei)en, a, e; te, tr. look at
an=fttmmen, tr. strike up or
start (a song)
an=ftofeen, te, o; 6, tr. strike,
knock against; clink glasses
Slatlil?, n. -e face, countenance
2lntlt>0rt, /. -en answer
an=toertr aucn, tr. intrust
an=h)cljcn, tr. blow or breathe
upon
an=toenben, reg. or tocmbte,
gett>anbt, tr. use, employ
l, m. * apple
ctt, /. -en work, labor
rger, w. vexation, anger
arm poor
9lrm, m. -e arm
8trt, /. -en kind, type
t, w. -"-e physician
e, /. -n ashes
Stften Asia
Sift, m. -"e branch
Sttcm, w. respiration, breath
atemlo breathless
Sltemsug, w. -"e breath, respira-
tion
^[t^cr, m. ether (i.e., the blue
heavens)
atmen, intr. and tr. breathe
aufs&aiten, tr. build up, erect
aitf=becfen, tr. uncover, lay
bare; raise, lift
ouf= banner tt, tr. dress ostenta-
tiously
3tufent^olt, m. -e abode
auf=crstc^cn, erjog, erjogen, tr.
bring up, rear
auf=fangcn, t, a; a, tr. catch,
capture, receive
ouf-ftnben, a, u, tr. find, dis-
cover
auf=f)angen, t, a, tr. suspend,
hang up
ouf^efoen, o, o, tr. pick up,
raise
ttuf=raffen, tr. snatch up; refl.
rise quickly
aufrecfjt upright, erect
auf=retd)en, intr. reach upward
aufrtd)ttg honest
anf-fd)lagcn, u, a; ft, tr. open (a
book)
attf=fd)n)e&en, intr.. soar up
auf=fpringen, a, u, intr. spring
up, jump up
auf=ftel)en, ftanb, geftanben, intr.
arise, get up
auf=ftctgcn, te, te, intr. rise up-
ward, ascend
aiif taitdjcn, intr. rise up,
emerge from . (the water)
auf=tiirmcn, tr. pile up; aufge*
ttirmt towering
aitfniart^ upward
?lugc, n. -%, -n eye
VOCABULARY
153
<Ul3*bIt<fcn, intr. look out
au=brennen, brannte, gebrannt,
intr. cease burning or glow-
ing, burn out
ait3=graben, u, a; a, tr. dig out
au3=llingcn, a, u, intr. cease
sounding
au3=Ii)fd)en, o, o; t, intr. be ex-
tinguished, go out
au3=madjcn, tr. settle
au3*rufen, ie, u, tr. call out,
cry out
au3=rub,en, intr. rest; cw8gerul)t
baben be rested
au3=fd)aucn, intr. look out
ativ fiitgen, a, u, intr. cease or
finish singing
dU3=fpannen, tr. stretch out,
spread
nu3=ftetgcn, ie, ie, intr. get out,
disembark
au3=frrecfen, tr. stretch out,
prostrate
aii^stcfycn, *og, gejoeen, tr.
undress; take off, pull off
), m. ^e brook
babcn, tr. and, intr. (reft.) bathe
SBafjn, /. -en path, track
balb soon; - - ... now
. . . now
SBanb, m. -"-e volume
SBanb, n. ^er ribbon
S8anb, n. -e bond, fetter
bang, fearful, afraid
bangen, intr. yearn
Sanf, /. -e bench
banncn, tr. charm, drive away
Scanner, n. banner
f, /. -n barque
m. ^e beard
SBou, m. -8, -ten structure,
building
), m. -"e belly, paunch
, w. -8 awrf -n, -n farmer
, m. -"-t tree
boumen, refl. rear, prance
bcbcn, intr. tremble, shake
5Bcch,er, m. cup, goblet
S3c(lcnf(f)iag, m. -^e clang of
cymbals
bcberfen, tr. cover
bcbcutcn, tr. mean, portend
SBcbcutung, /. -en meaning
bebrof)Cn, tr. threaten, menace
bcbrurfcn, tr. oppress
bccngen, tr. narrow in, oppress
becrbigcn, tr. bury
SBcct, n. -e ' bed (in a garden)
bcfragen, tr. question
bcfrcicn, tr. free, liberate
bcfrcunbct, friendly
bcgcgncn, intr. meet, pass
JBcgtcr, /. desire
bcginncn, a, o, tr. begin
bcglanjen, tr. illumine, cover
with radiance
begtetten, tr. accompany
SBegleiter, m. one who ac-
companies a person, com-
panion
begliirfcn, tr. make happy, bless
with happiness
bcgrabcn, u, a; 8, tr. bury
begrenjcn, tr. confine, limit
83ef)agen, n. content, delight
beljalten, ie, a; a, tr. retain,
keep; baS SSort -- keep on
speaking
83el)arrung, /. perseverance,
continuance
bcf)enb(c), nimble, agile
bcfterjt courageous, daring
S3etn, n. -e leg
VOCABULARY
betnern bony, skeleton
beifammen together
befampfen, tr. combat, resist
befennen, befannte, befannt, tr.
confess
beflommett oppressed
betteit, intr. bark
bemeffen, a, e; i, tr. measure
benebeln, tr. cover with fog;
p.p. befuddled, drunk, made
drowsy
berctt ready, prepared
bemten, tr. prepare
S3etg, m. -e mountain
bcrgcn, a, o; t, tr. hide, shelter
SBergedfyang, m. -"-e mountain
slope
S3erge3ronb, m. JL <X edge or side
of a mountain or hill.
S3erge3ritcfen, m. mountain
ridge or crest
beridjtcn, tr. report [explode
bcrften, a (o), o; i, intr. burst,
bentfngen, tr. calm
beriifjren, tr. touch
befanfttgen, tr. assuage
befdjotten, tr. cast a shadow on,
shade
befdjouett, tr. view, look at
S3cfd)etb, m. -e answer, re-
sponse; trtnfen pledge
(i.e., answer to a toast)
befdjetbett, te, ie, tr. apportion,
allot, destine; refl. moderate
oneself, resign oneself to
one's fate
S3efd)dben, n. moderation, con-
tent, resignation
befdjeinen, ie, ie, tr. illumine,
shine upon
befdjleidjen, t, t, tr. steal upon
befdjmufeen, tr. make dirty,
sully
Sefdjii^er, m. protector
befiegcn, tr. overcome, conquer
beftngen, a, u, tr. sing about,
praise in song
SBeftmtung, /. consciousness, re-
flection; raubenb robbing
one of the power of reflec-
tion, sense destroying
unconscious
m. possesson
bcft^cn, befafj, befeffen, tr. possess
befpiegeln, refl. gaze at oneself
in a glass
bcfprcdjcn, a, o; i, tr. charm by
magic words
bcffcr better
befteljcn, beftanb, beftanben, (in),
intr. consist (of)
befteHen, tr. order, give a mes-
sage
beftrafylen, tr. shine upon, il-
lumine
beten, intr. pray
betbren, tr. beguile, delude
berritgen, o, o, tr. deceive
SBctt(c), w. -e, -en bed
SBettetfinb, n. -fr beggar child
betteln, tr. beg
Settter, m. beggar
bettgen, tr, and refl. bend, bow
bettmdjcn, tr. guard, watch over
bettmfyren, tr. guard, keep
bcnjcgen, tr. move, stir, agitate
betoetnen, tr. lament, weep for
behntftt conscious of
bejeigeit, tr. and refl. show,
manifest
btegen, o, o, tr. and refl. bend
SBtcne, /. -n bee
Ster, n. -e beer
SBtlb, n. -er picture; image
bilbcn, tr. form
binben, a, it, tr. bind, tie
VOCABULARY
155
Sirne, /. -n pear
SBitte, /. -n request, prayer
Million, tr. cause to bloat, dis-
tend
blanf shining, bright
blafen, ie, a; a, tr. and intr. blow
blaf} pale
matt, n. -er leaf
blew blue, azure; im33Iauenin
the azure blue
SBIau, . azure of the sky
SlfiltC, /. blueness, azure
bloiicn, intr. appear blue, be-
come blue
bleiben, ie, te, intr. (f) remain
blcid) pale
blenben, tr. blind, dazzle
SBHrf, in. -e glance, look
blicfctt, inlr. look, gaze
bltnfen, intr. gleam, glisten
Sli^, m. -e lightning, flash of
lightning
bltfeen, intr. flash, gleam
SMtbc3fd)lag, m. ^e stroke of
lightning
blonb blonde, fair
bliifjen, intr. blossom, bloom;
bliifyenb in the bloom of life
SBIume, /. -n flower
SShtmengefidjt, n. -er blossom
face
SBIumengetoinb, n. -e wreath of
flowers
Slut, m. blood
Sliite, /. -n blossom
blutcn, intr. bleed
SBIiitenbampf, m. ^e haze of
blossoms (ampf steam, va-
por)
bliitenreid) rich in blossoms,
full of blossoms
S3liitenfcf)immer, m. shimmer
of blossoms
bltittfl bloody
S31utftral)l, m. -8, -^n stream of
blood
Sobcn, m. soil, ground; space
below the rafters
Sobcnlufe, /. -n trapdoor
opening into the attic
93ogcn, m. bow, arch
SBomborbon, n. bombardon
Soot, n. -e and 53ote boat
SBont, m. -e fount, spring
bbfe evil, wicked
SBofcttndjt, m. -er rascal, wrong
doer
braitflKH, tr. use, need, be in
need of (with genitive)
brauen, tr. and intr. brew, fer-
ment
broun brown
broufcn, intr. roar
SBrnittfcft, n. -e bridal festival
brcdjcn, a, o; t, tr. break; pick
(ettte S3Iume) ; bag Sluge brtd&t
the eye grows dim in death
brcnncn, brannte, gebrannt, intr.
burn
Srot, n. -e bread
Sriirfc, /. -n bridge
SSrubcr, m. - brother
Srubcrgritf?, m. -"-t brotherly
greeting
23runncn, m. well, fountain,
spring
SBruft, /. -"-e breast
93rut, /. -en brood
Subc, m. -n knave, boy, fellow
23ud), n. ^er book
93ucf)C, /. -n beech
budjcnbitnfel dark with beeches
5Bii(f)t, /. -en bay
8ul)(e, /. -n sweetheart; m.
lover
Sutler, m. lover, wooer
156
VOCABULARY
SBufjne, /. -n stage
bunt, of various colors
S3urfd)e, m. -en (-e) fellow,
youth, boy
SBufd), m. ** shrub, bush
S3ufen, m. bosom
<&
GJjor, m. *e chorus, choir
djrtftlidj Christian
Gb,riftu3, m. -if -o f -um Christ
. ^er roof
2>adjgeftiifi,l(e), n. -e rafters
bafyetm at home
bttljtn thither
bal)in=ftreden, tr. stretch out
bnmit with it or them
bfimmcrn, intr. spread a feeble
light (used of the coming of
dawn or dusk)
^ammerfdjein, m. -e twilight
bamm(e)rtg dusky
>atnmerung,/. twilight, dawn
botnpfen, tr. subdue
$>anf, m. thanks, gratitude;
gu so as to merit thanks
or meet approval
bctriut at it, beside it
burben, intr. suffer want
bor=bteten, o, o, tr. offer
bar=brtngett, bradjte, gebrac^t, tr.
offer, present, sacrifice
barob on that account
buriibcr su'dcn, gtng, gegangen,
intr. surpass; e$ gef)t mir
ntdjtS bariiber 1 prize nothing
more highly
bo=fctn, intr. be present
2>afcin, n. existence
ba=ftcf|cn, ftanb, geftanben, intr.
be or stand there
biutern, intr. last, endure, con-
tinue
bogll besides
bajtotfiijen in between
^erfe, /. -n covering, blanket;
ceiling, roof
bccfcn, tr. cover
2)cgen, m. sword
Xsegcnfnauf, m. ^e pommel of
the sword's hilt
Seingebenfen, n. thinking of
you
emut, /. humility
benfen, bat^te, gebacfjt, tr. think;
jemanbeg or an jemanben
think of someone
bercinft some (future) day, in
days to come
bertoeU the while that (archaic
for tociljrenb while)
bcutfd) German
btrf)t dense, close
bid) ten, tr. compose or create in
poetry; itn ?eben ober !Di(f)ten
in life or verse
td)ter, m. poet
bid thick, fat, plump
bicnen, intr. (with dat.) serve
Xitcnft, m. -e service; id) bin ju
I am at your service
$trne, /. -n lass, girl
iftcl, /. -n thistle
Conner, m. thunder
bonnern, intr. thunder
Sonnctfcule, /. -n thunder club
boppelt double, twofold
orf, n. -"-er village
bort there, yonder
5)rod)C, m. -n dragon
bratt buxom
brfingen, tr. press
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brau3, barau out of, therefrom
brauficn outside, without
brcfycn, tr. turn
bmn=(0r barcin=)bltrfen, intr.
brein=f(f)auen look on
brctft bold
brtngcn, a, u, intr. press, pene-
trate; in jemanben im-
portune
brtnnen within
brolicn up there
brofjttcit, intr. reverberate
roffcl, /. -n thrush
briibcn yonder
briicfen tr. press
bruntcn down below, down
there
itft, m. "( odor, fragrance;
haze
buftcn intr. be fragrant, spread
fragrance
bufttg fragrant; hazy, airy
bulbcn, tr. bear, tolerate
bumpf dull, hollow (of sound)
bumpfbroufcnb with a hollow
roar
bunfd dark
bunfeln, intr. grow dark
biittn thin
burdjbcben, tr. throb through
burcfjbringen, a, u, tr. penetrate
burcfjcUen, tr. hasten or pass
through quickly
burd)frretd)en, t, t, tr. ramble,
roam through
burdjhJonbetn, tr. wander
through
biirfttfl scanty, sparse
biirr withered, dry
urft, m. thirst
$>urfre3ttwt, /. rage of thirst
burftuberquiiit overtortured by
thirst
biiftcr dark, gloomy
uftcr, w. gloom, darkness
biiftcrrot gloomy red
e&cn for foeben just
cd)t genuine, real
(cfc, /. -n corner
ebcl noble
@fcu, m., n. ivy
eI)C before
@f)rc, /. -n honor
, n. -e cross oi honor
, /. -n oak
eiflcn peculiar
(Sigcntum, n. ^er possession
ciltg hascy, hurried
ein=futtcn, te, a; a, intr. interrupt
ciit'fc()rcn, intr. enter, turn in
cut-tauten, tr. ring in
cin-Icgcn, tr. lay or put in; etn=
Qelegte 9Jubcr oars dipped
into the water
ctnmal once (upon a time)
cinfant lonely, alone
etn=fd)arrcn, tr. bury hurriedly
(fdjarren = scrape, scratch)
etn=fdjenfcn, tr. pour in or out;
2Bein fill the glasses with
wine
ciit'fcfjlnfcn, te, a; a, intr. fall
asleep
etn=fd)Iummern, intr. fall
asleep; tnteber return to
slumber
cinft sometime, once upon a
time
etn=ftetgcn, te, te, intr. get in
etnftmal^ once upon a time
etittbntfl monotonous
e4n=trctcn, a, e; trttt, intr. enter
ctnjcln single
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ctntg single, unique, only
(Ji3, n. ice
CBfen, M. iron
elenb wretched
etfc, /. -n elf
empfangcn, i, a; ii, tr. receive
entpfinben, a, u, tr. feel
cmpor upward
@nbe, n. -3, -n end; an alien
-n everywhere; am finally
enbett, intr. end, stop
(Sfttgellanb = @na,lanb, w. Eng-
land
englifd) English
entbrennen, entbrannte (ent=
brennte), entbrannt, intr. start
to burn or to glow
entberfen, tr. discover
entfttrfien, tr. enkindle
entfafjren, u, a; a, intr. escape,
slip from
entf&rben, tr. decelerate; refl.
lose color, fade
entfernen, tr. remove; refl.
withdraw
entfltefyett, o, o, intr. escape
enigegett=ragen, intr. project or
loom up against
entgelten, a, o; i, tr. suffer or
atone for
entfletben, tr. and refl. undress
entlang (prep, with ace.) along
cntlegcn distant, far off
Grtttfagung, /. -en renunciation
entfefjlafen, te, a; a, intr. go to
sleep
entfdjletern, tr. unveil
entfrfitoeben, intr. soar away
6-ntfefeen, n. terror
entfprtngen, a, u, intr. escape
entfteflen, tr. disfigure
entstucHjmngen, a, u, intr.
burst asunder
(rbe, m. -n heir
erblaffen, intr. turn pale, die
erfclddjen, t, t, intr. turn pale
crlilttfcn, tr. catch sight of
crM)efrf)mUt "earth sullied,"
covered with earth
@rbc, /. -n earth
erbenfen, erbac^te, erbacfit, tr. de-
vise, invent
erfafyren, u, a; a', tr. experi-
ence, learn
crfinbcn, a, u, tr. invent (archaic
for ftnben find)
crfreulicf) joyful, pleasing;
fein be a thing of joy
ergtefeen, o, 6, tr. pour forth,
shed
erglanjett, intr. shine forth
ergiifelid) amusing
crgrcifcn, iff, iff, tr. seize, grasp
erfi,alten, ie, a; ft, tr. preserve,
keep; receive
erfjefcen, o, o, tr. raise, uplift;
refl. rise
rtnnenittg, /. -en memory, re-
membrance
crfolten, intr. grow cool
crfennen, erfannte, erfannt, tr.
recognize
eriltngen, a, u, intr. resound
erlernen, tr. learn
erlefen, a, e; te, tr. choose
erleitcfyten tr. illumine
crltegcn, a, e, intr. succumb, be
defeated
erlbfdjen, o, o; i, intr. go out,
be extinguished
etmotten, intr. grow weary
crmiiben, intr. grow tired
ernft earnest, serious
Gtnft, m. earnestness, serious-
ness
(Srnte, /. -n harvest
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159
erqwrfen, tr. refresh
G-rquirfung, /. -en refreshment
errcicfjcn, tr. reach, attain
erfdjaUcn, weak or o, o, intr. re-
sound, ring out
erfdjcineu, te, ic, intr. appear
crfrtiliifliMi, it, a; a, tr. slay, kill
erfdjrcrfen, a, o; i, intr. be ter-
rified or frightened
crfriiiuimini, a, u, refl. take wing
or flight
erftttrren, intr. grow numb, be
paralyzed, turn rigid
erftedjcn, a, o; t, tr. kill by
stabbing, stab or run through
with a knife or sword
erfretgcn, te, te, tr. climb
erftitfen, tr. and intr. smother,
choke, suffocate
erttmdien, intr. awaken
crnwfjlen, tr. choose
erttwrten, tr. await, wait for
erttJCtfcn, ie, ie, tr. prove; render,
bestow upon
erttjctrett, tr. and refl. widen, ex-
pand, grow
GJrj, n. -e ore, metal, bronze
eriil)len, tr. tell, relate
cffen, afj, Gotten; ijjt, tr. eat
etttw perhaps, perchance
Chile, /. -n owl
cnrig eternal
eit, /. -en eternity
fadjen, tr. fan, kindle
. -n torch
e, /. -n flag [journey, go
fofjren, u, a; a, intr. move,
fatten, te, a ; a, intr. fall, drop ; et=
tons fact jemanbem in bie Slugen
something strikes one's gaze
faltcn, tr. fold
Jynltcr, m. butterfly
fangcn, t, a; a, tr. catch, capture
Snrbc, /. -n color
faff en, tr. grasp, take hold of,
seize, understand
faft almost
$aiifr, /. ^e fist
$ef)I, m. -e wrong, guilt, blem-
ish
ftdcr, /. -n festal celebration
fctcrlid) festal, solemn
fcicrn, intr. rest (from one's
labor)
fcig cowardly
fctn fine, delicate, fair
m. -e enemy
, n. -er field
, m. -cn8, -en rock, cliff
f, / " bench of rock
elfcnriff, n. -e reef
Orelfcnfdjhtcfjt, /. -en rocky
ravine
felftg rocky
^cl^manb, /. ^e wall of rock,
precipice
, n. window
, m. -n ferryman
fern far, distant; (with dot.) far
from
ifcrnc, /. -n distance
fernfyer from afar
fernljin far off
$eft, n. -e festival, celebration
feft(e) firm, fast
feJHaften, te, a; a, tr. hold
(firmly)
feudjt moist, wet
^euer, n. fire
^eitcrleiter, /. -n fire ladder
feurtg fiery, ardent
, /. -n pine
, n. fever
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VOCABULARY
ftebernrilb wild or raging with
fever
ftnben, a ; u, tr. find
ftnfter dark, gloomy
gfinftermS, /. -tffe darkness
fjtrn, m. -e last year's snow;
mountains topped with per-
petual snow
gfirnefdjein, m. glow of the
snow-capped mountains
gifrf), m. -e fish
ftfrfjetl, tr. fish
^if^er, m. fisherman
ftarf) flat, level
flomtfcf) Flemish
Srlamme, /. -n flame
ftottern, intr. flutter
ffedjtett, 0, o; t, tr. braid, plait,
intertwine
ffefyeit, intr. beseech, implore,
pray (wn ettouS for some-
thing)
ffcifng industrious, busy
fltegen, o, o, intr. fly
flteljen, o, o, intr. flee; tr. flee
fltefeen, 0, O, intr. flow [from
fltmmern, intr. glitter, glimmer
fltnf quiclc, swift, nimble
Srltnte, /. -n gun, rifle
fitrren, intr. vibrate
flitter, m. spangle, tinsel;
empty pomp
t^Ior, m. veil
^rlottfr, m. -en flute player
8-htdj, m. -"-e curse
flucf)ttf| fleeting, fleeing
Stfltg, m. "t flight
Syliigel, m. wing, pinion
^lugelf^fag, m. *t flap or beat
of the wings
^lUfldhJC^n, n. wafting of
wings
r, /. -en field, plain
3rlufe, m. "e. river
flitfiiilicvmnrtv across the river
fliiftcrn, intr. whisper
g-tiiftcrtoort, n. -?. whispered
word
glut, /. --en flood
fluten, intr. stream, surge
Jylutciiflral), n. -^er grave be-
neath the water
f obcrn = forbern, tr. demand
5ot)n, m. -e south wind
folgcn, intr. (with dat.) follow
fiirbern, tr. advance, hasten
i^orm, /. -en form
5orfrf)begierbe, /. desire to
learn or investigate
forfdjen, intr. inquire into,
search
fort, adv. away; sep. pref. (i)
with verbs expressing a change
of place away, e.g., fort*
atefjen journey away, de-
part; forttragen carry away;
(2) on, to continue to, e.g.,
fortfingen keep on singing,
continue to sing
fort unb fort on and on
fragen, tr. ask
grager, m. questioner
fronf, frank
tcf), n. France
, /. -en woman, wife, Mrs.
tn, . Miss, unmar-
ried young lady, (archaic)
young lady of rank
fred) insolent, audacious
frei free
fret=geben, a, e; t, tr. set free,
release
^retfyetr, /. -in freedom, liberty
fremb foreign, alien, strange
trembling, m. -e stranger
8*eube, /. -n joy
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3-reubcnredjnung, /. -en account
of joys
freubtg joyful
freuen, reft, rejoice, be happy;
tr. make rejoice, make happy
Jreunb, m. -e friend
freunblirf) friendly, kindly
^freticl, m, outrage, wrong
fmu'iitliri) outrageous, nefarious
c, m. -en3 peace
n. miracle
of peace, peaceful miracle
fricbfcrtig, friebUd) peaceful
frifd) fresh
frot) merry; (with gen.) happy in
frbfjHrf) joyful, glad
fromm pious, reverend, God-
fearing
frommen, intr. (with dat.) be
useful, avail or profit
$ritd)t, /. -"e grain, fruit
friif) early
/ / dawn, early morning
o., m. -e spring
tiirf, n. -e breakfast
fu()fen, tr. and intr. (refl.) feel
fiib,ren, tr. lead; einen djlag
deal a blow
ftiifjrer, *. leader, guide
fiirten, tr. fill
funfcln, intr. sparkle
gfunfen, m. spark
fltrdjtbar terrible
fiirber onward
fiirftdjttg = Dorftc^tig prudent,
cautious
5Vnf{, m. ^e foot
, n. -e pedestal
i]iiir,lirt) entire
gat very, utterly
(iJarbe, /. -n sheaf
(Garten, m. "- garden
(^offc, /. -n narrow street
(*Jaft, m. -"-e guest
oftfreunb, m. -e person con-
nected with another by ties of
hospitable friendship
gnftltd) hospitable
G3aul, m. *-t horse of inferior
breed, nag
ajcltc, /. -n gazelle
ebcin, n. (collective} bones,
frame
ebeH, n. barking
geben, a, e; i, tr. give
GJcbct, n. -e' prayer
Okbriitt, n. roar, roaring
cbanfc, m. -n thought
gcbanfcnttoU full of thought,
absorbed in thought
flcbrtutg narrow (from briingcn)
cbrdngc, n. throng, surg-
ing crowd
Okbrbfyne, n, resounding or
sonorous pealing
gebulbtg patient
gcfd()rbcn, tr. endanger
gcf alien, te, a; a, intr. please;
e gefttHt mtr I like \\.
efieber, n. plumage
(SJeftlb(e), n. -e field
efHigel, n. birds, winged
creatures
geffiigelt winged
gefrteren, o, o, intr. freeze, con-
geal
($5cfuf)f, n. -e feeling, emotion
, n. sparkling, glitter-
e, /. -n gift
QJnng, m. ^e course
nan* whole, entire
ng
cgenb, /. -en region, country
gegenrodrtig present
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secret
S, n. -iffe secret
gefyen, gtng, gegangen, intr. go
gcijcucr (only with negative nttfjt)
uncanny
eier, m. vulture
eterfhig, m. --e flight of vul-
tures
etfeel, /. -n scourge, lash
etfr, m. -er spirit, ghost,
phantom
geiftern, w/r. spook
elfinbe, n. open fields
gelaffett calm, gentle
elaut(e), n. -e set of bells,
chime; ringing, pealing (of
bells)
eliebter, m. eltcbte, /. be-
loved, lover, sweetheart
geltnbe gentle, mild, soft
getten, intr. sound shrill
fldubcn, tr. promise, vow
gelten, a, o; t, intr. be valid, be
worth; concern; e6 gilt mtr
it is for me; e3 gilt imS fjeut
ju riifyren our duty to-day
is etc.
emad), n. -"-er room, chamber
, adv. leisurely
I, w. spouse, consort
cntiit, n. -er feeling, soul,
heart
flcitnit exact
gente^en, o, 5, tr. enjoy
enofj or cnoffe, w. -n com-
panion
(Beniigc, /. sufficiency, content
geniigen, intr. suffice
geng(e)fam content
eroitfcf) n. -e noise
gerecftt just
crtd^t, n. -e judgment; tribu-
nal
t, n. skeleton
gerne, adv. gladly; (with verb)
like to
efattg, m. -"-e song
gef (fyefjen, a, e ; te, (f ) intr. happen
@efd)td)re, /. -n story
cf(f)Icd|t, . -er generation;
race
efcfymetbe, n. jewelry
efrf)ret, n. cry, shout
efdjltmber, n. squadron
quick, swift
n. pi. brother(s)
and sister (s); n. sing, (rare)
sister
efeHe, m. -n journeyman, Tfel-
low, youth
gefeUen, tr. and refl. join, ally;
bid)t gefefft closely together
efefe, n. -e law
eftdjt, n. -er face
efinbe, n. servants
etyenfr, n. -er phantom, ghost
eftalt, /. -en form, figure
gefrdjen, fieftanb, geftanben, tr.
confess
eftcin, n. -e large rocks or
stones; stony debris or ruins
efttrn, . -e star
cftrfilicf), n. -e shrubs, bushes
geftinb healthy
efunbljett, /. -en health
etro&e, n. trotting
getrcu faithful
gerroft confident
clufid)^, n. e plant
getooffnet armed
genjfiljren, tr. grant
etoolr, /. -en force, violence
gcftmlttg powerful, mighty
ehmnb, n. -^er garment, robe
etoerbe, n. profession,
trade
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geluicf)Hfl weighty, momentous
(SJetwmmel, n. crowd, crush,
throng
flOtiiitiicii, a, o, tr. win, gain
Ctmffen, n. conscience
ctmtter, n. thunderstorm
iicuuiiu'ii kindly disposed to
jiciiutlutt accustomed
^(ycttJoldc, n. vault
~i$tenmf)(e, n. tumult, throng
(ycjclt, n. -e (poet, for Rdi)
tent
giefjcn, 5, o, tr. pour
giftgcfcf)ttjollen swollen by poi-
son, venom filled
tpfel, m. - top (mountain
top)
GUtter, n. - - lattice, grating,
screen
5, m. splendor
glanjcn, intr. shine, gleam
Ia3, n. -"er glass
glott smooth
lau&e, m. -n3, -n faith, belief
glaufocrt, tr. and intr. believe
glcief) like (with dat.); ein
gletdjeS another
glcid) for fogleicfj at once
glctd)en, t, t, intr. (with dat.) be
similar or like
flteirf)flcfd))tnutgcn having an
equal swing
gletten, itt, ttt, intr. glide
@Heb, n. -er limb ; ing treten
fall into line
glimmen, o, o, intr. glimmer,
glow
GHorfc, /. -n bell
liirf, n. fortune, happiness
gliirflirf) fortunate, happy
gliifjen, intr. glow
lut, /. -en glow, fire
c, /. -n mercy, grace
gnabcn, intr. (with dat.) be
merciful to
6JoIb, n. gold
gulbcu gold
olborangc, /. -n golden orange
gdnnen, tr. not begrudge, be
willing to let have
gottfd) Gothic
($ott, m. ^er God
(ybtrcrfrcunb, m. -e friend of
the gods (i.e., beloved by the
gods)
ottc^magb, /. ^e maiden of
God
ott()Ctt, /. -en divinity, God
6ka6, n. ^er grave; ju Orabe
bringen bury
grabcn, u, a ci, tr. dig
raben,w. ;-" ditch, moat
riibergraber, m. grave dig-
ger
rabc3ritf)(e), /. peace of the
grave
OJrab, m. -e degree
Okam, m. woe, grief
(Mra3, n. ^er grass
grafcn, intr. graze
grau gray
graucn turn gray; e8 grant it
dawns
raiien, n. horror, awe; filfjeS
raun thrills of mysterious
sweet awe
graiicnuoll full of horror, ap-
palling
grauUrfjt grayish
horrible, dreadful
, m. horror
graiifcn, intr. have a feeling of
horror; mir grauf(c)t I shud-
der
OJrci'^, m. -e aged man
(Mrenabier, m. -e grenadier
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GJrenje, /. -u limit, border
rtecfye, m. -n Greek
dlrtedjenlanb, . Greece
ritte, /. -n cricket
grinfen, intr. grin
(S)ro0m, m. groom (English)
grofe large, big, great
ruft, /. -"-e tomb, grave,
cavern
griitt green
(SJrunb, m. -"-e bottom, earth,
ground
griinen, intr. grow, flourish
rufe, m. --e greeting
gru'Ren, tr. greet; feib mtr ge=
griifet I greet you; faffen
send greetings
gittben golden
Itnft, /. favor, good will,
kindness
gut good ; eg gut fyaben fare well
(SJiite, / goodness
r, n. -t hair
e, /. possessions, belong-
ings; mctn >ab' unb ut all
I have and own
4>ubfud)t, / avarice
^jofen, m. " harbor, port
fyaften, intr. cling
, m. -e hedge; wood, grove
, w. -"e cock, rooster
in, w. -e (poet.) grove
Ijalb half
^jalle, /. -n hall
linllcu, intr. resound
^oltn, m. -e stalk of grain or
grass
al, ?w. -"e throat
gotten, te, a; ft, /r. hold, contain;
celebrate; intr. stop, halt
, /. -"-c hand
, t, a; a, t'n/r. hang, cling
4>arfe, /. -n harp
4>arfenfpieler, m. harp
player, minstrel
^armonie, /. -en harmony
Ijarrcn, intr. wait, tarry
hard
t, /. haste, hurry
, m. -e breath
b,ou(^en, intr. breathe
ijouen, fjteb, geb,auen, tr. hew,
strike
t, n. -"er head
, m., pi. -leute cap-
tain
au3, n. -"er house
licbcn, o (u), o, tr. raise
^>eer, n. -e army
fyeften, tr. fasten, attach
ijefttg violent
Ijcgcn, tr. cherish, protect
fyefyr high, noble, lofty
b,ei hurrah! hey!
^>ctbe, /. -n heath ; heather
^>etlattb, m. Savior
fyetltg holy, sacred
^etltgfett, /. sacredness, holi-
t, /. -en home
etmatffur,/. -en home, native
fields
{|ctmatlid^ homelike
fyetm=bringcn, bracfjte, $tfaad)t,
tr. bring home
eimrf)en, n. cricket
tyetntsge^en, sing, gegangen,
intr. go home; -die
f)Ctm=feb,ren, intr. return home
{jetmltefi secret
^tctmlirf)fett, /. -en secrecy
tjetraten, tr. marry
I)cif> hot
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165
iKtfii'ii, te, et, lr. name, call;
intr. be called; tcf) fjetfoe my
name is
^ettcrfcrt, /. -en cheer, cheer-
fulness
>elb, m. -en hero
fyclfcn, a, o; t, intr. help
^etifon, n. helicon
f)cU bright, clear
ijcr hither
licrnli down, down from
Ijeran hither, up to
fyeran=fomtnctt, a, o, intr. ap-
proach
fyernuf up here, upward
IjerauHlimmen, o, o; intr. climb
upward
f)Crb harsh, bitter, acrid
J)Cr6ei hither
<>erbft, m. -e autumn, fall
erb, m. -e hearth
erbe, /. -n herd
Sperbgeton, n. chime of herds
^crein in here, into, in
fjerfiir = f)ert>or
fiernicber down
f)ermcber4adjen, intr. laugh
down from on high
^err, m. -en master; gentle-
man; (in address Sir; with
name Mr.); the Lord
fyerrltdj glorious, splendid
Ijerunter down, downward
ljerunter=ftetgett, te, te, intr. de-
scend
fierttor forth, forth from
ljerttor=raufd)en, intr. come forth
or emerge from with a rus-
tling sound
J>er, w., gen. -en8, dat. -en, pi.
-en heart
Jjerjfteb very dear or lovable
4?et&liefirf)en, n. - sweetheart
, m. -e duke
>cu, n. hay
fjcitlen, intr. howl
IjCUtc to-day
I)cutig adj. from heute; am
fjeuttgen lag on this day
.$tmtncl, m. sky, the
heavens; Heaven
fytmmelan heavenward
fttmmlifd) heavenly
l)in along, thither, toward
Ijtltab down, downward
I)tnauf up, upward
I)ittau3 out, hence; uber with
ace. beyond
Ijiiictit into, in; in (with
ace.) or ju into
^tntcrgrunb, m. *-e background
over, across
lltnunter down
I)tnuntcr=fviilen, tr. wash or
rinse down
f)tn5U=fefeen, tr. add
^irfd), m. -e deer
Jptrr, w.-en herdsman, shepherd
f)0d) high
^odjgetiirmt high towering
l)ori)it(icr across on high
^odjjett, /. -en wedding
."pof, m. *-t yard, court, home
I) off en, tr. and intr. hope; (auf
for)
.^offnitng, /. -en hope
Doffing, m. -e courtier
>of)C, /. -n height
f)Bf)en, tr. heighten
hollow
e, /. -n cave, cavern
f)0lb gracious, fair, sweet
^oITfinbifdi Dutch
BHe, /. -n Hell
^jMenf<f)ein, m. infernal light
or glow
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fiord) en, intr. listen, hearken
Iiorcu, tr. hear
4>b'rer, m. listener
orn, n. -"-er horn
l)itt)cu on this side
fjitofdj pretty
uf, m. -e hoof
iigel, w. hill
fyulbigcn, intr. do homage to
e, /. -n wrap, covering
b, m. -e dog
fjungrtg hungry
l)iipfcn, intr. hop, jump
f)itfd) ! hush ! 'sh !
4put, m. -e hat
e, /. -n hut, cottage [song
w. chant, solemn
3
tntnter always
imtnerbar always, forever
tmmerf)tn at all events
inoriinfttglid) fervent, ardent
intnitten in the midst of
inner inner, interior
inucrlici) inward, within
tnntg fervent, heartfelt
3JnfeI, /. -n island
trbtfdj earthly, of this world
trgenb etn any
trr confused; erring
irren, intr. and refl. err, go
astray
3
jogen, tr. hunt
t, m. hunter
r, n. -e year
r, m. lament, distress
jonttttern, intr. lament, moan,
wail
iautf)sen, intr. cry out with joy,
exult
je ever
je^t now
icfeo 1
U forms f r W
, n. -e yoke
fyanneSttJiirmdjen, n . glow-
worm
, /. youth
Jung young
$iinge, m. (adj. used as a noun)
boy, swain
Sungfrau, /. -en maiden
^tingling, m. -e young man,
youth
, m. June
. squire
juft by chance
faf)I bare, bald
Sa^n, m. -^e boat
Slatfcr, m. emperor
JJatnerab, m. -en comrade
Slatnm, m. *t comb
fammen, tr. comb
Jammer, /. -n chamber, room
$otnpf, m. "t battle, contest
$anone, /. -n cannon
e ; /. -n chapel
6, /. -n cap, hood, cowl
fnrg sparse, meager
Staften, m. * box
fount hardly, barely
fed bold
^e^Ie, /. -n throat
feljren, tr. and intr. (refl.') turn,
return
$eld), m. -e calyx, cup
fennen, fannte, gefannt, tr. know
^erje, /. -n candle
ferenf)efl made bright by can-
dles
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167
e, /. -n chain
fcucf)cn, intr. gasp, breathe with
difficulty
ftdjertt, intr. laugh softly,
chuckle
jltnb, n. -er child (In many
compounds $tnber= is best
rendered by childhood, e.g.,
$tnberfrteben peace of child-
hood)
fuiMirt) childlike, childly
Slinn, n. -e chin
fttrdjc, /. -n church
ftirdjtyof, m. -"-e churchyard
Stiffen, n. pillow
JHftc, /. -n chest
Silage, /. -n complaint, plaint;'
accusation
flagcn, intr. complain, make
lament
ffaglid) pitiable
illnttg, m. *-t sound
flaxen, intr. clap, click
flur clear, bright
Slleib, n. -er dress, garment
fleiben, tr. dress, clothe
flein small, little
flcttcrn, intr. climb
flittgeu, a, u, intr. resound,
sound
fltrren, intr. clatter, clank,
rattle
SHuft, /. -e cleft, chasm
flitg clever, intelligent, wise
Jlnobe, m. -n boy
fnatten, intr. crack
Knauel, m. ball of thread;
entanglement
$ned)t, m. -e servant
Jlnie, n. -e knee
fnieen, intr. kneel
fniftern, intr. crackle
ilnurtjcn, m. bone
ilnofpc, /. -n bud
fommcn, a, o, intr. come
ft'bnig, m. -e king (In com-
pounds ilbiU8^= is often best
rendered by royal, e.g., ftontg8=
maf)I, n. royal feast or
banquet)
tf'Opf, m. "- head
iiorn, n. grain, " corn " (the
chief grain of a country; in
Germany rye or wheat; with
the pi. iiorner = single seed
of grain)
f ofcn, intr. and tr. fondle, caress
ilraft, /. -"-e strength, power
fraftig strong
Strafe, /. -n crow
fra()cn, intr. crow; scream, cry
out
Slranid), m. -e crane
Sitamcfjsug, m. *-t flight or flock
of cranes on wing
franf ill, sick
franfen, tr. grieve, wound
ilranj, m. -"-e wreath, garland
Jlraut, n. ^er plant; collective
plants, herbage
Srcte, m. -e circle
frctfcfycn, intr. screech
!tlrcu, n. -e cross, crucifix
$tcu5t)Ub, n. -er image of the
crucified Savior
fitteg, m. -e war
ilrtegcr, m. warrior
Stronc, /. -n crown
Slrumlcin (dim. of $rume, /.)
crumb
fiudien, m. cake
.Slugel, /. -n bullet, ball
KU)I cool
fiifjlen, tr. cool
ilummcr, m. worry, care
fummcrtJoQ filled with care
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VOCABULARY
e, /. lore, news
htnb=mad)en, tr. make known,
announce
fitnftig future
$unft, /. ^e art
unftgebilb, n. -e work of art
$ul>Vel, /. -n cupola, dome
$ufe, m. -"-e kiss
fiiffcn, tr. kiss
$iifte, /. -en coast
laben, tr. refresh
2ad)e,/. -n pool, puddle
liiriKlu, intr, smile
taef)Cn, intr. laugh
labcn, u, a ; Icibt, tr. load
2ttj}cr, n. couch
fiofen, n. sheet
fiampe, /. -n lamp
2anb, n. -er (poet. pi. ?onbe)
land, country
2anbe3enge, /. -n isthmus
2anbfcft,aft, /. -en landscape
fang long
langfam slow
tangft long since
2an5e, /. -n lance
2firm, m. noise
2aft, /. -en burden
2aterne, /. -n lantern
Ittu lukewarm, mild
2aub, n. foliage
2oube, /. -n arbor
lauern, intr. (auf with ace.} wait
eagerly or greedily for some-
thing; lie in wait for, lurk
for
2auf, m. course
laufcn, te, an; an, intr run
loufcfjen, intr. listen
Kaut loud
2aut, m. -t sound
2aute, /. -n lute
(auter pure, nothing but
leben, intr. live ; lebe >Dof)I fare-
well
Scben, n. life
lebcnbtg alive, living
lebcnto^ lifeless
2ebett)ob,l, n. farewell
leer empty, vacant; meaning-
less, idle
Iccren, tr. empty
Icgcn, tr. lay, place, put; refl.
lie down
lcl)iicu, tr. and refl. lean
2etb, m. -er body
2ctblieb, n. -er favorite song
2eid)e, /. -n corpse
2etd)enc6,or, m. -*e funeral choir
2cict)CH I ' ) ug, m. -"-e funeral pro-
cession
2et(^nam, m. -e corpse
Iet(f)t light (not heavy)
Ieid)tgtfiubig credulous
2etb, n. -e3, -en grief, sorrow;
wrong, injury; pain
leib tun grieve for; ettoa tut
mtr I grieve or feel pity
for something
letben, ttt, ttt, tr. suffer, endure
2cicr, /. -n lyre
letfe soft (not loud)
2enbe, /. -n loin
2enj, m. -e spring
2crcfpe, /. -n lark
2crd)enniirbel, m. thrill
(song) of the larks
2erd)ensug, m. *-t procession of
larks
lernen, tr. learn
2efc, /. -n gleaning, harvest
Icfcn, a, e; te, tr. read
leurf)ten, intr. shine, glow
gleam
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169
2eute, pi. people
fieutnant, m. -% lieutenant
Utf)t light, bright
2td)t, n. -er light; candle
Sib, n. -er eyelid
lieb dear, sweet, beloved;
(superlative used as a noun)
ber (bie) Siebfte dearest, be-
loved
i!tcbdtcit, n. sweetheart
2icbe, /. love
licben, tr. love
2iebe3fd)cin, m. glow of love
licbcwull affectionate, full of
love
Hcb=f)<lben, tr. hold dear, love
licblitl) pretty, lovely, sweet
2ieb(ing, m. -e pet, favorite,
darling
ItebfeUg blessed with love
2ieb, n. -er song
Stebedfufi, /. joy of song
liegen, a, e, intr. lie
2ilie, /. -n lily
linb gentle, mild
2inbe, /. -n linden tree, bass-
wood
KnfS left; bie ?infe left hand
2tppe, /. -n lip
Hfpeln, intr. and tr. lisp
Sift, /. -en craft, cunning
2ob, n. praise
loben, tr. praise
Sobgefang m. -"-e song of praise
Sorfe, /. n lock or tress of hair
lorfcn, tr. entice, lure
Sorbeer, m. -%, -en laurel
2o3, n. -e lot, fate
lofe (to) loose ; Io8 ttterben get
rid of
IBfcn, tr. loosen, set free, re-
lease
2oto3blitme, /. -n lotus flower
2uft, /. -"-e air, breeze (dim.
always = breeze)
lufttg airy
2llft, /. -"-e joy, desire; (pi.
usually = lusts)
2uftgemadb,, n. ^er pleasure
hall, festal hall
aw
mad)cn, tr. make
9)Jadb,t, /. -^e power
2)Jabc^cn, n. girl
2ftabomta, /. -en Madonna, the
Holy Virgin
SDlagb, /. " maid, maiden
SJlogblctn, n. maiden, lassie
9)}ttt)b, /. en mowing, hay crop
s JJittdl, n. -e and -^er repast,
banquet, feast
e, /. -n mane
e, /. -n mare
9)Jttt, m. May (month) (In
compounds often SOJaten, e.g.,
9)?atenglucf, n. Maytime bliss)
SJJaib, /. (poet.) maiden
SRoI, n. -e time; jtoeimal two
times
tnalcn, tr. paint
SDloncn, pi. Manes, i.e., spirits
of the departed
SDtann, m. -^er man
SKannerwiirbe, /. -n manly dig-
nity
t, m. * mantle
, n. fairy tale
faery still
5Wiarc, /. -n tale
m, /. Mary
f, n. marrow
morftg containing marrow;
( fig.) pithy, virile
SDiatmor, m. marble
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VOCABULARY
SWormorbUb, n. -er marble
image, statue j
2Jtarfrf|, m. *-t march
SWutte, /. -n meadow (espe-
cially) mountain meadow
r, /. -n wall
r, n. -e mule
2Wecr, n. -e sea
mciben, te, te, tr. shun, avoid
mcinen, tr. think, mean, be of
the opinion
XRetfter, m. master
mclbcn, tr. announce, make
known; mention
Sftelobet, /., (poet, license) for
SSMobte, /. -en melody
melobifd) melodious
SWenge, /. -n crowd, throng
tneitgen, tr. and refl. mix, inter-
mingle
Sftenfcft,, m. -en human being,
man (i.e., homo) (In com-
pounds Sftenfdjen* often =
human)
tneffen, a, e; t, tr. measure, com-
pare ; ftdj tntt jemanbem meffen
try one's strength against
another's
SDHcne, /. -n expression, mien,
air
tntlb mild, gentle
mtfdjen, tr. mix, mingle
tttit, sep. prcf. along (with
others); e.g., mit=gef)en go
along
SJlttte, /. -n middle, midst
9JHtternad)t, /. -"-e midnight
SOtobet, m. mould, decay
SJJoljtt, m. poppy
Sftonb, m. -e moon
9)f onbuacf)r, /. ^e moonlit night
mooftg mossy
m. -e murder
SWbrber, m. murderer
morflcn to-morrow
SJiorgen, m. morning
9JJorgcnIanb, n. Orient
SWorgenrot, n. the red morning
sky, Aurora
SJiiJtoe, /. -n sea gull
tniibc, tired; eine @a(^e fein
be tired of a thing
9JJii()C, /. -n difficulty; en-
deavor
tttitljcn, tr. weary
2iif)le, /. -n mill
SJtitljIengralien, m. * mill brook
or ditch
SOIiiUer, m. miller
SPJimb, m. (-e or -"cr, both rare)
mouth
tttlinter merry, cheerful
ntiirbc tender, soft, brittle
mwmeltt, intr. murmur
SDJufif, /. music
SUtitt, m. courage, spirit
SDJutter, /. * mother
SOfiilje, /. -n cap
SSJJljrte, /. -n myrtle
$Radf)forf(^ung, /. -en searching
out, exploring
nad)=geKen, intr. echo or re-
verberate shrilly
9Jad)mittag, m. -e afternoon
nad)=fefi,en, a, e; te, intr. follow
a person with one's gaze
(with dat.)
5Rod)t, /. -"e night
nftdjten^ at night
92ad)ttgafl, /. -en nightingale
nad)t(td) nightly, nocturnal
nadenb \ , ,
nacft / naked
, m. neck
VOCABULARY
nafjc near, close to; naf) an
close to
9iaf)C, /. nearness, presence
nafjcn, refl. approach, draw
near
nafyen, tr. sew
9ial)ritng, /. -en food
9tame, m. -n3, -n name
nofe wet, moist
Scatter, /. -n viper, adder
9Jotur, /. -en nature
SKcbel, m. fog, mist
nerfcn, tr. tease; necfenb playful
ncfjmen, a, omm; tmm, tr. take
nctbifcfj envious
ncigen, tr. and refl. bow, bend
SRefr, n. -er nest
nc^cn, tr. wet, moisten, wash
ncu new
9fcujat)r, n. New Year
nicfen, intr. nod
me never
nicbcr, sep. pref. down, down-
ward
nicber=brcdjcn, a, o; t, intr.
plunge down
9Jiebcrl<inber, m. - Dutch-
man; Dutch Master (i.e.,
painter)
nieber=negen, a, e, for barmeber=
Itegen, intr. lie prostrate
nieber=fteigen, te, te intr. descend
nimmcr never, nevermore
mtnmermeljr nevermore
nimmerfatt insatiable
nirgcnb^ nowhere
9Hr,c, /. -n nymph
9Zorb(cn), m. north
9lorbltdf)t, n. -er northern
lights
9Jormann(c). m. -en Norman
9Jor, /. -"e dire need, distress
nun now
171
although
obfd)un even if, although
obe desolate, waste
offcn open
ijffncn, tr and refl. open
Offnung, /. -en opening
Df)r, n. -g, -en ear
Cftober, m. October
Dpfcr, n. sacrifice
Crafef, n. oracle; fprudfj
* utterance of the oracle
Orange, /. -n orange
Ort, m. -e and -"er place, spot
Cft(en), m. east
IjSaar, n. -e pair, couple
5)3 age, m. -n page
Spalafr, m. *-t palace
palate, /. -n palm (tree)
S|3 enter, n. -e banner
^antoffel, m. -, -(n) slipper
^anjcr, m. coat of mail
pafjen, intr. watch, wait for
pafficrcn, intr. (f) happen
^?aufc, /. -n kettle drum;
-nfrac^, m. rattle of drums
^ctn,/. pain, torment
pcitfd)Cn, tr. lash, whip
^crferfdjal), m. Shah of Persia
5JJfab, m. -e path
pfetfcn, iff, iff, tr. whistle
l, m. -e arrow
b, n. -e horse
SUftngftcn, /. pi. Pentecost
ppanjcn, tr. plant
5)Jftng, m. *-t plow
$fiif)I, m., n. -e pillow, bolster,
cushion
piccolo, /. piccolo (a small
shrill flute)
172
VOCABULARY
picfett, tr. and intr. tick (of a
watch)
$tnfel, m. painter's brush
platfd)crn, Intr. ripple, splash
suddenly
, intr. beat, knock
tyotai, m. -e goblet
$ort, m. -e port
SJSoft, /. -en mail, mail coach
SjSoftfyorn, H. -"-cr postman's
horn
^oftilUon, m. -e postilion
^rarftt, /. splendor
prdrf)tifi splendid, magnificent
^SretS, m. -e prize, the best of
all
pretfett, te, te, tr. praise
preffen, tr. press, choke
$uf, m. Puck
plllfett, intr. pulse
$tilber, w. powder
O
dual, /. -en torment, torture,
pain
quiilcn, Jr. torment, torture
Catalan, m. dense smoke or
vapor
qiinlincit, intr. rise in fumes,
give forth smoke
CUwrtter, n. -e quarters
Cutell, m. -e, /. -en spring,
fountain
qiicllcit, intr. well, flow
qiterfelbetn straight through the
fields
9todje, / revenge, vengeance
rcirficn (archaic o, o), tr. and refl.
revenge, avenge
m. avenger
Otab, n. -^er wheel
raqcn, intr. tower, loom up
DJanb, m. ^er edge, rim
tafd) quick, fast
rafdjeln, intr. rustle
rofen, intr. rage
SRafcn, w. green sward, turf
raften, intr. rest
rcwber, tr.; jenianbcm eth>a8
rob or deprive a person of a
thing
9tau6cr, m. robber
railf) rough, rude
9iaum, m. -"-e space, realm,
room, place
rauftfjen, t'/r. roar, rustle; Iet
raufcfjenb softly rustling or
murmuring
JRebe, /. -n grape
9Jed)imng, /. -en bill, account
red)t right; true, real
rcgc active
regen, rcjl. move, stir
IRegen, m. rain
SRegcnbogcn, m. rainbow
rcgung^Ius! motionless
8ief), n. -e roe, deer
reid) rich
Oieicf), n, -e empire, realm
tetdjcn, tr. reach, give
rctfetl, tr. and intr. ripen
JRctgen, m. a round dance
9icil)C,/. -n row [in row or line
retfyen, tr. and refl. arrange ; join
SRetfyen, m. = SKetQen
tein clean, pure
JReifc, /. -n journey
reifen, intr. travel, journey
reifeen, f, t, tr. tear, pull, draw
retten, itt, itt, intr. ride
JReiter, m. rider, horseman
9?ettcrmann, m., pi. -leute poet
for Better
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173
teijen, ir. allure, attract, charm
rennen, rannte, gerannt, tnlr.
run. race
JRequtem, w requiem
Oieft, m. -e remnant
retten, tr. rescue, save
jRcttcr, m. rescuer
JReiic, / repentance, remorse
JHeuicr, n -e territory, ground
9il)cin, m. Rhine
rtdjten, tr. judge; ba3 s -23ort an
iemanbert address some-
body
rtedjen, 5, 6, tr. scent, smell,
sniff
9iiefe, m. -n giant
rtefengroj? of gigantic size
Siiefengrofje, /. -n giant size
ricfenfjaft gigantic
9iiefenmaj?, n -e giant stature
or size
5Ring, m. -c ring, circle
9{ingelreil)en, m. round
dance
ringen, a, u, tr struggle, fight
ringS, rings fyerum round about,
on all sides
rinnen, a, o, inlr. flow, stream
Diippc, /. -n rib
rippcnbiirr skinny, gaunt (so
thin that the ribs protrude)
{Hitter, m. knight
{Ritterfcfaft, /. knighthood
rbdjeln, inlr. rattle in one's
throat, breathe the last gasp
Oiocf, m. ^e coat
{Rorfen, m. distaff
{Rofyr, n. -t reed, cane; tube,
pipe (hence smokestack,
chimney)
rotten, lr. and inlr. roll
9tbmcr, m. Roman
nomifdj Roman
Diofc, /. -n rose
9iofenbanb, n. ^er wreath or
garland of roses
rofenfarOcn rose-colored
Siofcnfranj, m. -"-e rosary
Oiofj, n. -e steed
rot red
SRotonbe, /. -n rotunda
riirfen, tr. and, inlr. move
S J{ liber, n. oar
riibern, inlr. and lr. row
JHubertafr, m. rhythm of the
oars
rufen, ie, u, tr. and inlr. call,
cry, shout
9iufer, m. caller
Siuije, /. rest, quiet; in 9?uf)'
laffen leave alone or undis-
turbed
rufjen, inlr. rest
fliufyeftfitte, /. -n resting place
rufjtg calm, quiet
9{u{)m, m. fame, glory
riUjren, lr. stir, move; touch;
wield
runb round
9Jnnb, n. -e round
ilinnbe, /. -n circle; tofenbe
9ilinbc boisterous circle of
the dance
9iime, /. -n runic letter
ffiuncnftctn, m. -e rune stone
{Rufttanb, . Russia
STJiiftiing, /. -en armor, coat of
mail
6
Sttttl, m. -"-e hall
So at, /. -en seed, grain sown;
young crop
aatengrun, n. the green of
young crops
174
VOCABULARY
Saci)e, /. -n matter, cause;
metne my affair
fad|t soft
faen, tr. sow
act, m. sower
Sage, /. -n myth, legend
fagen, tr. say
Sattc, /. -n string (of a musical
instrument)
famt (prep, with dat.) together
with
Scutb, m. sand
fanft gentle
(Sang, m. song
Sfimicr, m. singer
angerhtm, n. minstrelsy
attel, m. - saddle
fuubcr neat
fougen, o, o, tr. suck, drink in
Sllle, /. -n pillar, column
aunt, m. " hem, edge, border
ffilimen, tr. hem, fringe
ffillfetn, intr. rustle
fttllfcw, intr. rush, roar, whiz
djddfyt, m. -e gorge, ravine
fdjabe: e3 tft -- it is a pity;
etoig great pity
Chafer, m. shepherd
fdjaffen, 5, a, tr. create, bring
forth; intr. and tr. -weak verb
work, do
df)dle, /. -n cup, bowl; scale
(of a balance) ; in gletcfjen
cfjdlen in equal scales
fdjoCen, weak and o, o, sound,
resound
rfjalmei, /. -en reed pipe,
shawm
Scf)ar, /. -en flock, crowd
Srfjorpe, /. -n sash, scarf
(fjatten, m. shadow, shade
t^oubcr, m. shudder, thrill
of awe
fdjouen, tr. and intr. look, gaze,
see
djauer, m. -- thrill of awe,
shudder
fdjoucrltd) causing a shudder,
horrible
fdiouern, intr. shudder
djougeriiftc, n. stage, plat-
form
frfjfiumen, intr. foam
fdjoimg horrible
djdltfptel, n. -e drama
(fyeibe, /. -n line of separation
fdjetben, te, te, tr. and intr.
separate, part, leave
<2d)dbetag, m. -e day of parting
Sdjetbemcmb, /. ^e partition
d)cin, m. -e light, glow
fdjetnen, te, te, intr. shine,
gleam; seem
djcttel, m. crown or top of
the head
rfiefle, /. -n bell
SdjeflentrSger, m. crescent
player (the crescent <Sd)eHen*
baum, m., =a crescent-shaped
instrument with a series of
bells that are struck with a
hammer)
d)etm, m. -e rogue, rascal
Sdieinen, m. phantom,
shadow
fcfienfen, tr. present, give
fdjeren, tr. vex, tease ; toaS fdjert
miff) ba? what does that
matter to me or concern me?
fdjeil shy, timid, timorous
cfteuer, /. -n barn, granary
fdjtden, tr. send
djicffal, n. -e fate, destiny
fd)tcr sheer
f djic^en, 5, 8, tr. and intr. shoot ;
intr. ( = fid) f^nell betoegen)
shoot or dash along; jur
(Srbe to plunge to earth
<Sd)tff, n. -c ship
fdjiffen, intr. travel by ship,
sail
djiffer, m. sailor, boatman
d)Hb, m. -e shield
Srflilbcvflnug, m. ringing or
clanking of shields
d)tlbJtwd)e, /. -n sentinel,
guard
d)ilf, M. sedge
fd)tlfig covered with sedge
fdjimmcrn, intr. glisten, gleam
fdjirmen, tr. protect, shield
Sd)laf, m. sleep
d)lafe, /. -n temple
fd)tafen, te, a; it, intr. sleep
fdjlafrig sleepy
d)lag, m. -"-e blow, stroke
fd)(agen, u, a; ii, tr. beat, strike;
bie fatten strike the cords;
ben 2)fantel unt jemanben -
throw the mantle around
someone; intr. beat; (of
birds) sing
flange, /. -n snake
fdjlanf slender [creep along
fd)lcid)en, t, t, intr. steal, slip or
djleter, m. veil
djlcppc, /. -n train (of a dress)
fdjlcppen, tr. drag
fdjlcubern, tr. hurl
fdjltefcen, o, 5, tr. close
djttngc,/. -n snare, sling
fd)Hngen, a, u, tr. wind, circle
d)lofe, n. -^er castle
d)(ud()t, /. -en ravine
d|Iutnmer, m. slumber
(ftlummerer, m. slumberer
fd){ummerto^ slumberless
fdjlutnmcrn, intr. slumber
, /. disgrace
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frl)tnal narrow
Gd)tnau3, m. -"e feast, banquet
fdjmetdjeln, intr. (with dat.)
flatter
djmerj, m. -e$, -en pain
fdjmersenloS painless
d)tncrierKng, m. -e butterfly
d)tnicb, m. -e smith
djmiebc, /. -n smithy
fd)tmicf trim, handsome
fdjmiicfen, tr. adorn, deck
fri)itnrri)cit, intr. snore
djnee, m. snow
fdjnetben, itt, itt, tr. cut
fdjnetcn, intr. snow
frfjnett quick
djnitrer, m. reaper
fdjnbbe mean, despicable
fdjniiren, tr. lace
djotte, /. -n clod
fdjiin beautiful, fair
djbnljeit, /. -en beauty
djranf, m. -^e cupboard, press,
case
djrcden, m. terror
fdjredenbletd) pale with terror
djret, m. -e cry, scream
fdjreibett, te, te, tr. write
fdjreten, te, te, tr. and intr.
scream, shout, cry
djrcin, m. -e shrine
fdjreiten, itt, itt, intr. step,
stride; if)m jur <Sette
walk at his side ; jum turmc
proceed to attack
djrift, /. -en writing
djrttt, m. -e step, pace
fdjrittnJCtfc step by step
djulb, /. -en guilt, debt
fdjulbbetrwfct conscious of guilt
fdjulbtg guilty
djutter,/. -n shoulder
f. -n scale
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Sd)itWenfette, /. -n scale chain
f djiircn, tr. stir up ; ba8 geuer
poke the fire
Sdjufe, m. -"-ffe shot; etn
fallt a shot is heard
Sdjittr, m. ruins, rubbish,
debris
<2ri)itl5, m. protection
fdjiitjen, tr. protect, shield
fd)ttwd) weak, feeble
Sdjtoager, m. " brother-in-law;
coachman (corruption of
chevalier)
Sdjttwlbe, /. -n swallow
Sdjtuan, m. *e swan
fd)U)iiufcn, iwir. waver, vacillate
Sdnuarm, m. ^e swarm
black
blackish
fd)ttJa^en, *r. and intr. chatter,
chat, gossip
fd)rt)eben, intr. hover
Sdjtoetf, w. -e tail (as of a
horse or of a peacock) ; train
(of a garment)
fdjttJetfen, intr. roam, rove; tr.
curve, slope
fdjtoeigett, ie, ie, intr. be silent;
(as a noun = silence)
Sdjtoetserlonb, n. (= bte
Sdfjtoetj) Switzerland
Sd)h)ette, /. -n threshold
fdjtoeHen, o, o; t, intr. swell,
rise; mand) ^erje fdjtuolt
many a heart beat high; ber
Iang sum Dfjre fdjtooll the
sound surged in upon the ear
fdjhjcnfen, tr. swing, shake,
flourish
fdjtoer heavy; grievous
djtoert, w. -er sword
@d)rt)cfter, /. -n sister
fd)tt)immeit, a, P r tw/r. swim
fdjttrinbeln, intr. be dizzy;
fd)tt)tnbelnbe ^i){)en dizzying
heights
fdjtDtnbcn, a, u, intr. dwindle,
vanish, disappear
@d)tt)tnge, /. -n pinion, wing
fd)lt)ingen, a, u, tr. and intr.
swing; fid) auf3 IJJferb
mount; bag 9Jab turn the
fdjttwrcn, intr. whir [wheel
fd)tt>bren, o, o, tr. swear, vow
fd)toiU sultry
(d)h)iilc, /. sultry heat, sultri-
ness
, m. -e swng
Sec, m. -3, -n lake
Sec, /. -n sea, ocean; jilt
on sea
Seele, /. -n soul
fegeln, intr. sail
Segcn, m. blessing
fegnen, tr. bless
fefjen, a, e; ie, tr. and intr. see
Sef)nfud)t, /. longing, yearning
fe(jnfud)t3t)oll full of longing
Setbe, /. -n silk
fetbcn silk, silken
feitab apart, off to one side ^
Sctte, /. -n side
felig blessed, blissful
feltfont strange
fenbcn, fanbte, gefanbt, tr. send
fenfcn, tr. cause to sink, lower;
mit gefenftetn ^aupte with
bowed head
Senfe, /. -n scythe
fcfeen, tr. set, place, put
feufjen, intr. sigh
Seufjcr, m. sigh
Sid) el, /. -n sickle
fidier firm, safe
Sicg, m. -e victory
SU&er, n. silver
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ftl&ern, silver, silvery
ftngett, a, it, tr. and intr. sing
finfcn, a, it, intr. sink, descend;
(of eyes) close
Sinn, m. -e sense, mind, spirit,
thought, intent
ftnnen, a, o, tr. and intr. think,
ponder, meditate
Sttte, /. -n custom
Sito, m. -e seat
fibcn, fafo, oefeffen intr. sit
SttaDc, m. -n slave
fubalb, conj. as soon as
fugnr, adv. even
fugletrf) at once, immediately
Sufyle, /. -it sole; bottom of a
valley
Softn, w. -"-e son
Sulbat, w. -en soldier
Summer, ?. summer
Semite, /. -n sun
Sumtcttregcn, m. rain that
falls during sunshine, "sun
shower "
Sunnenfdjctn, m. sunshine
Sunntag, m. -e Sunday, Sab-
bath
fonft otherwise; besides; -
ntdjtS naught else
Surge, /. -n care
forgen, intr. care for, take care
of
Spun, m. -"C chip, splinter
fponnen, tr. stretch, bend; ba
Oejelt pitch the tent
fpat late
Spcitbunr, n. -"-e late evening
boat
Spflten, m. spade
Speer, w. -e spear
Spcifc, /. -n food
fpetfcn, tr. and intr. eat; feast on
fperren, tr. bar, block
flriegcln, tr. mirror, reflect
Spiel, n. -e play, game; mtt
etmaS fein -- tretben make
sport of a thing
fpiclett, tr. and intr. play
Spielmunn, m., pi. -leute
minstrel
fpinncn, a, o, tr. spin
Splitter, m. splinter, frag-
ment, shred
Spurn, m. -$, <poren spur;
cbtent 'iPfcrbe bic <poren geben
set spurs to a horse
Spott, m. mockery, jest
fputtett, intr. mock, jeer, deride
fprcrf)cn, a, o; i, tr. and intr.
speak, say
fprcngen, intr. gallop
fpriefeen, 5, 6, intr. sprout
fprtngen, a, u, intr. spring, leap,
jump ; (of sparks') fly ; (of a
brook) gush or play
Spritcf), m. -"-e verse, motto
Sprung, m. -*e leap, jump,
bound
Spur, /. -en trace, track, clue
fpiiren, tr. notice, feel
fpitren, intr. trace, track
Stau, m. -"-e staff
Stabt, /. -^e city, town
Staffclci, /. -en easel
Stamm, m. *-t tribe
ftompfctt, tr. and intr. stamp
Stnnge, /. -n beam, pole, stalk
Stopfc,/. -n footstep, footprint
ftarr rigid, motionless
ftarrcn, intr. stare
ftattftd) stately, splendid
Stnub, m. dust
ftnufien, intr. fly like dust,
spray
Staubgcnjonb, n. -^er garb of
dust
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ftmtnen, intr. marvel, wonder
ftcrfjcu, 5, o; i, tr. sting, prick;
stab, pierce
fteden, tr. stick, place, erect
fteden, intr. be, find oneself
teg, m. -e path; narrow
wooden bridge
ftefyen, ftcmb, geftanben intr . stand
ftefylen, a, o; te, tr. steal
ftetgen, ie, te, intr. rise, ascend
ftetl steep
tein, m. -t stone, rock
ftetnern (of) stone
fterben, a, o; i, intr. die
ftetbltrf) mortal
tern, m. -e star
fternflar starry clear
ftet3 always
teuer, n. rudder
teurer, m. steersman
frttt silent, still
tifle, /. silence
fttflen, tr. hush, assuage
ttmme, /. -n voice
ttrn(e), /. -n brow, forehead
ftoljnen, intr. groan
ftolj proud
tolj. m. pride
ftfiten, tr. disturb
toft, m. *e thrust, blow
ftofeen, ie, o; 6, tr. thrust,
push
fraf)l, m., -9, -en beam or ray
(o/ ta'g^) ; jet or stream (of
water)
ffrafjfen, intr. beam, shine
ffrotntn sturdy
tranb, m. -e strand
trafee, /. -n street
(Straftentretfeen, n. bustle or stir
of life on the streets
fraud), m. -"er bush
fraufe, m. *e bouquet
ftrcben, */r. strive
ftrcrfcn, tr. stretch
tretrf), m. -e blow, stroke
ftreicfyeln, tr. caress, stroke
ftretdjen, t, I, tr. stroke; intr.
pass or roam along
frcif, m.-t= treifen, m. -en
strip
ffretfcn, tr. pass along, brush
frett, m. -e battle, combat
ffreng severe, stern
ffreucn, tr. strew (burd&einonber
helter-skelter)
trirfi, m. -e stroke (as with a
pen or brush)
frol), n. straw
from, m. -"-e stream, river
ffromcn, intr. stream
ftrobcn, intr. swell, be full to
bursting
tube, /. -n room, chamber
Hid, n. -e piece, part
tufe,/. -n step (of a stairway);
tier (of seats)
fhtfentoeife by steps
ftitmm mute, silent, dumb
tunbe, /. -n hour
turtn, m. -"e storm; attack
frurmen, intr. storm, rage
tutmglode, /. -n tocsin
turj, m. *t plunge, fall
friirsen, intr. plunge, fall
tii^e, /. -n support, prop
ftu^en, intr. start back, stop
short, startle
fudjett, tr. seek, look for
itben, m. south
fiifynen, tr. atone, expiate
umme, /. -n sum
fummen, intr. hum, buzz
iinbe, /. -n sin
iinber, m. sinner
fiifj sweet
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I 79
(gtjringc, /. -n lilac
jene, /. -n scene
og, m. -e day
agtt>erf, n. -e daily labor, day's
work
Zal, n. -"-er valley
anne, /. -n evergreen, pine
ans, m. -"-e dance
tonjen, iw^r. dance
anthill, w. dance floor;
OP Ian, m. glade)
tdpfer brave
taften, intr. grope, feel about
ot, /. -en deed
ater, m. doer
au, m. dew
taitrticn, tr. dip, plunge, im-
merse; intr. dive
taiifdjen, tr. exchange
tailfdjen, tr. deceive
etd), m. -e pond
teilen, tr. share, apportion
empel, m. - temple
teuer dear
Sweater, n. theater
fjron, m. -e, (-en) throne
tfyronen, intr. be enthroned
f)ronenflitter, m. royal
pomp
ttef deep
tefe, /. -n depth
od)ter, /. ^ daughter
ob, m. -e death
obe3flhit, /. -en deadly glow
obe3f flmpf, m. *-t death strug-
gle
ot>e3ritt, m. ride of death
toll mad
Son, ?w. -"-e tone
tiinen, intr. sound, resound, ring
Zov, n. -t gate, portal
tofcn, intr. rage, roar
tot dead
otenba()re, /. -n bier
t)tenfrf)rein, m. -e shrine for
the dead (i. e., coffin)
traben, intr. trot
rad)t, /. -en garb, costume
trfige idle, lazy
tragcn, u, a; a, tr. carry, bear
Jrane, /. -n tear
trauett, intr. (with dat.) trust
trailer, /. mourning, sadness
troiiern, intr. mourn
traiilid) cozy
Jraum, m. "-t dream
troumen, tr. and intr. dream
(idj triiume or mir trftumt)
traiimerifd) dreamy
Jraiime^fliig, m. flight or pass-
ing of a dream
traiirig sad
trnut dear, beloved, sweetly
familiar
treffen, a, o; i, tr. strike, hit
treiben, ie, te, drive; carry on
(as a noun - bustle, stir,
contending)
trennen, tr. separate
treten, a, e; itt, intr. step; tn
lieb step into line
treil faithful
reilC, /. faithfulness, troth
treill03 faithless
tribunal, n. -e tribunal
rieb, m. -e impulse, impetus
trinfen, a, u, tr. and intr. drink
ritt, m. -e step
rtumpf), m. -e triumph
trodnen, tr. and intr. dry
rommef, /. -n drum
Jrotifen, m. drop
Xroft, m. consolation
i8o
VOCABULARY
disconsolate
frozen, intr. (with dat.) defy
truing defiant, bold
triibe sad, melancholy
Strug, m. deception, delusion
rul)e, f. -n chest, trunk
SJriimmcr, n. pi. ruins
runf, m. drink, potion
Jufctt, /. -6 and uben tuba
tun, a, a; tr. do
iir, /. -en door
Siirfentrominel, /. -n kettle-
drum
un, m. *e tower
tiirmen, intr. tower; tr. pile up
II
illicit, tr. and rcfl. practise, exer-
cise; use, give play to, exert
ilberffafc, m. abundance, pro-
fusion
iiberfhtten, tr. inundate, cover
(as with a flood)
iiberlaffen, ie, a; a, tr. leave to
itberfcfyaflen, tr. outsound
iibcrfrijlagen, u, a,; a, tr. cover
iiberfdjiitten, tr. pour over,
cover
iiberfpitten, tr. overflood, inun-
date
iibertt>el)ett, tr. blow over
lifer, n. bank, shore
um=brhtgen, bradjte, gebradjt,
tr. rob of life, put to death
iimfangen, t, a; a, tr. embrace,
surround, enclose
umfledjten, o, o; t, tr. entwine,
encircle (cf. flecfjten)
umfHmmern, tr. surround with
nickering light
Itmfliigeln, tr. fly around, en-
circle in flight
umge&en, a, e; t, tr. surround
um=giirtett, tr. gird or buckle on
n ml) alien, tr. surround with
sound
umljersgetften, intr. move about
like ghosts or phantoms
um()iillcn, tr. enwrap, envelop
umf aufcn, tr. roar around ; whiz
around
umfonft in vain
itnuvanbcln, tr. encircle in wan-
dering
umannben, a, u, tr. wind about,
encircle, entwine
wntoogen, tr. flow around, en-
circle (as waves do)
tinaufgefunben unfound, undis-
covered
imbehjeint unmourned
unconscous
imdjrtftltd) unchristian
lincnbltd) infinite, endless
uncrforfd)Hd) inscrutable
lincrgriinbet unfathomed
unergriinbHd) unfathomable
unerrcidjltd) unattainable
iinfreittitllig involuntary
wtgd)rocf}cn unbroken
ungcbulbig impatient
llngel)cijer, n. monster
iingeliort unheard
nnflcfel;en unseen
itngcfliitn impetuous
lingetctlt undivided
iniflcluciltt unhallowed
mtfletinf; uncertain
untnuttg vexed, angry
unftdjct unsafe, uncertain
unftdjtbar invisible
iintcrbredjen, a, o; t, tr. interrupt
unter=gcb,en, gtne, gegangen,
intr. go down; perish; (of
the sun) set
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181
Itnterlaf?, m.; occurs only in
ofyne Unterfafo incessantly
unterfdjeiben, ie, ie, tr. distin-
guish
utUJerbunbcn not bandaged
untierriirft undisturbed, not
moved out of place
unt>erfef)cn3 unexpectedly
unoerfteHt undisguised, unhid-
den
unDeritniftHd) indestructible
(Oerinill'ten, tr. = lay waste,
devastate)
un5(i{)(ig beyond number, num-
berless
iippig luxuriant, rich
uralt very old, ancient, pri-
meval
Urne, /. -n urn
SBttter, m. " father
SBaterlanb, n. -er fatherland
SBaterfaof, m. -fate ancestral
hall
SBettcfjen, n. violet
tterbeiften, t, f, tr. suppress,
stifle
Werbergen, a, o; t, tr. hide, con-
ceal
tterbietett, o, o, tr. forbid
werbletcft,en, f, t, inlr. fade, turn
pale
Berbringen, Derbradjte, berbradjt,
tr. spend, pass
tierberben, a, o; t, intr. perish
tierbtenen, tr. deserve, merit
bcrborren, intr. wither, dry up
ucrbrangen, tr. push aside,
crowd out, displace
tterbrtefjen, o, 5, tr. vex, grieve
toerbunfeln, tr. darken
ticrctncn, tr. unite
tocrcngen, tr. narrow, contract,
compress
JBerfaH, m. ruin
ttcrflicgcn, o, o, intr. fly away,'
vanish
tierfttefeen, 5, 5, intr. flow off or
away ; (of time) pass by
&erfiib,ren, tr. lead astray, se-
duce
toergeb,en, berging, oergangen, intr.
vanish, pass away
tocrgcffcn, a, e; t, tr. forget (in
poetry sometimes with gen.)
tiergletdjen, t, t, tr. compare
Dcrgniigt happy, contented
ttergolbcn, tr. gild; ben grauen
Jag - - turn the gray day
into gold
toergiinnen, tr. grant, allow
erf)atten, intr. (of sound) van-
ish, die away
ucrlwngt (of reins') slackened;
tntt bcrfjeingtem ^u^l at full
speed
, tr. breathe out, ex-
pire
DerfjuUcn, tr. cover, veil, hide
Dertrrcn, intr. and refl. go
astray, err
tocrftingcn, a, u, intr. (of sound)
die away vanish
tierfiinben, tr. announce, make
known
tierlangen, tr. demand; mtdj
berlangt nadfj ettraS I long for
something
SBerfangcn, n. desire, longing
Merlaffen, ie, a; a, tr. leave, for-
sake
Derfernen unlearn, forget
ticrfic&t in love, enamored,
lovelorn
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VOCABULARY
Derlteren, o, o, tr. lose
Derlorfen, tr. entice
toermafylen, tr. give in marriage ;
refl. marry, wed {mit jetnanb)
'Dermeinen, intr. think, believe
Dermb'gen, bermocfyte, bermocfjt
(inflected like tnogen) tr. (with
ju and infinitive) be able (to
do a thing)
Dernefjmen, a, omm; unnt, tr. be-
come aware of, perceive, hear
Derbben, intr. become waste or
desolate; tr. lay waste or
devastate
Derraten, ie, a; ii, tr. betray
Derroufdjen, intr. rush away,
hurry past, rustle or rush
by
Derretfen, intr. go on a journey
Derrbd)eln, intr. expire, breathe
the death rattle
tiemidjt accursed, ruthless
toerfogett, tr. refuse
Derfammeln, tr. and refl. gather,
collect
berfdjarren, tr. bury (hurriedly
or carelessly)
toerfdjciben, ie, te, intr. pass
away, die
fcerfdjlofen drowsy with sleep
Derfd)Ieiern, tr. veil
Derfdjltefeett, 5, o, tr. close up
t>erfd)Iittgen, a, u, tr. engulf,
swallow up
toerfdjtoeigen, te, te, tr. keep
secret, conceal
Derfd)ttrinben, a, u, intr. disap-
pear
Derfef)ren, tr. injure, damage,
defile
berfenfen, tr. sink, bury
Drrfefeen, tr. reply
ttcrfiegen, intr. run dry, dry up
toerfmfen, o, u, intr. sink down
go to the bottom; in Setb
berfunfen buried or lost in
sorrow
toerfbfjnen, tr. reconcile; pro-
pitiate, appease
t Ctf pfiten, tr. and refl. make
late, delay
tocrft>red)en, a, o ; t, tr. prom-
ise
toerfpiiren, tr. notice, feel
SBerftonbiti^, n. understanding
toerftonbniSutnig with deep un-
derstanding
fcerfteint covered with stones
toetfto^len stealthy, in secret
toerftiiren, tr. disturb, upset, be-
wilder
toerftreuen, tr. scatter, disperse
berfhitnmen, intr. grow mute,
become silent
berfudjen, tr. tempt
ttertrouen, tr. entrust; bertraut
confiding, trusting
Ucr)und)t weary with waking
toerttmtfcn, intr. become an
orphan; berftatft orphaned
tierhJC^en, tr. (of the -wind) blow
or drive away; intr. be
blown away, scatter
tterltulbern, intr. grow wild
toertotrrett, tr. confuse; p.p.,
bertoorren confused
berttwnbert astonished
ttersefyren, tr. consume
totel much
ttieHeirf)t perhaps
SBtcrerjug, m. *-t team of four
SBoget, m. * bird
t)ogelfprad)ehtnb understanding
the language of the birds
SSollf n. -"er people
Dull full
VOCABULARY
Dullcnbcn, tr. complete, accom-
plish
JBoflfommenfjeit, /. -en perfec-
tion
JBottmonb, m. -t full moon
uurnii before, at the head
ttorbet, gone, past, by
&orbei=fUegen, o, o, inir. fly by
toor=flagcn, tr. lament about
t)0r=fommen, 5, o, intr. seem,
appear
U0r=fpred)ett, 5, o; t, tr. pro-
nounce a word before a per-
son; fief) ettwS say a
thing to oneself
uuriiticr past
to0ritber=gefjen, ging, gegangen,
*'Jr. go past or by, pass
tiorttwrt^ ahead, forward
as
toad) awake
ttmdjen, intr. be awake
toarfifen, it, a; ii, intr. grow
ftiarfjfern wax, waxen
SSad)ter, w. - watchman,
guard
SBad)tgebefl, . watch bark (of
dogs)
Itwcfer brave, good
SBage, /. -n balance, pair of
scales
wagon, tr. dare, venture
SBagen, m. - wagon, chariot
ttmfyten, tr. choose, elect
roab,rb,afttg indeed, in truth
8Sab,rb,eit, /. -en truth
ttwfjrticf) forsooth, indeed
SBalb, m. -er forest
9Satbe^noif)t, /. -e forest gloom
roallen, intr. wander, journey;
wave, flutter, undulate
29attfab,rt, /. -en pilgrimage
ttmilcn, intr. rule, hold sway
Joatjen, tr. roll, rcfl. toss
SBanb, /. -^c waH
SBanbct, m. journeying, pass-
ing by; change
tuaubdit, intr. wander, journey
23anbert)(i(f, m. -c wandering
glance (i.e., glance of a
wanderer)
SBanberer, m. wanderer
2Banbergon3, /. -*e wild goose
roanbcrmiibc tired of wandering
roanbern, intr. wander
$8cxnberfang, m. -^e song of
wandering
SBanberfrfjith,, m. -t wanderer's
shoe
28anber3mann, m., pi. -leute
poet, for SBanberer
SBange, /. -n cheek
ttonfen, intr. totter, waver,
sway
roorm warm
28(irme, /. warmth
roormcn, tr. warm
ttwrmmg^tiott full of warning
toarten, intr. wait; tr. wait
upon, serve
SBartfrait, /. -en nurse, female
attendant
SBaffer, n. water
2Bofferbab,n, /. -en watery
track, expanse of water
roeben, o, o, tr. and intr. be
astir, stir, move
hjerfjfeln, intr. change
ttJCtfen, tr. awaken
roeg away
SBeg, m. -e way, path, road
toeg=retRen, t, t, tr. tear away
toe^ woe; bir woe to thee;
tun pain, hurt
184
VOCABULARY
tuclicu, intr. blow, be wafted
SBeljmut, /. melancholy, sad-
ness
toetyren, tr. ward off (ettoaS bon
jemanbem); refl. defend one-
self, resist
SBetb, n. -er woman; wife
toeid) soft
toetbett, intr. graze; tr. drive
to pasture; (fig.) feast
SSetfjer, . pond [Christmas
28etyttarf)tcn, pi. (SEeiljnad&t /.)
SBeile, /. while, a short space of
time ; liber etne fletne - - a
little while later
toetlen, intr. stay, tarry, linger
SSetn, m. -e wine
loeinen, intr. and tr. weep
SBeife, /. -n melody, tune
toetfen, te, ie, tr. show, point out
SSetfer, w. - hand (on a
clock)
SBetl)ett, /. -en wisdom
toeife white
luett spacious, wide; far (off)
toetter (comparative of hjeit)
farther, further, on
toettljer from afar
SSeijen, m. wheat
hJCtt withered
toelfen, iwfr. wither, fade
aScttc, /. -n wave
2Bettenfd)(agen, n. beating,
surging or falling and rising
of the waves
SSelt, /. -tn world
toenben, reg. or ftianbte, gertanbt,
tr. and refl. turn; ftcf; rtenben
change
ttjetfen, a, o; t, tr. throw, cast
SBert, m. -e value
ZBefen, n. - being, creature;
nature, character
SBettc, /. -n wager
SBetter, . weather
)uid)ttg -weighty, important
SBibertiafl, m. echo
toieber again
h)ieber=fommcn, a, o, intr. convj
again, return
h3iebcr=pflon5en, tr. plant again,
replant
SBtcge, /. -n cradle
itJtcgcn, tr. and refl. rock, swing
ftriegen, o, o, tr. weigh
SBiegenlieb, n. -er cradle song,
lullaby
toiefyern, intr. neigh, whinny
SStefc, /. -n meadow
Sfiiejental, n. -^er meadow (in
a valley), vale
hrilb wild
lutlltn willing
ttrillfommcn welcome
SBtKfommen, m., n. greeting,
welcome
toimmeltt, intr. swarm, be alive
with
hitmmctn, intr. cry in pain,
moan, whine
SSttnper, /. -n eyelash
SEBtnb, m. -e wind, breeze
S28tnbe, / -n morning glory,
vine
roinbfttll calm, becalmed
U'inbiicrlue()t carried away by
the wind
hJtnfen, intr. beckon
SSintcr, m. winter
SSinser, m. vintager, gath-
erer of grapes
SBtyfel, m. treetop
SSitbel, m. whirl, eddy
ttrirreit, tr. confuse, entangle
SSirt, m. -e host, landlord
hospitable
VOCABULARY
totffcn, toufjte, gettmfjt; met 6, tr.
know
SBiffcn, n. knowledge
totttern, tr. scent, get the wind
of
SStb, m. -e wit, craft, cunning
c, /. -n week
c, /. -n wave, billow
tttogen, intr. surge, wave
tt)o()l well, indeed; perhaps,
probably
Woljfbcfannt well known
toofjlgcgninbct well founded
tool)lig comfortable, snug and
cozy
SBofylfaut, m. euphony
ttjoljncn, inlr. dwell, live
SBoffe, /. -n cloud
SBolfcnbrudj, m. ^e cloud-burst,
torrential downpour
S8o(fcnf)ti((e, /. -n veil or cover-
ing of clouds
tooffenrein cloudless
ttjotfig cloudy
SBonnc, /. -n bliss
rtJonnigHd) blissfully
SSort, n. -e and -er word
h)iif)Icn, tr. burrow, dig up
SBunbe, /. -n wound
SBiinbcr, n. wonder, miracle
ttwnberbar wondrous, wonder-
ful
ttmnberfefjbn wondrous fair,
very beautiful
ttwnbertiotl wonderful, won-
drous
SBitnfd), m. -"-e wish
nmnfdjen, tr. wish
ttjurjeln, intr. take root, have
root, grow
aSiifte, /. -n desert
SSltt, /. rage
, inlr. rage
3
I, /. -en number
jafjlcn, tr. count
3ol)rc, /. -n (poet.) tear
jart delicate
3a'rt(id)fcit, /. -en tender feel-
ing, affection
3<Xltbcr, m. charm, spell
3aubcrbunfc(, . magic dark-
ness
jaubcrmadjtig having magic
power
3 nun, m. *-t hedge
3ccf)er,'?. drinker, carouser
3el)c, / -n toe
3cid)cn n. sign, token
ctgcn, tr. show
3eit, /. -en time, tide
3cttertreib, m. pastime
3clt, n -e tent, canopy
Sentnerfcf)rt)er very heavy, of
grievous weight (Centner,
m. hundredweight)
5crbrcd)cn, a, o; t, tr. break
Serfltefjen, o, o, intr. melt flow
away, dissolve
jerrcifjen, i, t, tr. tear, rend
jcrrinncn, a, o, intr. melt away,
dissolve, vanish
5CrfdjcDcn, tr. break, shatter;
intr. be broken or shattered
jerf cf) lag en, u, a; ii, tr. knock to
pieces, shatter, batter to
pieces
jerftampfen, tr. crush by stamp-
ing or trampling
jerftieDen, o, o, inlr. fly away,
vanish
jcrftorcn, tr. destroy
jcrtreten, a, e; ttt, tr. crush un-
der foot
5crttw()(en, tr. claw (cf. n)il{)Ien)
i86
VOCABULARY
Seugen, intr. testify, bear wit-
ness
Seugen, tr. beget
5icl)cn, o, o, tr. pull, draw
Stefyen, 0, 0, intr. journey, pass,
3ier, /. decoration, grace [go
jicrltd) dainty, graceful
Simmer, n. room
3tttfemft, m. -en clarion player
t, intr. chirp
r, /. -n zither
3itrone, /. -n lemon
3ttterf)anb, /. ^ trembling
hand
Stttern, intr. tremble
3opf, m. -"-e braid
prfen, intr. throb, quiver
p=berfen, tr. cover
8U=foHen, ie, a; ii, intr. close
3ug, m. -"-e feature; passage,
passing
SitflCt, m. bridle, reins
itgleid) simultaneous, at the
same time
Sihtben, tr. light, kindle
jitriicf back, backward
urii(f=f^Iagen, u, a; tt, tr.
throw back, thrust back
jufammcn together
pfammen=6red)en, a, o; t, intr.
break down, collapse
pfommen=ne^men, a, otntn;
itnm, tr. and refl. gather
(feine ^riifte = summon, col-
lect)
Sitfammettsfticfien, tr. gather up,
collect
SwfaJj, m. -"t addition, added
stipulation
5it=fenben, fanbte, gefonbt, tr.
send towards
glttoor formerly
Sitroetlen at times
3toetfel, m. doubt
tfl, m. -e twig
, intr. put forth new
branches, flourish
Stotegefpradj, n. -e dialogue,
conversation between two
gtoingen, a, u, tr. force
Srmtftfyern, tr. and intr. twitter,
chirp
INDEX OF TITLES AND FIRST LINES
The figures refer to the numbers of the poems
3lbenbgeftif)l ..................... 94
Slbenblanbfdjaft .................... 38
SIbenbUeb ...................... 101
2Ibenbn)o(fe ...................... 127
2Im grauen tranb, am grauen SKeer ........... 105
2Im toolfenreinen imme( geb.t .............. 118
5ln ba 33atcrlanb ................... 99
2ln feme Serge frfjlug bie 3)onnerfeulen ........... 134
Slpril ........................ 109
2luf S3Iut unb Seidjen, c^utt unb Oualm ......... 133
2Iuf bem <2ce ..................... 3
Sluf bem Jetc^, bem regungSlofen ............. 71
$tuf eine Ijottanbifdje ?anbfc^aft .............. 76
Sluf eine ?ampe .................... 87
2luf gliigem be @e|ange ................ 50
Slufftetgt ber (Straljl unb falknb gtefet ........... 119
Sfugen, metne lieben gertfterlem .............. 101
tu3 ber ^ugenbjeit .................. 45
$tu6 ber @d)tff^banf madj' ia^ metnen 'ipfilbl ........ 117
23ei ber Slbenbfonne roanbern ............... 126
Seme fit ben djritt! iBemefjt ben <Sd)h)ung ........ 121
SBttte ........................ 70
53Ieib bet un8! h)tr haben ben Janjplan tm Jal ....... 37
Sammernb Itegt ber ommerabenb ............ 55
locflein ..................... 128
187
1 88 INDEX OF TITLES AND FIRST LINES
rab tm 93itfento ................. 66
ift bcr ag be errn ......... ...... 22
$)a ift bie )roffel, bte ba fcfjlagt ............. 109
<Da $tnb ...................... 91
)a c&toert ..................... 27
)a tote $inb .................... 116
)a3 oerlaffene Sttagblein ................ 84
a toerfd)Ieterte 33tlb gu @ai3 .......... .... 19
)a SBaffer roufcfit, ba8 SBaffer fdjtooll .......... 13
jevbroc^ene Stinglein ................ 41
, o eele ................... 89
er bu toon bem fnmtnel bift .............. 5
$)er (gic^malb ..................... 72
)er geuerretter .................... 83
)er gifc^er ...................... 13
5)er frofje SBanberStnann ................ 33
jDer flute amerab ................... 30
2)er trt blaft feine SBetfe ................ 38
$)er 3ager 2Ibf(^teb .................. 34
>er ^nec^t !>at erftotfien ben ebeln >errn .......... 28
S)er ^onig in 2f)ule .................. 12
35er te^te S3aum .................... 98
S)er SEJJeifter malt ein fletneS ^arte Silb .......... 123
er 9lebel ftetgt, e fa'tlt ba Saub ............ 102
S)er offene c^ranf .................. 75
!Der ^ofttlHon . ................... 73
3!)er romifdje 33runnen ................. 119
<Der Job, ba ift bie fit^Ie Sftacfjt ............. 57
er SBirtin b'cf)terletn ................. 29
!5)e8 ^?naben Serglieb . ........... : ..... 21
)e$ 2J?enfd^en (geele .................. 15
3>S angerg glud^ .................. 32
$)ie 93anf be Sllten .................. 129
!Die S)rei ...................... 74
35te bu, iiber bte terne luefl ............ 93
>te renabiere .................... 46
INDEX OF TITLES AND FIRST LINES 189
)te $ apefle ..................... 23
$)ie $inber fdjreien 23iixit Ijodj .............. nc
$)te $ramdje be 3bt)fu ................ 18
!Dte Cerdjen ..................... 20
)ie linben ?ufte finb erlwdjt ............... 25
)te Soto6btume iingftigt ................ 51
3)ie Siifte raftcn auf ber meiten cibe ........... 77
)ie 3Jhiftf fommt ................ ; . . 130
)te Gutter (ag im Jotenfdjrein ............. 91
.' ....... 30
28
ift ein ^erbfttag, inte tc^ fetnen faf) .......... 97
3)te tabt ...................... 105
ret 9iciter nnc^ berlorner @c^Iad)t ............ 74
3)roben ftefyet bte .fi'apeKe ................ 23
u bift rt)ie etne Stume ................. 49
(Sine ^riiflUng^nadjt .................. 108
Sin gtcfytenbaum ftefjt etnfain .............. 52
Gjtngelegte 9tuber ................... 124
(gin gfeidjeS ..................... 6
(Sin Siingling, ben be^ 2Siffen^ fieifeer 5)urft ......... 19
Gin jingling liebt ein 2)Jabd)en ............. 54
(Sin annfein grtinet mo ................ 89
(Slfe ........................ 37
glifabetf) ....................... m
(grinnerung ...................... 8
@r tft' ....................... 81
(Srlfonig ....................... 14
@r ftefjt an i^rem ^fuf)t ................ 128
@3 fadt ein tern fjerunter ............... 56
(S fjat ben (Garten fic^ pm grcimb gemadjt ......... 116
@ ragt tn SD'ieer ber 9?unenftein ............. 63
63 fd)tenen fo gotben bie Sterne ............. 4
(g f c^tug mein ers, gefc^rtinb ju ^ferbe .......... i
(S ftanb in atten 3etten in ctjloc fo fjodj unb ^e^r ..... 3 2
1 90 INDEX OF TITLES AND FIRST LINES
Sa toar, al3 Ijatt' ber immel .............. 44
( fear ein alter $onig ................. 61
@8 toar etn $omg in fntle ............... 12
(S3 jtefen bte braufenben SBetten ............ . 62
( jogen bret SurWe h)of)l liber ben SRfietn ......... 29
Stotg Jung tft nur bte onne ............... 125
112
grieben ....................... 59
grieblic^ befampfen .................. 94
8ritf)e ........................ 42
grilling lafet fein bfaue 93anb .............. 81
................. 36
25
^, toann bte $iif)ne fra^n ............... 84
ebet ........................ 88,93
efunben ...................... 9
elaffen ftteg bte 9?a<f)t an ?anb ............. 79
efang ber etfter iiber ben 23kffem ............ 15
renjen ber 2ftenf(f)f)ett ................. 16
^arfenfpieler ..................... n
4
78
erbftbilb ...................... 97
$err, fc^t(!e, it)a bit U)iIIt ................ 88
>eute fan ben metne djritte metn tiergefeneS ^ugenbtal .... 125
$0$ am ^tmntel ftanb bte onne ............ 59
^offnung ...................... 7
3dj bin etnmal in etnem Xa\ gegangen ........... 129
3dj bin bom S3erg ber trtenfnab' ............ 21
3d) ging im SSalbe .................. 9
3d) !>atte etnft etn fd)6ne 33aterlanb' ............ 64
3d) ^att' etnen ^ameraben ................ 3
INDEX OF TITLES AND FIRST LINES 1 91
3d) miidjte, nxmn id) fterbe, true bie listen ......... 69
3d) fab, be ommerS lefete 9Jofe ftefrt ........... 96
3d) fef)' fie nod), if>r $8iid)lein in ber 6panb ......... 107
3d) ftefje in 2Balbe3frf)atten ............... 35
3d) trat in einen fyeilig biiftern .............. 72
3d) unb bu ...................... 95
3d) toanbre burd) bie ftille 9Jad)t ............. 43
3d) nietfj e3 ttofi,!, fein ffagenb SBovt ............ 112
3d) roetjj nid)t, rtia6 folt cS bebeuten ............ 48
3m 9JebeI ruf)et nod) bie SBelt .............. 80
3m Often grout's, ber 9?ebel faltt ............. 42
3m Spatboot .................... 117
3nt SBaffer mogt bie ?tlie ................ 67
3m SSeijenfelb, in ^?orn unb 2ft o&n ........... 131
3nt Dimmer brinnen tft'S fo fdjmiil ............ 108
3n ben Silften fdjmettenbeS ebrofjne ........... 120
3n ber grembe ............ ........ 64
3nber grille ..................... 82
3n ber 9?adjt, bie bie Saume mit 93 Hi ten bedt ........ 114
3n ber ftiden ^radjt .................. 36
3n einem fii^Ien 0runbe ................ 41
3n Srinnerung .................... 132
3n mein gar gu bunfleS ?eben .............. 47
d)Iaf nod) fiifjlt ba Sluge mir ........... 82
$enn|'t bu baS Sanb, \v>o bie ^itronen blufyn ........ 10
, bumbum unb tfd)ingbaba ............ 130
Sebetuo^I ...... ................. 85
,,Sebemof)n" u fu^Ieft nidjt ............. 85
?eife jie^t burd) mein emiit ............... 6o
Sieblid) tour bie SOtoiennadjt ............... 73
Sieb be Siirmerg ................... I 7
?ieberfee(en ...................... IX 4
?ucie
2 INDEX OF TITLES AND FIRST LINES
Wlai ........................ no
SDtatlieb ....................... 2
SD?etne eingelegten 3hiber triefen .............. 124
2fteine Sautter &at' getoottt ............... in
SWeiner Gutter .................... 135
Stebdjen, ftrir fafjen beifammen ............ S3
liebeS 3Kutterlein tear berreift ............ 75
2Mbe mir bie Sftactjtgeraufdje, 9^ufe ............ 115
Sftignon ....................... 10
SDfJtttentacEit, bie iirten laufc^en ............. 138
44
24
Sftiibe f(f)Iei(^en tjier bie SSd^e .............. 76
SRadj einem ^JJieberlanber ............... . . 123
Sftadj granfrei^ jogen gtcei renabier' ........... 46
92
115
Sftacljt ift h)ie ein [tilled 5Weer ............... 39
^ad^tlic^ am SBufento Itfpeln ... ............ 66
ftacfjtlieb ...................... 90
35,43
120
ein gliigelfrfjtag ging burd) bie 9BeIt ......... 100
afyxt man faum ber onne Sidjt ........... 24
untterriidft, o (d)6ne ?ampe ............. 87
^ormannentterjog ffiSilfjelm fprad) einmal .......... 31
Kun ift e6 (till um >of unb djeuer ........... 104
Dftoberlieb ...................... 102
O mein CwTK&ttanb ! D mein S3aterlanb ......... 99
Oueltenbe, fdjiuetlenbe Sftadjt ............... 90
Requiem ....................... 126
ein S3erftummen ................. 78
INDEX OP TITLES AND FIRST LINES 193
aatengrtin, SBetldjenbuft ................ 26
aerfprud) ...................... 121
@ag, too ift bein [clones SHebcfjen ............ 58
@af) ein Stnab' etn 9to3lein ftefm ............. 4
djaferS onntagSlteb ................ 22
djaff, ba agtoerf meiner >iinbe ............ 7
djUflteb . . ................... 71
cfjltefje mir bte 2lugen betbe ........ . ...... 113
<2kf)nttterlteb ..................... 122
138
86
@e{>et Ujr am Setifterletn ............... 83
efynfudjt ............. .......... 40
eptembermorjen ................... 80
omnterbUb ..................... 96
ommermtttag .................... 104
ommernad^t .................... 134
@o ftUfe ru^t tin .f>afen ................ 127
@o tote bte onne unterge^t ............... 98
timme bed SJegen^ .................. 77
SatUefer ....................... 31
Job in Sfjren ..................... 131
liber afTen tpfetn ................... 6
tiber bte $eibe .................... 106
liber bte eibe fjattet metn c^ritt ............ 106
llm S[Rittemac^t .................... 79
Unb frifc^e 9ia^ritng, neueS 33Iut ............. 3
SSterergufl ...................... 137
2?om &immd in bie ttef[ten $Iiifte ............ 103
SSor ber (Srnte .................... 118
SSor ber tlre fc^tfift ber 93aum .............. 136
SSorne bier mdtenbe ^ferbefopfe .............. 137
4 INDEX OF TITLES AND FIRST LINES
SBanbrerS 9?ad)tlieb s
SKkifinadjtaHeb 103
SBeiP auf mtr, bu bunfleS 2luge 70
SBeldj em djnrirren, toelcf) ein glug 20
2Bem ott mill recite @unft erfoeifen 33
SBenn ber uralte 16
SBenn idj midj abenb^ entfleibe 92
SBer {)at bi(^, bu fc^oner SSalb 34
9Ber nie fetn 33rot mtt Sranen afe n
2Ber reitet fo fpat buri^ 9kc^t unb SBinb 14
9Ber loeic IDO 133
SBtegenlteb 136
SBie fyetjjt ^ontg 9?mgang Softer lein 86
2Bie ^errltc^ leuc^tet 2
SBie oft faf) idj bte blaffen ^anbe niiljen 135
SBie rafff i$ mtiij auf in bev 9Jac^t 68
SBilbe 9Jofen iiberfc^Iugen 132
SBillfotnmen unb Slbf^ieb i
SOSiHft bu intmer toeiter fdjtceifen 8
SBinternac^t 100
9Bir fc^nitten bie aaten, n)tr 53uben unb SDirnen 122
2Str traumten oon einanber 95
2Bo? 65
SSo toirb einft be SBanbermiiben 65
,3 urn $atnpf ber 9Bagen unb efange 18
,3um @ef)en geboren 17
.3ur <Sdjmiebe fting ein Junaer $elb 27
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