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Der Jäger und die Nixe
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Der Jäger und die Nixe by Friedrich Silcher — Lyrics
Der Jäger und die Nixe
1. Bei nächtlicher Weil an ein's Waldes Born
Thät ein Jäger gar trauriglich stehen;
An der Hüften hängt stumm sein güldenes Horn,
Wild im Winde die Haare ihm wehen, ja wehen.
2. „Die du dich im Traum mir gezeiget hier,
Traute Nixe, schaff' Ruh' meiner Seelen;
Du meines Lebens alleinige Zier,
Was willst du mich ewiglich quälen?“ ja quälen.
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About Der Jäger und die Nixe
This German part-song for TTBB voices tells a dramatic story of a hunter seeking solace in a woodland spring. The text describes his longing for a nixie, a water spirit, who has appeared to him in dreams. He pleads with her to end his torment, but the nixie's reply from the depths of the spring is an invitation to join her. The hunter, driven by his desire, plunges into the water, disappearing into its depths to finally find the peace he sought with his beloved. Silcher's setting captures the evocative atmosphere and the tragic intensity of this folk legend.
