Die grüne Hopfenranke, Op. 52, No. 5 (Johannes Brahms)
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- CPDL #19207: Finale 2008
- Editor: Joachim Kelecom (submitted 2009-04-11). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 70 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transposed down to g minor.
- CPDL #15618: Sibelius 4
- Editor: John Henry Fowler (submitted 2007-12-07). Score information: A4, 1 page, 45 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: File Sizes: PDF: 45 KB, MIDI: 14 KB, Sib4: 38 KB.
- Mistake at measure 14: the second note (quarter note) of the Bass must be an E, and not a D. This is wrong in both the pdf and the midi file.
- Editor: David K. Means (submitted 2000-07-20). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 36 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: Die grüne Hopfenranke (#5 from Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52)
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Lied
Language: German
Instruments: piano 4 hand
Published: 1875
Description: Nr. 5 from Liebeslieder.
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Original text and translations
German text
Die grüne Hopfenranke, sie schlängelt auf der Erde hin.
Die junge, schöne Dirne, so traurig ist ihr Sinn!
Du höre, grüne Ranke! Was hebst du dich nicht himmelwärts?
Du höre, schöne Dirne! Was ist so schwer dein Herz?
Wie hobe sich die Ranke, der keine Stütze Kraft verleiht
Wie wäre die Dirne fröhlich, wenn ihr der Liebste weit?
English translation
(Cayuga Vocal Ensemble, with minor alterations)
The green hop-vine creeps along the ground.
The beautiful young maiden — so sorrowful is her heart!
Listen, green vine, why don’t you climb toward the heavens?
Listen, beautiful maiden, why is your heart so heavy?
How can a vine climb that has no support to hold it up?
How could the maiden be happy if her lover is far away?