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Der Lindenbaum (Am Brunnen vor dem Tore)
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Der Lindenbaum (Am Brunnen vor dem Tore) by Friedrich Silcher — Lyrics
Am Brunnen vor dem Tore
Da steht ein Lindenbaum;
Ich träumt in seinem Schatten
So manchen süßen Traum.
Ich schnitt in seine Rinde
So manches liebe Wort;
Es zog in Freud' und Leide
Zu ihm mich immer fort.
Ich mußt' auch heute wandern
Vorbei in tiefer Nacht,
Da hab' ich noch im Dunkel
Die Augen zugemacht.
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About Der Lindenbaum (Am Brunnen vor dem Tore)
Imagine a traveller on a dark night, seeking solace and rest. This TTBB arrangement of Friedrich Silcher's Der Lindenbaum captures that yearning. The German text speaks of a linden tree by a well, a place of sweet dreams and inscribed words of love, from which the singer is now far. As the wind blows, the tree's rustling branches seem to call the traveller back, promising rest. Silcher's setting is a quintessential example of German secular part-song, where the harmonies support the poignant imagery of longing and the search for peace. It is a powerful evocation of memory and the enduring pull of a place that once offered comfort.
