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Im stillen Grunde, Op. 80, No. 1
Staff Notation • Secular, Lieder
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Im stillen Grunde, Op. 80, No. 1 by Josef Rheinberger — Lyrics
Am Rosenstrauch im stillen Grund
ein Waldbach zog vorüber.
Das Röslein hatt' so roten Mund,
der Bach er schaut' herüber.
Er blinkt' und winkt' ihm fort und fort,
das Röslein war so glücklich dort
in seinem stillen Grunde.
Da schlich der Bach sich leis' heran
und schwätzt' in süßen Weisen,
manch lockend Verslein hub er an
vom Wandern und vom Reisen,
von neuer Lust an neuem Ort.
"Ach!" seufzt' das Röslein, "könnt' ich fort
aus diesem stillen Grunde!"
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About Im stillen Grunde, Op. 80, No. 1
Josef Rheinberger’s Im stillen Grunde, Op. 80, No. 1, is a German Lied for SATB choir. The music opens with a gentle, flowing texture, reflecting the pastoral scene described in the text. The German lyrics tell the story of a rosebush in a quiet valley, captivated by a brook that passes by. The brook's whispered promises of distant lands and new adventures stir the rosebush's longing to leave its secluded home. Through a series of increasingly intimate exchanges, the brook eventually lures the rosebush away, suggesting a tender narrative of persuasion and escape from a sheltered existence. Rheinberger’s setting captures the wistful atmosphere of the poem with a rich, lyrical vocal writing.
