The Lied has three sections, with clarinet and voice equally challenged. The first, in B-flat major, is warm, as the lonely shepherd on the mountaintop listens to echoes rising from below.
The Lied consists of three parts, each demanding equal effort from both the clarinet and the voice. The first section, in B-flat major, evokes a sense of solitude as the lonely shepherd atop a mountain hears echoes emanating from below.