Nad krajem vévodí lehký spánek
Language: Czech (Čeština)
Available translation(s): ENG ENG
Nad krajem vévodí lehký spánek,
Jasná se rozpjala májová noc;
Nesmělý krade se do listí vánek,
S nebes se schýlila míru moc.
Zadřímlo kvítí, potokem šumá
Tišeji nápěvů tajemných sbor...
Příroda v rozkoši blaženě dumá,
Neklidných živlů všad utichl vzpor.
Hvězdy se sešly co naději světla,
Země se mění na nebeský kruh:
Mým srdcem, v němžto kdys blaženosť květla,
Mým srdcem táhne jen bolestí ruch!
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Confirmed with Cypřiše. Sbírka básní lyrických a epických od Gustava Pflegera (Moravského), V Praze (Prague) : Nákladem knihkupectvi: I. L. Kober, 1862, page 71.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Djordje Nesic) (Hannah Sharene Penn) , "Over the landscape ruled by care-free dreams", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Patrick John Corness) , "All over the landscape a light sleep reigns", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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All over the landscape a light sleep reigns
Language: English  after the Czech (Čeština)
All over the landscape a light sleep reigns,
a clear May night embracing all around;
among the leaves steals in a gentle breeze,
from heaven forces of peace descend.
The flowers are dozing, the brook murmurs,
mysterious choruses quieten,
nature in its delight blissfully meditates;
all restless elements have calmed down.
The stars are gathering as hope-bearing lights,
the earth becomes a celestial sphere;
in my heart, where bliss was so abundant, once,
in my heart, just endless pain I feel here!
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- Translation from Czech (Čeština) to English copyright © 2023 by Patrick John Corness, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2023-08-18
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