Ach! wie ist es doch gekommen

Ach! wie ist es doch gekommen,
Daß die ferne Waldespracht 
So mein ganzes Herz genommen,
Mich um alle Ruh gebracht.

Wenn von drüben Lieder wehen,
Waldhorn gar nicht enden will,
Weiß ich nicht, wie mir geschehen,
Und im Herzen bet ich still.

Könnt ich zu den Wäldern flüchten,
Mit dem Grün in frischer Lust
Mich zum Himmelsglanz aufrichten --
Stark und frei wär da die Brust!

Hörnerklang und Lieder kämen
Nicht so schmerzlich an mein Herz,
Fröhlich wollt ich Abschied nehmen,
Zög auf ewig wälderwärts.

Translation(s): DUT ENG FRE

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Authorship

• by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben, in Anklänge, no. 2 [ author's text verified 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Stephan Baekers , "Anklänge II", 1979, from Fünf Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 2. [ sung text not verified ]
• by Charlotte von Bülow (1817 - 1908), "Anklänge", op. 4 (Vier Lieder) no. 2, published 1870 [voice and piano], Berlin, Trautwein [ sung text not verified ]
• by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Anklänge II", 1841, stanzas 1-2. [ sung text verified 1 time]
• by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Anklänge III", 1841, stanzas 3-4. [ sung text verified 1 time]
• by Richard Schmidt (1839 - 1920), "Waldlied", op. 2 (Vier Lieder) no. 4, published 1864 [voice and piano], Berlin, Timm und Co. [ sung text not verified ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Aural Allusions II", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Ah ! comment cela s'est‑il produit ?

Ah ! comment cela s'est-il produit ?
La splendeur de la forêt lointaine
S'est emparée de tout mon cœur
Et m'a privé de tout repos.

Quand les chants soufflent de là-haut,
Que le son du cor ne veut cesser,
Je ne sais ce qui m'arrive,
Et en mon cœur , je prie en silence.

Si je pouvais fuir vers la forêt,
Dans la verdure emplie d'une joie juvénile
Me dresser vers le ciel resplendissant,
Mon âme serait alors forte et libre.

Le son du cor et les chants n'atteindraient plus
Mon cœur avec autant de douleur,
Je pourrais prendre congé joyeusement,
Et partir vers la forêt pour toujours.

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben, in Anklänge, no. 2 DUT ENG
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Stephan Baekers, Charlotte von Bülow, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Richard Schmidt. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2010-10-01.
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