Waldesnacht, du wunderkühle

Waldesnacht, du wunderkühle, 
Die ich tausend Male grüß',
Nach dem lauten Weltgewühle,
O wie ist dein Rauschen süß!
Träumerisch die müden Glieder
Berg' ich weich ins Moos,
Und mir ist, als würd' ich wieder
All der irren Qualen los.

Fernes Flötenlied, vertöne,
Das ein weites Sehnen rührt,
Die Gedanken in die schöne,
Ach! missgönte Ferne führt.
Laß die Waldesnacht mich wiegen,
Stillen jede Pein!
Und ein seliges Genügen
Saug' ich mit den Düften ein.

In den heimlich engen Kreisen,
Wird dir wohl, du wildes Herz,
Und ein Friede schwebt mit leisen
Flügelschlägen niederwärts.
Singet, holde Vögellieder,
Mich in Schlummer sacht!
Irre Qualen, löst euch wieder;
Wildes Herz, nun gute Nacht!

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• by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Glückspilzchen, Chapter 3, first published 1850 [ author's text checked 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 Wenzel Theodor Bradsky (1833 - 1881), "Im Walde", op. 42 (Vier zweistimmige Lieder mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1873 [2-part chorus or vocal duet and piano], Berlin, Trautwein [
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• by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Waldesnacht", op. 62 (Sieben Lieder) no. 3 (1874). [
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• by Elisabeth Brauer , "Im Walde", op. 1 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1899 [voice and piano], Berlin, Ries & Erler [
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• by Robert Emmerich (1836 - 1891), "Waldesnacht", op. 38 (6 Lieder) no. 2, published 1872 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [
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• by Robert Fuchs (1847 - 1927), "Im Walde", op. 64 (Acht Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 1, published 1900 [mixed chorus a cappella], Leipzig, Robitschek [
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• by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Im Walde", op. 22 no. 4 (1864), published 1864 [medium voice and piano], from Zwölf Gesänge von Paul Heyse, no. 4, Leipzig, Peters [
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• by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Waldesnacht, du wunderkühle ", op. 46 no. 3 (1906), published 1906, stanzas 1,3 [voice and piano trio], from Sieben Lieder mit Klaviertrio nach Paul Heyses "Jungbrunnen", no. 3. [
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• by Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1863 - 1932), "Waldesnacht", published 1895 [men's chorus a cappella], from Drei Lieder für Männerchor, no. 3, Leipzig, Schuberth & Co. [
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• by Julius Hermann Krigar (1819 - 1880), "Waldesnacht" [mixed chorus], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [
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• by Paul Pfitzner (1858 - ?), "Waldesfrieden", op. 13 (Drei Männerchöre) no. 1, published 1899 [men's chorus], Leipzig, Hug & Co. [
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• by Chr. Schnyder , "Im Walde", published 1895 [men's chorus a cappella], from Fünf Lieder für Männerchor, no. 2, Leipzig, Hug & Co. [
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• by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Waldesnacht", 1894-1903, from 7 frühe Lieder, no. 4. [
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• by Felix Semon , "Waldesfrieden", op. 8 (Zwölf Lieder aus dem "Jungbrunnen" v. P. Heyse) no. 10, published 1883. [medium voice or low voice and piano] [
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• by J. H. W. Werner , "Im Walde", published 1883 [voice and piano], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Krefeld, Schuckert [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title unknown, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Wondrously cool woodland night", copyright ©
• ENG English [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Woodland night", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Michael P. Rosewall) , title 1: "Forested night", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Nuit de la forêt", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , title unknown, copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Forested night

Wondrously cool, forested night,
that I a thousand times have greeted,
After the loud ferment of the world, 
O, how sweet is your rustling!
Dreamily, my weary limbs
I shelter in the yielding moss,
And for me, it is as if I were again
Free of all senseless distress.

The song of a distant flute, sounding,
Stirs a vast longing;
My thoughts wander into the beautiful,
Ah, tantalizing distance!
May this forested night cradle me, 
Soothing every pain;
And blissful fulfillment
I inhale along with its fragrances.

Within this secluded, intimate sphere, 
are boons for you, my frenzied heart,
And serenity floats, on the delicate
flutter of wings, downward.
Sing me, lovely bird songs,
gently to my rest!
Senseless anxieties, once more be gone;
Wild heart, now good night!

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Glückspilzchen, Chapter 3, first published 1850 CAT DUT FRE
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Wenzel Theodor Bradsky, Johannes Brahms, Elisabeth Brauer, Robert Emmerich, Robert Fuchs, Adolf Jensen, Robert Kahn, Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun, Julius Hermann Krigar, Paul Pfitzner, Chr. Schnyder, Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg, Felix Semon, J. H. W. Werner. Go to the text.

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