In the evening the forest already murmurs

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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Abendlich schon rauscht der Wald

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CHI DUT ENG ENG FRE IRI ITA

Abendlich schon rauscht der Wald
Aus den tiefsten Gründen,
Droben wird der Herr nun bald
An die Sternlein zünden,
Wie so stille in den Schlünden,
Abendlich nur rauscht der Wald.

Alles geht zu seiner Ruh,
Wald und Welt versausen,
Schauernd hört der Wandrer zu,
Sehnt sich recht nach Hause,
Hier in Waldes grüner Klause
Herz, geh' endlich auch zur Ruh!

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff, Zweite vermehrte und veränderte Auflage, W. Simion in Berlin, 1843, page 382.

Text Authorship:

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Abschied", appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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In the evening the forest already...

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In the evening the forest already murmurs
From the depths of the land.
Above, the Lord will now soon
Set fire to the stars.
How quietly in the abysses,
In the evening the forest only murmurs.

All goes towards its rest,
Forest and world cease their bustle;
Trembling, the wanderer listens,
Yearning deeply for home.
Here in the forest’s green cloister,
Heart, go also at last to rest.

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Translations of titles:
"Abendlich nur rauscht der Wald" = "In the evening the forest only murmurs"
"Abendlich schon rauscht der Wald" = "In the evening the forest already murmurs"
"Abendlied" = "Evening Song"
"Abends" = "In the Evening"
"Abends im Walde" = "In the Evening in the Forest"
"Abschied" = "Parting"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Abschied", appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte
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