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Wild verwachsne dunkle Fichten, Leise klagt die Quelle fort; Herz, das ist der rechte Ort Für dein schmerzliches Verzichten! Grauer Vogel in den Zweigen, Einsam deine Klage singt, Und auf deine Frage bringt Antwort nicht des Waldes Schweigen. Wenn's auch immer Schweigen bliebe, Klage, klage fort; es weht, Der dich höret und versteht, Stille hier der Geist der Liebe. Nicht verloren hier im Moose, Herz, dein heimlich Weinen geht, Deine Liebe Gott versteht, Deine tiefe, hoffnungslose!
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- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Einsamkeit" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Carl Banck (1809 - 1889), "Einsamkeit", op. 69 (Dichtungen von Lenau, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 8, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Einsamkeit", op. 12 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 6, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Die Einsamkeit", op. 2 (Lauluja Nikolaus Lenaun ja Friedrich von Schillerin runoihin) no. 1 (<<1915) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alfred von Lindheim, jun. , "Waldessehnen", op. 2, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Wien, Doblinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896), "Einsamkeit", published 1888 [ contralto or bass and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für Ca. oder B. mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst (Friedrich Karl) Rudorff (1840 - 1916), "Einsamkeit ", op. 28 (Drei Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Schäffer (1823 - 1902), "Einsamkeit ", op. 12 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Einsamkeit", op. 90 no. 5 (1850), published 1851, from Sechs Gedichte von Nikolaus Lenau und Requiem, no. 5, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Moritz Weyermann (1832 - 1888), "Einsamkeit ", op. 1 (10 Gesänge für hohe Stimme) no. 5, published 1866 [ high voice and piano ], Elberfeld, Arnold [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Benedikt Randhartinger.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 16
Word count: 77
Wild, overgrown, dark firs, Softly the spring continues to lament; Heart, this is the right place For your painful renunciation! A grey bird in the branches Sings your lament in a lonely fashion, And your question is not answered By the forest's silence. Even if there were always silence, Lament, continue to lament. A spirit that hears and understand you Softly wafts here: the spirit of love. Not lost here among the moss, Heart, is your secret weeping. God understands your love, Your deep, hopeless love!
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"Einsamkeit" = "Loneliness"
"Die Einsamkeit" = "Loneliness"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Einsamkeit"
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 87