from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Waldeinsamkeit
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Gestern abend in der stillen Ruh',
Sah ich im Wald einer Amsel zu;
Als ich da so saß,
Meiner ganz vergaß:
Kommt mein Schatz und schleichet sich um mich
Und küsset mich.

So viel Laub als an der Linden ist
Und so viel tausendmal hat mich mein Schatz geküßt;
Denn ich muß gesteh'n,
Es hat's niemand geseh'n,
Und die Amsel soll mein Zeuge sein:
Wir war'n allein.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Solitud al bosc", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Solitude in the woods", copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Seuls dans la forêt", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 67

'Midst the quiet of the woods last night
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
'Midst the quiet of the woods last night
I grew absorbed in a blackbird’s flight;
While I rested there,
Thought were any where!
Steals my sweetheart round a linden tree
And kisses me.
 
Many leaves upon the linden grow;
As many kisses then I felt my love bestow;
True, I must admit,
That no soul witnessed it,
To the blackbird it is only known:
We were alone.

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From a Reger score in the book Sang und Klang.

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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2016-12-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 67