Pause | The scudding of clouds and the whispering of trees

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by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Pause

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Wolkenzug und Bäumeflüstern 
Dauert heut den ganzen Tag. 
[Bald]¹ im Hellen, [bald]¹ im Düstern 
Rollt verlor'ner Donnerschlag. 

  Wohl der Vater droben wieder 
Ruht und träumt nun auch einmal, 
Siehet auf den Oelberg nieder, 
In des Kidrons stilles Thal. 

  Auf der Riesenharf' indessen, 
Die das Lied der Schöpfung tönt, 
Klimpern Engel holdvermessen, 
Daß sie manchmal leise dröhnt.

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• G. Jenner

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Confirmed with C. Reinhold, Gedichte, Stuttgart: Carl Mäcken, 1853, page 23.

¹ Jenner: "halb"

Text Authorship:

by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Pause", appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte [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by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Pause", 1902 [ satb chorus and orchestra ], unpublished; manuscript at the Hessisches Musikarchiv [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Pause", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-04-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 59

Pause

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  The scudding of clouds and the whispering of trees
Are lasting the entire day today.
[Now]¹ in brightness, [now]¹ in gloom,
Forlorn thunder rolls.

  The Father on high must again
Be resting and dreaming for once,
[He] gazes down upon the Mount of Olives,
Into the quiet valley of Cedron.

  Upon the giant harp in the meantime,
[The harp] that sounds the song of creation,
Angels strum, sweetly audacious,
So that it sometimes quietly vibrates.

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¹ Jenner: "half"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Pause", appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte
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This text was added to the website: 2024-04-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 78