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Über Bergen, Fluß und Talen, Stiller Lust und tiefen Qualen Webet heimlich, schillert, Strahlen! Sinnend ruht des Tags Gewühle In der dunkelblauen Schwüle, Und die ewigen Gefühle, Was dir selber [unbewußt]1, Treten heimlich, groß und leise Aus der Wirrung fester Gleise, Aus der unbewachten Brust, In die stillen, weiten Kreise.
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Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Mittagsruh", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder [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 Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Mittagsruh", op. 44 (Gesänge und Balladen) no. 3, published 1885 [ low voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Paul Kont (1920 - 2000), "Mittagsruh'", 1977 [ medium voice or low voice and piano ], from Zehn Lieder, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Mittagsruh", op. 81 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Mittagsgruß", op. 23a (Drei Gedichte von Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff) no. 1, published 1913 [ six-part mixed chorus a cappella ], München: Wunderhornverlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ethel Mary Smyth, Dame (1858 - 1944), "Mittagsruh", op. 4 ([Fünf] Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , "Stillness at noon", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Siesta", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 52
Damunt muntanyes, rius i valls, plaer silenciós i profundes penes, teixiu secretament, raigs, en colors iridescents! El tumult del dia reposa, pensarós, en el botorn blau fosc, i els sentiments eterns, dels que tu n’ets inconscient, surten furtivament, grans i silents de la confusió dels vials prefixats, d’un cor desprotegit, vers els espais silenciosos i vastos.
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Translations of titles:
"Mittagsgruß" = "Salutació a migdia"
"Mittagsruh" = "Migdiada"
"Mittagsruh'" = "Migdiada"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Mittagsruh", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder
This text was added to the website: 2026-11-08
Line count: 11
Word count: 56