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Es wehet kühl und leise Die Luft durch dunkle Auen, Und nur der Himmel lächelt Aus tausend hellen Augen. Es regt nur Eine Seele Sich in [der Meere]1 Brausen, Und in den leisen Worten, Die durch die Blätter rauschen. So tönt in Welle Welle, Wo Geister heimlich trauren; So folgen Worte Worten, Wo Geister Leben hauchen. Durch alle Töne tönet Im bunten Erdentraume [Ein]2 leiser Ton gezogen, Für den, der heimlich lauschet.
Confirmed with Musen-Almanach für das Jahr 1802. Herausgegeben von A. W. Schlegel und L. Tieck. Tübingen, in der Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1802, page 156; and with Friedrich Schlegel's sämmtliche Werke. Erster Band. Gedichte. Berlin, bei Julius Eduard Hitzig, 1809, page 33.
1 Schubert: "des Meeres"2 Schubert: "Ein, nur ein"
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829), "Die Gebüsche", appears in Abendröte, in Zweiter Teil, no. 10, first published 1802 [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Die Gebüsche", D 646 (1819), published 1885 [ voice, piano ], Friedlaender VII, Leipzig [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els matossars", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De bosjes", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "The undergrowth", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les buissons", copyright © 2012, (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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De wind komt koel en zachtjes Door 't donk're land gevlogen, En slechts de hemel glimlacht Met duizend lichte ogen. Eén enk'le ziel slechts roert zich In branding die 'k hoor bruisen En in de zachte woorden Die door de blaad'ren ruisen. Zo klinkt in golven een golf door, Waar geesten stil in klagen; Zo volgen woorden woorden, waar geesten leven in dragen. Door alle tonen hoor je In bonte aardedromen [Eén,]1 zachte toon doorklinken, Voor hem, [voor hem1] die heim'lijk luistert.
1 Schubert: "Eén, slechts één"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829), "Die Gebüsche", appears in Abendröte, in Zweiter Teil, no. 10, first published 1802
This text was added to the website: 2006-03-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 83