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Im Wald, im Wald da grabt mich ein, Ganz stille, ohne Kreuz und Stein: Denn was ihr thürmet, überschneyt Und überrindet Winterszeit. Und wann die Erde sich verjüngt, [Sie Veilchen]1 meinem Hügel bringt. Das freut [euch, Gute]2; freuet euch! [Ist Alles doch]3 dem Todten gleich. Doch nein, - denn eure Liebe spannt Die Aeste in das Geisterland: Und die euch führt zu meinem Grab, Zieht mich gewaltiger herab.
Confirmed with Gedichte von Johann Mayrhofer. Wien. Bey Friedrich Volke. 1824, page 50.
1 Schubert: "Und Blumen"2 Schubert: "euch Guten"
3 Schubert: "Dies alles ist"
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "An die Freunde" [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), "An die Freunde", D 654 (1819), published 1842 [ voice, piano ], A. Diabelli & Co., VN 7418, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Als meus amics", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de vrienden", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To my friends", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Aux amis", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Agli amici", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Sergio Lorenzi) , "A mis amigos", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 70
In 't bos, in 't bos, heel stil alleen, Begraaf mij, zonder kruis en steen; Want wat je 'r op zet raakt besneeuwd En door de winter overspeeld. En als de aarde jeugd herwint, Met bloemen weer mijn heuvel tint, Verheug je, vrienden, en geniet! Dit alles raakt de dode niet. Maar neen, want jullie liefde spant Haar takken tot in 't geestenland, En wat je voert hier naar mijn graf Trekt mij nog sterker daar van af.
Note for stanza 2, line 3: "Verheug je" : Schubert adds "mijn" in the repetition.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2007 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "An die Freunde"
This text was added to the website: 2007-11-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 78