The forest | The green forest is a summerhouse

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by Niklas Müller (1809 - 1875)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Wald

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Ein Lusthaus ist der grüne Wald,
Wo immerfort Musik erschallt
  Von Vogelsang und Bachesrauschen;
Wo süß entzückt dem Wasserfall
Und dem Gesang der Nachtigall
  Des Waldes Baume selber lauschen.

Confirmed with Lieder von Niclas Müller, eingeleitet von Gustav Schwab, Stuttgart und Tübingen: Verlag der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1837, page 66.

Text Authorship:

by Niklas Müller (1809 - 1875), "Der Wald", appears in Lieder, in Natur, first published 1837 [author's text checked 2 times 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 (Karl) Friedrich Curschmann (1805 - 1841), "Der Wald", op. 17 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The forest", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2011-02-28
Line count: 6
Word count: 29

The forest

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The green forest is a summerhouse,
Where continuously sounds the music 
  Of bird song and the rushing of the brook;
Where, sweetly enraptured, 
The trees of the forest themselves listen
  To the waterfall and to the song of the nightingale.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Niklas Müller (1809 - 1875), "Der Wald", appears in Lieder, in Natur, first published 1837
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This text was added to the website: 2022-08-27
Line count: 6
Word count: 40