Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen,
Die da träumen fort und fort.
Und die Welt hebt an zu singen,
Triffst du nur das Zauberwort.

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Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's sämmtliche Werke. Zweite Auflage. Erster Band. Leipzig, Voigt & Günther. 1864, page 319, no title, as no. 7 of Sprüche; however during Eichendorff's lifetime this was titled "Wünschelruthe".

Text Authorship:

• by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Wünschelruthe", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben, no. 7 [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 Wolfgang Fortner (1907 - 1987), "Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen" [ mixed chorus ], from Sprüche von Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Wolfgang Fortner (1907 - 1987), "Wünschelrute", 1970/80 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder aus dem Nachlass, no. 9, Schott Music [sung text not yet checked]
• by Hermann Große-Schware (b. 1931), "Wünschelrute" [ chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Wünschelruthe", op. 165 (Acht Gesänge für S., A., T. und B. ohne Begleitung) no. 5, published 1874 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
• by Thomas F. Schubert (b. 1961), "Wünschelrute" [ medium voice and piano ], from Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen : Drei Eichendorff-Lieder für mittlere Stimme und Klavier, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Rudi Spring (1962 - 2025), "Wünschelrute", op. 92 no. 7 (2013) [ baritone and piano ], from Wünschelrute. Liederzyklus für Bariton und Klavier , no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

• by Rudi Spring (1962 - 2025), "Wunderspiegel", op. 92a (2014), first performed 2014 [ mezzosoprano, horn and piano ]
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in English, a translation by Bertram Kottmann , "Incantation", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission ; composed by Gary Bachlund.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Magic wand", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Dorme in ogni cosa un canto", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Linda Godry

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