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by Hermann Löns (1866 - 1914)

Der Kuckuck
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Der Wald ist still, der Wald ist stumm,
Es bebt kein Blatt, es nickt kein Zweig,
Ein Vogelruf von ferne schallt,
So voll und rund, so warm und weich.

Das ist der Kuckuck, der da ruft,
So laut, so laut im tiefen Wald,
An meine Schulter drängst du dich,
Und deine Hand sucht bei mir Halt.

Du bist so still, du bist so stumm,
Ich höre deines Herzens Schlag,
Du hältst den Atem an und zählst,
Wie oft der Kuckuck rufen mag.

Ich lächle deiner Kinderangst,
Du meine süße Wonne du,
Es blüht uns noch so mancher Mai,
Der Kuckuck ruft ja immerzu.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Löns (1866 - 1914), "Der Kuckuck", appears in Mein goldenes Buch, first published 1901 [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 Paul Hermann Franz Graener (1872 - 1944), "Der Kuckuck", op. 71 no. 7, published 1925, from Löns-Lieder, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The cuckoo", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-12-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 103

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