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by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Heimkehr

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

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Leiser [schwanken]¹ die Äste,
Der Kahn fliegt uferwärts,
Heim kehrt die Taube zum Neste,
Zu dir kehrt heim mein Herz.

Genug am schimmernden Tage,
Wenn rings das Leben lärmt,
Mit irrem Flügelschlage
Ist es ins Weite geschwärmt.

Doch nun die Sonne geschieden,
Und Stille sich senkt auf den Hain,
Fühlt es: bei dir ist der Frieden,
Die [Ruhe]² bei dir allein.

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¹ Abt: "schaukeln"; further changes may exist not shown above.
² Strauss: "Ruh'"

Text Authorship:

by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), "Heimkehr", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Liebesgedichte und Lieder, first published 1866 [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 Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Heimkehr", op. 482 (Zwei Lieder für Bass mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1876 [ bass and piano ], Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
by Albert Levinsohn (d. c1907), "Heimkehr", op. 5 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1885 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, (Paez) [sung text not yet checked]
by Franz Preitz (1856 - 1916), "Heimkehr", op. 1 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1877 [ soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
by Wilhelm Heinrich Riehl (1823 - 1897), "Heimkehr", published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from 35 neue Lieder für das Haus, no. 1, Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Heimkehr", op. 15 (Fünf Lieder) no. 5 (1884-1886) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Retorn a casa", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Thuiskomen", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Homecoming", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Retour à la maison", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Ritorno a casa", copyright © 2005, (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.
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

Retour à la maison

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

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Les branches se balancent doucement,
La barque glisse vers l'aval,
La colombe retourne au nid,
Vers toi retourne mon cœur.

Par des journées resplendissantes,
Au milieu du tumulte de la vie,
Avec des battements d'aile affolés,
Il s'est dispersé au loin.

Pourtant, maintenant que le soleil s'est couché,
Et que le silence s'étend sur les bois,
Il le sent : auprès de toi est la paix,
Et le repos, auprès de toi seule.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), "Heimkehr", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Liebesgedichte und Lieder, first published 1866
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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 72