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Einsam im Waldesgrund Düster sie steht. Ob auch des Sommers Luft, Ob wilder Blumen Duft Mild sie umweht; Düster sie steht. Einsam im Waldesgrund Düster sie steht. Vögel umschwärmen sie, Kinder umlärmen sie; Wie im Gebet Düster sie steht. Einsam im lichten Grund Düster sie steht: Lärmet und schwärmet nur, Klaget und härmet nur; Ich werd' als Truh' [Doch eure Ruh'!]1 Sommerluft, Blumenduft Eilig sie geh'n; Laß doch von Schaum und Traum, Gib stiller Sehnsucht Raum! Wenn sie verweh'n, Lern' mich versteh'n!
J. Rheinberger sets stanzas 1-3
Confirmed with Franz Alfred Muth, Waldblumen, Dritte, durchaus ausgewählte und reich vermehrte Auflage, Paderborn: Druck und Verlag von Ferdinand Schöningh, 1885, pages 26-27.
1 Rheinberger: "Doch eure Ruh, werd eure Ruh"Text Authorship:
- by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), "Die alte Tanne", appears in Waldblumen, in 1. Naturstimmen [3rd edition] [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 Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Die alte Tanne", op. 131 (Sechs Gesänge für vier Frauenstimmen (oder Chor)) no. 2 (1882), published 1883, stanzas 1-3 [ SSAA chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Corien Sleeswijk) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The old fir tree", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2019-08-24
Line count: 24
Word count: 84
Solitary in the depths of the forest It stands sombrely. Though the summer breeze, Though the scent of wildflowers Waft gently about it; It stands sombrely. Solitary in the depths of the forest It stands sombrely. Birds swarm about it, Children surround it with noise; As if in prayer It stands sombrely. Solitary in the bright ground It stands sombrely: Only make noise and swarm, Only lament and grieve; As a coffin I shall nevertheless Become your resting [place]1. Summer breeze, flower scent, They depart rapidly; Let go of froth and dream, Make room for quiet yearning! When they dissipate, Learn to understand me!
1 Rheinberger: "place, become your resting place."
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), "Die alte Tanne", appears in Waldblumen, in 1. Naturstimmen [3rd edition]
This text was added to the website: 2020-10-14
Line count: 24
Word count: 107