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Wo die Fluten leise ziehen Und der Wald vom Berge rauscht, Hab' den alten Melodien [Lang und]1 einsam ich gelauscht. Manche halb verklungne Weise Schlug mir wieder an das Ohr, Aus den Fluten tauchte leise Manch ein liebe Bild hervor. Und dein Antlitz, schön vor allen, Kam mir sacht emporgetaucht, Und die Luft begann zu wallen Wie von Lieb und Lenz durchhaucht. Und vom Walde kam ein Grüßen Weich und mild, als sängest du Wieder mir mit deiner süßen Stimme jedes Leid zur Ruh!
J. Lang sets stanza 1
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with: Gesammelte Gedichte von Carl Weitbrecht, Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp., 1903, page 14.
1 Lang: "Einsam,"Text Authorship:
- by Carl (Theodor) Weitbrecht (1847 - 1904), no title, written 1871, appears in Jugendstimmungen, in Liebesklänge, no. 3 [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- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), no title, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], unpublished, undated, incomplete [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-03-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 85
Where the waters quietly flow And the forest soughs from the mountain, I listened [long and]1 lonesomely To the old melodies. Many a lay that had half faded Struck my ear once more, Quietly from the waters emerged Many a dear image. And your face, more beautiful than any other, Gently rose up for me, And the air began to flutter As if suffused with the breath of love and springtime. And from the forest came a greeting, Soft and gentle, as if with your sweet voice You were once more singing Every sorrow of mine to rest!
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View text without footnotes1 Lang: "lonesomely,"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Carl (Theodor) Weitbrecht (1847 - 1904), no title, written 1871, appears in Jugendstimmungen, in Liebesklänge, no. 3
This text was added to the website: 2023-03-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 99