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Es [grünet]1 ein Nußbaum vor dem Haus, [Duftig, Luftig]2 Breitet er blättrig die Äste aus. Viel liebliche Blüten stehen dran; Linde Winde Kommen, sie herzlich zu umfahn. Es flüstern je zwei zu zwei gepaart, Neigend, Beugend [Zierlich]3 zum Kusse die Häuptchen zart. Sie flüstern von [einem]4 Mägdlein, das Dächte [Nächte, Tagelang, wüsste]5, ach! selber nicht was. Sie flüstern - wer mag verstehn so gar Leise [Weise]6? - Flüstern von Bräut'gam und nächstem Jahr. Das Mägdlein [horchet]7, es rauscht im Baum; Sehnend, Wähnend Sinkt es lächelnd in Schlaf und Traum.
J. Rheinberger sets stanzas 1-4, 6
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Julius Mosen, Gedichte, zweite vermehrte Auflage, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1843, pages 122-123
Note for stanza 1, line 4, word 5: some editions of Schumann have "Blätter" instead of "Äste"
1 Freudenberg: "steht"; further changes may exist not shown above; Rheinberger: "grünt"2 Rheinberger: "Luftig,/ Duftig"
3 Rheinberger: "Zärtlich"
4 Rheinberger: "meinem"
5 Schumann: "die Nächte/ und Tage lang, wusste"
6 Schumann: "Weis'"
7 Rheinberger: "horcht"
Text Authorship:
- by Julius Mosen (1803 - 1867), "Der Nußbaum", appears in Gedichte, in Leben und Liebe auf dem Lande [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 Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Es grünt ein Nußbaum vor dem Haus", op. 15 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Rörich [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Banck (1809 - 1889), "Frühlingstraum", op. 26 (4 Duette für 2 Soprane mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1837 [ duet for 2 sopranos and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Freudenberg (1838 - 1928), "Der Nußbaum", op. 14 (Vier Lieder für Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1874 [ soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Der Nussbaum", JWV 122 no. 2, stanzas 1-4,6, from Zwei Lieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Der Nußbaum", op. 25 no. 3 (1840), published 1840 [ voice and piano ], from Myrten, no. 3, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , "El noguer", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De notenboom", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "The nut-tree", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le noyer", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il noce", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2020, (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.
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Word count: 96
Verdeja un noguer davant de la casa, Olorós, airós, extenent les seves branques plenes de fulles. Moltes flors amoroses són allà; amables vents vénen, per acariciar-les carinyosament. Xiuxiuegen aparellades de dues en dues, Inclinades, doblegades gràcilment per besar els sus tendres capets. Xiuxiuegen d'una noia Que pensava Les nits I el llarg del dia, sense saber, ai! ni ella mateixa el què! Elles xiuxiuegen -- qui comprèn tan suau cançó? - Xiuxiuegen sobre el promès I el pròxim any. La noia escolta, hi ha murmuris a l'arbre; sospirant, desitjant, caient somrient en el son i el somni.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2011 by Marta Garcia Cadena, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Julius Mosen (1803 - 1867), "Der Nußbaum", appears in Gedichte, in Leben und Liebe auf dem Lande
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 95