English translations of Vier Lieder, opus 27

by Cor Kint (1890 - 1944)

1. Waldseligkeit  [sung text not yet checked]
by Cor Kint (1890 - 1944), "Waldseligkeit", op. 27 (Vier Lieder) no. 4 [ voice and piano ]
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Wald beginnt zu rauschen,
den Bäumen naht die Nacht,
als ob sie selig lauschen,
berühren sie sich sacht.

Und unter ihren Zweigen,
da bin ich ganz allein,
da bin ich ganz mein eigen :
ganz nur Dein!

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Confirmed with Richard Dehmel, Gesammelte Werke in drei Bände, Erster Band, S. Fischer Verlag, Berlin, 1920, Erlösungen, page 55.


by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920)
1. Bliss in the woods
Language: English 
The woods begin to rustle
and Night approaches the trees,
as if it were listening happily
for the right moment to caress them.

And under their branches
I am entirely alone;
I am entirely myself,
entirely yours!

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