In the vast forest

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by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Im Walde weit

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Im Walde weit,
Auf der Heide breit
Kein Hauch!
Nun lege dich, müder Wanderer, auch
Hier unter den Strauch!
Ist Alles stille, ist Alles Ruh',
Beschlossen in Friedens Schranken; --
Der Bach nur stürmet immerzu,
Und meiner Liebe Gedanken.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• J. Lang

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Confirmed with C. Reinhold, Gedichte, Stuttgart: Carl Mäcken, 1853, page 67.

Text Authorship:

by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Spät", written 1841, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1853 [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), "Nachts", op. 12 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2 (1841), published 1845 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2006-11-26
Line count: 9
Word count: 38

In the vast forest

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In the vast forest,
On the wide heath,
Not a breath!
Now you too, weary wanderer, lie down 
Here under the bush!
Everything is quiet, everything is calm,
Gathered into the subjugation of peace; --
Only the brook storms incessantly,
And my thoughts of love.

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Translated titles:
"Spät" = "Late [at night]"
"Nachts" = "At night"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Spät", written 1841, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1853
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This text was added to the website: 2006-11-26
Line count: 9
Word count: 44