Walk softly. All the fields are sleeping

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by Ernst Feigl (1887 - 1957)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Geh' leise. Alle Felder schlafen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Geh' leise. Alle Felder schlafen, 
Nur Atem wachen, Wälder schlafen,
Wehmütig ist die Nacht im Ort.
Was willst du noch? Geh' leise fort.
Ein großer Schlaf liegt auf der Welt:
Nichts bist Du mehr, Dein Schritt verfällt.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• W. Grosz • J. Móry

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Confirmed with Hartmut Binder (ed.), Prager Profile: Vergessene Autoren im Schatten Kafkas, Berlin: Gebr. Mann Verlag, 1991, page 361. Die "Werkauswahl Ernst Feigl" ist herausgegeben von Dieter Sudhoff.

Text Authorship:

by Ernst Feigl (1887 - 1957), "Nacht", written 1918 [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 Wilhelm Grosz (1894 - 1939), "Geh' leise", op. 11 no. 1, published 1922 [ soprano and orchestra ], from Rondels, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Ján Móry (1892 - 1978), "Die Nacht", op. 15 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3 (1929) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Walk softly. All the fields are sleeping

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Walk softly. All the fields are sleeping,
Only breaths are still awake, the woods are sleeping,
The night is pensive in the town.
What do you still want here? Depart quietly.
A great sleep lies upon the world:
You are nothing anymore, your step recedes.

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Translations of titles:
"Die Nacht" = "The night"
"Geh' leise" = "Walk softly"
"Nacht" = "Night"

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Ernst Feigl (1887 - 1957), "Nacht", written 1918
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This text was added to the website: 2024-12-03
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Word count: 45