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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Es ist schon spät, es wird schon kalt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG ENG ENG FRE FRE FRE HEB IRI ITA ITA NOR POR SPA
Es ist schon spät, es wird schon kalt,
Was reitst du einsam durch den Wald?
Der Wald ist lang, du bist allein,
Du schöne Braut! Ich führ dich heim!

"Groß ist der Männer Trug und List,
Vor Schmerz mein Herz gebrochen ist,
Wohl irrt das Waldhorn her und hin,
O flieh! Du weißt nicht, wer ich bin."

So reich geschmückt ist Roß und Weib,
So wunderschön der junge Leib,
Jetzt kenn ich dich - Gott steh mir bei!
Du bist die Hexe Lorelei. -

"Du kennst mich wohl - von hohem Stein
Schaut still mein Schloß tief in den Rhein.
Es ist schon spät, es wird schon kalt,
Kommst nimmermehr aus diesem Wald."

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Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Waldgespräch", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 112

Gesprek in 't woud
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Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Het is al laat, het is al koud,
Wat rijd jij eenzaam door het woud?
Het woud is groot, je bent alleen,
Jij, mooie bruid! Ik voer je heen!
 
"Mannen zijn vol bedrog en list,
't Geluk is uit mijn hart gewist.
Wel zwerft de waldhoorn heen en weer,
O vlucht! Je kent mij niet, mijnheer."
 
Zo rijk versierd zijn paard en vrouw,
Zo wondermooi haar lichaamsbouw,
Nu ken ik je -- God sta me bij!
Jij bent de heks, de Loreley! --
 
"Je kent mij goed! -- Boven 't ravijn
Ziet stil mijn slot neer op de Rijn.
Het is al laat, het is al koud,
Nooit kom jij weg nog uit dit woud."

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  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2012 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Waldgespräch", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen
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This text was added to the website: 2012-09-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 114

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