Wild, overgrown, dark firs

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Einsamkeit

(Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE

Wildverwachs'ne dunkle Fichten,
Leise klagt die Quelle fort;
Herz, das ist der rechte Ort
Für dein schmerzliches Verzichten!

Grauer Vogel in den Zweigen,
Einsam deine Klage singt,
Und auf deine Frage bringt
Antwort nicht des Waldes Schweigen.

Wenn's auch immer Schweigen bliebe,
Klage, klage fort; es weht,
Der dich höret und versteht,
Stille hier der Geist der Liebe.

Nicht verloren hier im Moose,
Herz, dein heimlich Weinen geht,
Deine Liebe Gott versteht,
Deine tiefe, hoffnungslose!

Composition:

Robert Schumann

Sechs Gedichte von Nikolaus Lenau und Requiem

Text Authorship:

by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Einsamkeit"

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 77

Loneliness

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Wildly overgrown dark firs,
Softly the spring continues to lament;
Heart, this is the right place
For your painful renunciation!

A grey bird in the branches
Sings your lament in a lonely fashion,
And your question is not answered
By the forest's silence.

Even if there were always silence,
Lament, continue to lament.
A spirit that hears and understand you
Softly wafts here: the spirit of love.

Not lost here among the moss,
Heart, is your secret weeping.
God understands your love,
Your deep, hopeless love!

Translations of titles
"Einsamkeit" = "Loneliness"
"Die Einsamkeit" = "Loneliness"

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