The silent song | Only fall silent

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by Johann Georg Seegemund (1794 - 1877), as Gottwalt

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Das stille Lied

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Schweige nur,
Süßer Mund der heil'gen Liebe.
Stille weben die Getriebe
Der Natur
In der Erde Schooß, und stille
Hält der Himmel seine Fülle,
Still ist alles Lebens Spur,
Liebe lebt nur in der Hülle,
Schweige nur.

Athme nur,
Blumen athmen Farben glühen, 
Und so sprühen süße Düfte
Durch die Flur,
Sterne athmen Licht und ziehen
Athmend alles an im Fliehen,
Nur ein Hauch wiegt die Natur,
Engel athmen Melodieen,
Athme nur.

Blühe nur!
Sieh in eine sel'ge Blüthe
Hüllt sich ein die ganze Güte
Der Natur,
Und ihr himmlisches Gemüthe
Füllt allein dies Weltgebiete:
Liebe, zeige mir die Spur.
Schweige, athme, sel'ge Blüthe,
Blühe nur.

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Text Authorship:

by Johann Georg Seegemund (1794 - 1877), as Gottwalt, "Das stille Lied"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La cançó silenciosa", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The silent song", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le chant silencieux", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2017-10-10
Line count: 27
Word count: 108

The silent song

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Only fall silent,
Sweet lips of holy love.
Silently the gears of nature
Weave
In the womb of the earth, and silently
Heaven holds its plenitude.
Silent is the trace of all life,
Love lives only in the shell,
Only fall silent.

Only breathe,
Flowers breathe colours glow, 
And thus sweet scents are sent forth
Through the lea,
Stars breathe forth light and travel,
Breathing upon everything in their flight,
Nature is lulled by only a breeze,
Angels breathe melodies.
Only breathe.

Only bloom!
Lo, in a blessed blossom
The entire goodness of nature
Shrouds itself,
And its heavenly spirit
Alone fills this earthly realm:
Love, show me the track.
Fall silent, breathe, blessed blossom,
Only bloom.

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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-27
Line count: 27
Word count: 118