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Wie schön bist du,
Freundliche Stille, himmlische Ruh! -
Sehet, wie die klaren Sterne
Wandeln in des Himmels Auen,
Und auf uns hernieder schauen,
Schweigend auf den weiten See-en.
Wie schön bist du,
Freundliche Stille, himmlische Ruh! -
Schweigend naht des Lenzes Milde
Sich der Erde weichem Schooß,
Kränzt den Silberquell mit Moos,
Und mit Blumen die Gefilde.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
Note: This is the first version of Krummacher's Die Stille. He published a different version of this poem in 1821, see below.
Composition:
- Set to music by Georg Augustin Höller (1744 - 1814), "An die Stille", stanzas 1-2 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], note: the score misattributes the poem to Lenau ; confirmed with Die Sängerhalle: allgemeine deutsche Gesangvereinszeitung für das In- und Ausland, issue no. 16, published 1863, in Musikalischer Lorbeerkranz, Leipzig: Ernst Schäfer, pages 127 - 128
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Adolf Krummacher (1768 - 1845), "Die Stille", first published 1810
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael Berridge) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Daniel Faure) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 194
How fair are you, friendly stillness, heavenly peace! See how the bright stars take their course through the meadows of heaven and gaze down upon us, silently, silently from the blue yonder. How fair are you, friendly stillness, heavenly peace! Silently Spring's warmth draws near to the earth's soft bosom, garlands the silver spring with moss and the fields with flowers.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Michael Berridge, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Adolf Krummacher (1768 - 1845), "Die Stille", first published 1810
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