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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Elfen
 (Sung text for setting by L. Thuille)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Bleib bei uns! Wir haben den Tanzplan im Tal 
bedeckt mit Mondesglanze, 
Johanneswürmchen erleuchten den Saal, 
die Heimchen spielen zum Tanze. 

Die Freude, das schöne leichtgläubige Kind, 
es wiegt sich in Abendwinden: 
Wo Silber auf Zweigen und Büschen rinnt,
da wirst du die Schönste finden.

Composition:

    Set to music by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Elfen", op. 31 no. 3 (1904) [ vocal trio for 2 sopranos and mezzo-soprano with piano ], from Drei Lieder für drei Frauenstimmen solo nach Gedichten von Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 3, confirmed with a CD booklet

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Elfe", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Stay with us! We have covered a clearing in the dell", copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "The elves"
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Elfe", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 45

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