Het eikenwoud bruist

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by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Thekla

(Sung text for setting by J. Zumsteeg)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE

Der Eichwald brauset,
Die Wolken ziehn,
Das Mägdlein sitzet
An Ufers Grün,
Es bricht sich die Welle mit Macht, mit Macht,
Und sie singt hinaus in die finstre Nacht,
Das Auge von Weinen getrübet.

"Das Herz ist gestorben,
Die Welt ist leer,
Und weiter giebt sie
Dem Wunsche nichts mehr.
Du Heilige rufe dein Kind zurück,
Ich habe genossen das irdische Glück,
Ich habe gelebt und geliebet!"

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

First published 1799 in Schiller's Musen-Almanach, and later, only stanzas 1-2 (with slight textual modifications and a different line break), in Die Piccolomini, act 3, scene 7 (Thekla's song). Until the revised edition of 1804, the final stanza began with a quotation mark.

Composition:

Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg

Kleine Balladen und Lieder, Heft III

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Des Mädchens Klage", written 1798, first published 1799

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Linda Godry) , "The oaks roar, the clouds rush by", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "The maiden's lament", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Plainte de la jeune fille", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Het eikenwoud bruist

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Zumsteeg)

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Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Het eikenwoud bruist, 
de wolken gaan,
Het meisje zit aan 
de waterbaan.
De golven, zij breken met kracht, met kracht,
En zij klaagt haar wee in de duistere nacht,
Stil schreiend om ’t leed dat haar griefde.

“Mijn hart is gestorven, 
mijn wereld is leeg,
En niets meer brengt in 
mij lust nog teweeg.
Gij Heilige, roep maar uw kind terug,
Ik heb nu geproefd wel het aardse geluk,
Het leven geleefd en de liefde.”

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