The undergrowth | There is a cool and gentle movement

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by Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829)

Translation © by Malcolm Wren

Die Gebüsche

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Es wehet kühl und leise
Die Luft durch dunkle Auen,
Und nur der Himmel lächelt
Aus tausend hellen Augen.
Es regt nur Eine Seele
Sich in des Meeres Brausen,
Und in den leisen Worten,
Die durch die Blätter rauschen.
So tönt in Welle Welle,
Wo Geister heimlich trauren;
So folgen Worte Worten,
Wo Geister Leben hauchen.
Durch alle Töne tönet
Im bunten Erdentraume
Ein, nur ein leiser Ton gezogen,
Für den, der heimlich lauschet.

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829), "Die Gebüsche", appears in Abendröte, in Zweiter Teil, no. 10, first published 1802

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els matossars", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De bosjes", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "The undergrowth", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les buissons", copyright © 2012, (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.
Line count: 16
Word count: 74

The undergrowth

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

There is a cool and gentle movement
In the air going across the dark meadows,
And only the sky smiles
From a thousand bright eyes.
Only a single soul is stirring
In the roaring of the sea,
And in the gentle words
Which are rustling through the leaves.
Thus wave echoes wave
Where spirits grieve in secret;
Thus words follow words,
Where spirits breathe life.
Resounding amongst all the notes
In the colourful dreams of earth,
A single faint note rings out
For the person who is secretly paying attention.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829), "Die Gebüsche", appears in Abendröte, in Zweiter Teil, no. 10, first published 1802
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This text was added to the website: 2018-08-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 90