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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Der Eichwald
 (Sung text for setting by R. Becker)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Ich trat in einen heilig düstern
Eichwald, da hört ich leis und lind
Ein Bächlein unter Blumen flüstern,
Wie das Gebet von einem Kind;

Und mich ergriff ein süßes Grauen,
Es rauscht' der Wald geheimnisvoll,
Als möcht er mir was anvertrauen,
Das noch mein Herz nicht wissen soll;

Als möcht er heimlich mir entdecken,
Was Gottes Liebe sinnt und will:
Doch schien er plötzlich zu erschrecken
Vor Gottes Nähe -- und wurde still.

Composition:

    Set to music by Reinhold Becker (1842 - 1924), "Der Eichwald"

Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Der Eichwald", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Reiseblätter (Erstes Buch), in Wanderung im Gebirge, no. 4

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La chênaie", copyright © 2013, (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: 2007-07-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 77

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