Through the forest night my beast tramps

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by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Durch die Waldnacht

(Sung text for setting by H. von Hochberg)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG

Durch die Waldnacht trabt mein Thier
Sacht beim Sterngefunkel,
All mein Glück liegt hinter mir,
Vor mir nichts als Dunkel.
Welke Blätter wirbeln wild
In des Sturms Gewimmer --
Lebewohl geliebtes Bild!
Lebewohl für immer!

Ach, wohl mag der Menschenbrust
Lieb' ein Himmel scheinen,
Doch nach allzuflücht'ger Lust
Bringt sie langes Weinen.
Sehnsucht ewig ungestillt
Folgt dem kurzen Schimmer --
Lebewohl geliebtes Bild!
Lebewohl für immer!

Composition:

Hans Heinrich XIV, Graf Bolko von Hochberg

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Text Authorship:

by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Juniuslieder

Based on:

a text in Russian (Русский) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2012-07-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 65

Through the forest night my beast tramps

(Sung text translation for setting by H. von Hochberg)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Through the forest night my beast tramps
Softly while the stars sparkle,
All my joy lies behind me,
Before me is nothing but darkness.
Faded leaves swirl wildly
In the whimpering of the storm --
Farewell, beloved image!
Farewell forever!

Ah, well might the human bosom
Deem Love to be a heaven,
But after all too brief delight,
It gives long weeping.
Longing eternally unfulfilled
Follows the brief shimmer --
Farewell, beloved image!
Farewell forever!

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Translated titles:
"Lebewohl" Subtitle: "Russische Volksweise" = "Farewell" Subtitle: "Russian Folksong"
"Russisch" = "Russian"
"Lebewohl" = "Farewell"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Juniuslieder
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This text was added to the website: 2015-01-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 73