Der Eichwald braust,
Die Wolken ziehn,
Das Mägdlein sitzet
An Ufers Grün,
Es bricht sich die Welle mit Macht, mit Macht,
 ... 

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).

Composition:

Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), no title, lines 1-5 [ voice and piano ], unpublished setting in e minor, undated, incomplete

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

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Richard Morris , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 152