by Julius Mosen (1803 - 1867)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

Der Nussbaum
 (Sung text for setting by J. Rheinberger)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA SPA
Es grünt ein Nußbaum vor dem Haus,
Luftig,
Duftig 
Breitet er blättrig die Äste aus.

Viel liebliche Blüten stehen dran;
Linde 
Winde 
Kommen, sie herzlich zu umfahn.

Es flüstern je zwei zu zwei gepaart,
Neigend, 
Beugend 
Zärtlich zum Kusse die Häuptchen zart.

Sie flüstern von meinem Mägdlein, das
Dächte
Nächte,
Tagelang, wüsste, ach! selber nicht was.

 ... 

Das Mägdlein horcht, es rauscht im Baum;
Sehnend, 
Wähnend 
Sinkt es lächelnd in Schlaf und Traum.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4,6 of the original text.

Note for stanza 1, line 4, word 5: some editions of Schumann have "Blätter" instead of "Äste"

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , "El noguer", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "The nut-tree", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le noyer", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il noce", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 96

A walnut tree stands greenly in front of...
 (Sung text translation for setting by J. Rheinberger)
 See original
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
A walnut tree stands greenly in front of the house,
fragrantly 
and airly 
spreading out its leafy branches.

Many lovely blossoms does it bear;
gentle 
winds 
come to caress them.

They whisper, paired two by two,
gracefully 
inclining 
their tender heads to kiss.

They whisper of a maiden
who thinks 
day and night long
of... but alas! she does not herself know!

 ... 

The maiden listens, the tree rustles;
yearning, 
hoping, 
she sinks smiling into sleep and dream.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4,6 of the original text.

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 96