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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"
Composition:
- Set to music by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Der Nussbaum", JWV 122 no. 2, stanzas 1-4,6, from Zwei Lieder, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Julius Mosen (1803 - 1867), "Der Nußbaum", appears in Gedichte, in Leben und Liebe auf dem Lande
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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 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.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Julius Mosen (1803 - 1867), "Der Nußbaum", appears in Gedichte, in Leben und Liebe auf dem Lande
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 96