by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Im Walde
 (Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE HEB ITA NOR POR POR SPA
Es zog eine Hochzeit den Berg entlang,
Ich hörte die Vögel schlagen,
Da blitzten viel Reiter, das Waldhorn klang,
Das war ein lustiges Jagen!

Und eh' ich's gedacht, war alles verhallt,
Die Nacht bedecket die Runde,
Nur von den Bergen noch rauschet der Wald
Und mich schauert im Herzensgrunde.

Notes:
Stanza 1: In op. 75, Schumann adds another stanza after the first stanza: 

Der Bräutigem küsste die blasse Braut,
die Mutter sprach leis', "Nicht klagen!"
Fort schmettert das Horn durch die Schluchten laut,
Es war ein lustiges Jagen!
Stanza 2, line 4, word 3: in op. 39, Schumann has "schauert's" instead of "schauert"

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Im Walde", op. 75 no. 2 (1849) [ mixed chorus a cappella ]
        Score: IMSLP [external link]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al bosc", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "In het woud", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In the woods", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "En forêt", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) , "ביער", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Nel bosco", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "I skogen", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Elke Beatriz Riedel) , "Na floresta", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "Na floresta", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Diego S. Loyola) , "En el bosque", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 49

Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Er trok een bruidsstoet de bergwand langs,
Ik hoorde de vogels zingen,
Daar blonken veel ruiters, de woudhoorn klonk;
Een jacht vol vrolijke dingen!
 
En vóór ik het dacht was alles verstild,
De nacht dekt weer de omgeving,
Slechts van de bergen nog ruist zacht het woud
En er vaart door mijn hart een beving.

Note for just after the first stanza: Schumann voegt in op. 75-2 dit als tweede couplet in: 

De bruidegom kuste de bleke bruid,
De moeder sprak zacht: "Niet klagen!"
Voort schettert de hoorn door de kloven luid,
Het was een welgemoed jagen!

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Word count: 55