Through the forest with quick steps

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by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842)

Translation © by Amy Pfrimmer

Durch den Wald

(Sung text for setting by L. Reichardt)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Durch den Wald mit raschen Schritten
Trage ich die Laute hin,
Freude singt, was Leid gelitten,
Schweres Herz hat leichten Sinn.

Durch die Büsche muß ich dringen
Nieder zu dem Felsenborn,
Und es schlingen sich mit Klingen
In die Saiten Ros' und Dorn.

In der Wildnis wild Gewässer
Breche ich mir kühne Bahn,
Klimm' ich aufwärts in die Schlösser,
Schaun sie mich befreundet an.

Weil ich alles Leben ehre, 
Scheuen mich die Geister nicht,
Und ich spring durch ihre Chöre 
Wie ein irrend Zauberlicht.

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

Composition:

Luise Reichardt

Text Authorship:

by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), "Der Jäger an den Hirten", written 1808

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Through the forest

(Sung text translation for setting by L. Reichardt)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Through the forest with quick steps, 
I carry the lute, 
Joy sings what sorrow suffered, 
a heavy heart has but light understanding.

Through the brush I must push 
through to the spring by the cliff, 
And roses and thorns sound 
as they entwine their strings.  

In the wilderness of wild waters 
I choose a bold course 
As I climb up to the castles 
they look at me like friends.

Since I honor all life, 
the spirits do not scare me, 
and I burst through their choruses 
like a wandering magical light.

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

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2019 by Amy Pfrimmer, (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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), "Der Jäger an den Hirten", written 1808
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This text was added to the website: 2019-07-08
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