by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

O kühler Wald
 (Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
O kühler Wald,
Wo rauschest du,
In dem mein Liebchen geht?
O Widerhall,
Wo lauschest du,
Der gern mein Lied versteht?

 ... 

Im Herzen tief,
Da rauscht der Wald,
In dem mein Liebchen geht,
In Schmerzen schlief
Der Widerhall,
Die Lieder sind verweht.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "O kühler Wald", op. 72 no. 3 (1877), published 1877, stanzas 1,3 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "O fris, koel woud", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "O cool forest", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ô forêt fraîche", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 84

Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
O cool forest,
Where do you rustle,
O forest in which my darling walks?
O echo,
Where do you listen,
O echo that understands my song so well?

 ... 

Deep in my heart,
There rustles the forest
In which my darling walks;
In pain sleeps
the echo;
The songs have dispersed.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 103