Eenzaam middenin het bos

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by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890)

Translation © by Corien Sleeswijk

Die alte Tanne

(Sung text for setting by J. Rheinberger)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT ENG

  Einsam im Waldesgrund
Düster sie steht.
Ob auch des Sommers Luft,
Ob wilder Blumen Duft
Mild sie umweht;
Düster sie steht.

  Einsam im Waldesgrund
Düster sie steht.
Vögel umschwärmen sie,
Kinder umlärmen sie;
Wie im Gebet
Düster sie steht.

  Einsam im lichten Grund
Düster sie steht:
Lärmet und schwärmet nur,
Klaget und härmet nur;
Ich werd' als Truh'
Doch eure Ruh, werd eure Ruh

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

Composition:

Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger

Text Authorship:

by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), "Die alte Tanne", appears in Waldblumen, in 1. Naturstimmen [3rd edition]

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Corien Sleeswijk) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The old fir tree", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Eenzaam middenin het bos

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Rheinberger)

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Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Eenzaam middenin het bos 
staat hij somber.
Ook als de zomerse lucht,
of wilde bloemengeur
mild om hem heen waait,
staat hij somber.

Eenzaam middenin het bos 
staat hij somber.
Vogels zwermen om hem heen,
Kinderen lawaaien om hem heen,
als in gebed 
staat hij somber.

Eenzaam op de open plek 
staat hij somber.
Lawaai en zwerm maar,
Klaag en knies maar,
Ik word als kist 
toch jullie rust, word jullie rust.

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