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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Das ist der alte Märchenwald!
 (Sung text for setting by H. von Herzogenberg)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT
Das ist der alte Märchenwald!
Es duftet die Lindenblüte!
Der wunderbare Mondenglanz
Bezaubert mein Gemüte. 

Ich ging fürbaß, und wie ich ging,
Erklang es in der Höhe.
Das ist die Nachtigall, sie singt
Von Lieb' und Liebeswehe.

Sie singt von Lieb' und Liebesweh,
Von Tränen und von Lachen,
Sie jubelt so traurig, sie schluchzet so froh,
Vergessene Träume erwachen. --

 ... 

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

Composition:

    Set to music by Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Das ist der alte Märchenwald!", op. 69 (Vier Gesänge für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1891, stanzas 1-3 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Vorrede zur dritten Auflage", appears in Buch der Lieder

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , "The sphinx", appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-01-19
Line count: 52
Word count: 270

Aquest és l'antic bosc de contes de fades
 (Sung text translation for setting by H. von Herzogenberg)
 See original
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
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Aquest és l'antic bosc de contes de fades!
L'aroma de flor de til·ler omple l'aire!
La meravellosa llum de la lluna
encisa l'ànima meva.

Jo seguia el meu camí i mentre caminava,
un so va ressonar des del tossal.
És el rossinyol que canta
de l’amor i de les penes d’amor.

Canta de l’amor i de les penes d’amor,
de llàgrimes i de rialles,
s'alegra amb tanta tristor, plora amb tanta joia,
es desperten somnis oblidats. --

 ... 

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

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (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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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-24
Line count: 52
Word count: 303

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