Wie heeft jou, o prachtig woud

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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Der Jäger Abschied

(Sung text for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Wer hat dich, du schöner Wald,
Aufgebaut so hoch da droben?
Wohl den Meister will ich loben,
Solang noch mein' Stimme erschallt:
Lebe wohl,
Lebe wohl, du schöner Wald! 

Tief die Welt verworren schallt,
Oben einsam Rehe grasen.
Und wir ziehen fort und blasen,
Daß es tausendfach verhallt:
Lebe wohl,
Lebe wohl, du schöner Wald!

 ... 

Was wir still gelobt im Wald,
Wollen's draußen ehrlich halten,
Ewig bleiben treu die Alten:
Bis das letzte Lied verhallt:
Lebe wohl,
Schirm' dich Gott, du deutscher Wald!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.

Note for stanza 4, lines 4-6: another edition of Eichendorff has the following:

Deutsch Panier, das rauschend wallt:
Lebe wohl, 
schirm dich Gott, du schöner Wald!"

Composition:

Felix Mendelssohn

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Text Authorship:

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Jäger Abschied", appears in Gedichte, in 3. Zeitlieder

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (David Guess) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Het afscheid van de jagers

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

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

Wie heeft jou, o prachtig woud,
Neergeplant zo hoog daarboven?
Ja, die meester wil ik loven,
Zolang nog mijn stem het houdt:
't Ga je goed,
't Ga je goed, o prachtig woud!

Dwaas, ginds diep, de wereld jouwt,
Boven, eenzaam, reeën grazen,
En wij trekken blij en blazen,
Dat het echoot duizendvoud,
't Ga je goed,
't Ga je goed, o prachtig woud!

 ... 

Wat wij prezen stil in 't woud,
Willen buiten wij ook houden,
Eeuwig blijven trouw de ouden,
Tot het laatste lied verflauwt:
't Ga je goed,
God, bescherm het Duitse woud!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.

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