Oh forest, oh forest

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Waldlied

(Sung text for setting by K. Reinecke)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

    O Wald, o Wald,
    Wie ewig schön bist du! 
Ist es dein Grün?
Ist es dein heimlich Dunkel? 
Dein buntes Blühn?
Das irre Sonngefunkel? 
  Daß ich auf's neu stets freudetrunken 
  In deinen Zauber steh' versunken.
    Wer mag es sagen?
    Wer je erfragen?
  Nur singen muß ich immerzu:
    O Wald, o Wald,
    Wie ewig schön bist du!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Waldlied", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 85

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-05
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Word count: 232

Song of the forest

(Sung text translation for setting by K. Reinecke)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

    Oh forest, oh forest,
How eternally beautiful you are!
Is it your greenery?
Is it your secret darkness?
Your colourful blooming?
The mad sparkling of the sun?
  That makes me ever anew and always
  Stand rapt in your magic, drunk with bliss.
    Who may tell,
    Who ever probe it?
  I must only always sing:
    Oh forest, oh forest,
How eternally beautiful you are!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Waldlied", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 85
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This text was added to the website: 2017-07-15
Line count: 52
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