Teder ruisen in de bomen

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

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Lied

(Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE SPA

  Lindes Rauschen in den Wipfeln,
Vöglein, die ihr fernab fliegt,
Bronnen von den stillen Gipfeln,
Sagt, wo meine Heimat liegt?

  Heut' im Traum sah ich sie wieder,
Und von allen Bergen ging
Solches Grüßen zu mir nieder,
Daß ich an zu weinen fing.

  Ach! hier auf den fremden Gipfeln:
Menschen, Quellen, Fels und Baum --
Alles ist mir wie ein Traum.

Muntre Vögel in den Wipfeln,
Ihr Gesellen dort im Tal,
Grüßt mir von den fremden Gipfeln
Meine Heimat tausendmal!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2, 3 (lines 1-2,4), 4 of the original text.

Also confirmed with Viel Lärmen um Nichts von Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff und Die mehreren Wehmüller und ungarischen Nationalgesichter von Clemens Brentano. Zwei Novellen, Berlin: In der Vereins-Buchhandlung, 1833, pages 13 (first three stanzas) and 15 (fourth stanza).

Note: first appeared in the novella Viel Lärmen um Nichts, 1833; fourth stanza omitted in later collection

Composition:

Johannes Brahms

Text Authorship:

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder, in Erinnerung, no. 1

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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 © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "O gentle rustling in the tree-tops", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Doux bruissements dans les cimes", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfonso Sebastián) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Lied

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)

See original

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

Teder ruisen in de bomen,
Vogels die naar ver weg vliegt,
Bronnen uit de stille bergen,
Zeg mij waar mijn thuisland ligt!

In mijn droom zag ik ze heden
En van alle bergen sprong
Mij zo ‘n groet toe hier beneden,
Dat ik slechts nog schreien kon.

Ach! Hier op de vreemde bergen:
Mensen, bronnen, rots en boom –
Alles is mij als een droom!

Wakk’re vogels in de bomen,
Mijn gezellen ginds in ’t dal,
Vanaf deze vreemde hoogten
Groet mijn thuisland toch vooral!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2, 3 (lines 1-2,4), 4 of the original text.

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