Language: German (Deutsch)
Es weiß und rät es doch Keiner,
Wie mir so wohl ist, so wohl!
Ach, wüßt es nur Einer, nur Einer,
Kein Mensch es sonst wissen sollt'!
So still ist's nicht draußen im Schnee,
So stumm und verschwiegen sind
Die Sterne nicht in der Höhe,
Als meine Gedanken sind.
...
Ich wünscht', ich wäre ein Vöglein
Und zöge über das Meer,
Wohl über das Meer und weiter,
Bis daß ich im Himmel wär'!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.
Note: the Speyer score erroneously attributes the text to "Max von Eichendorff"
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le silence", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) , "השקט", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La quiete", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Stillheten", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Elke Beatriz Riedel) , "A quietude", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Diego S. Loyola) , "El Silencio", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Personne ne sait ni ne devine
Combien je suis heureux, si heureux !
Ah, qu'un seul le sache, rien qu'un,
Sinon aucun être ne pourrait le savoir.
Ce n'est pas si calme, dehors dans la neige
Muettes et silencieuses,
Les étoiles au ciel ne le sont pas
Comparées à mes pensées.
...
Je voudrais être un petit oiseau,
Et partir sur la mer,
Bien au-dessus de la mer, loin,
Jusqu'à ce que je sois au ciel !
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.
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