Dat weet en raadt toch wel niemand

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

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Die Stille

(Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE HEB ITA NOR POR SPA

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"

Composition:

Robert Schumann

Liederkreis von Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff

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Text Authorship:

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Die Stille", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe

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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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De stilte

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)

See original

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

Dat weet en raadt toch wel niemand,
Hoe ik zo blij ben, zo blij!
Ach, wist het maar eentje, één iemand,
Geen ander nog hoefde er bij!

Zo stil is 't niet ginds in de sneeuw,
Zo stom en zo zwijgzaam zijn
De sterren niet in de lucht,
Als mijn gedachten zijn.

 ... 

Ik wou, ik was een vogeltje,
Dan trok ik over de plas,
Hoog over de zee en verder,
Tot ik in de hemel was.

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

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