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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Translation © by Grant Hicks
Schöne Fremde See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Es rauschen die Wipfel und schauern, Als hielten zu dieser Stund' Um die halbverfallenen Mauern Die alten Götter die Rund'. Hier unter den Myrtenbäumen In heimlich dämmernder Pracht, Was sprichst du wirr wie in Träumen Zu mir, phantastische Nacht? Es funkeln mir zu alle Sterne Mit glühendem Liebesblick, Es redet trunken die Ferne Wie vom künftigem, großem Glück!
Composition:
- Set to music by Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Schöne Fremde", op. 3 no. 2 (1846), published 1847 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Gartenlieder : Sechs Gesänge für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass, no. 2, Berlin, Bote & Bock
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Schöne Fremde", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Bonic país estranger", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Mooi vreemd land", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Beauteous foreign land", copyright ©
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Beautiful Foreign Lands", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Beau pays étranger", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) , "נכר יפה", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Bei paesi stranieri", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Det vakre fremmede", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Elke Beatriz Riedel) , "Belas terras estrangeiras", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Diego S. Loyola) , "Bella tierra extranjera", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 63
Beautiful Foreign Lands See original
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
The treetops rustle and tremble As if at this very hour Round the half-fallen walls The old gods were circling. Here beneath the myrtles In secret twilight splendor What are you saying in dreamlike confusion To me, fantastic night? All the stars twinkle at me With love’s ardent glance, Far-off lands speak drunkenly Of future great fortune!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2023 by Grant Hicks, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Schöne Fremde", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder
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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-08
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