by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Waldeinsamkeit See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Waldeinsamkeit!
Du schönes Revier,
Wie liegt so weit
Die Welt von hier!
Schlaf nur, wie bald
Kommt der Abend schön,
Durch den stillen Wald
Die Quellen gehn,
Die Mutter Gottes wacht,
Mit ihrem Sternenkleid
Bedeckt sie dich sacht
In der Waldeinsamkeit,
... Gute Nacht! -
Composition:
- Set to music by Erich J. Wolff (1874 - 1913), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 14 (Vier Gedichte von Eichendorff) no. 2, published 1907 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte, in Der Umkehrende, no. 5
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "Forest-Solitude"
- ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) , "Forest solitude" [an adaptation]
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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