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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG ITA
Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen,
Die da träumen fort und fort.
Und die Welt hebt an zu singen,
Triffst du nur das Zauberwort.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's sämmtliche Werke. Zweite Auflage. Erster Band. Leipzig, Voigt & Günther. 1864, page 319, no title, as no. 7 of Sprüche; however during Eichendorff's lifetime this was titled "Wünschelruthe".


Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Wünschelruthe", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben, no. 7 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Wolfgang Fortner (1907 - 1987), "Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen" [ mixed chorus ], from Sprüche von Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Wolfgang Fortner (1907 - 1987), "Wünschelrute", 1970/80 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder aus dem Nachlass, no. 9, Schott Music [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hermann Große-Schware (b. 1931), "Wünschelrute" [ chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Wünschelruthe", op. 165 (Acht Gesänge für S., A., T. und B. ohne Begleitung) no. 5, published 1874 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Thomas F. Schubert (b. 1961), "Wünschelrute" [ medium voice and piano ], from Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen : Drei Eichendorff-Lieder für mittlere Stimme und Klavier, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Wünschelrute", op. 92 no. 7 (2013) [ baritone and piano ], from Wünschelrute. Liederzyklus für Bariton und Klavier , no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
  • by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Wunderspiegel", op. 92a (2014), first performed 2014 [ mezzosoprano, horn and piano ]
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in English, a translation by Bertram Kottmann , "Incantation", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission ; composed by Gary Bachlund.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Magic wand", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Dorme in ogni cosa un canto", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Linda Godry

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 4
Word count: 24

Incantation
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
There's a song in all things ringing,
Lost in dreams and still unheard.
And the world breaks forth in singing
When you find the magic word.

Text Authorship:

  • by Bertram Kottmann , "Incantation", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Wünschelruthe", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben, no. 7
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Incantation", 2013 [mezzo-soprano and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website: 2013-11-04
Line count: 4
Word count: 26

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