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Ich trat in einen heilig düstern Eichwald, da hört ich leis und lind Ein Bächlein unter Blumen flüstern, Wie das Gebet von einem Kind; Und mich ergriff ein süßes Grauen, Es rauscht' der Wind geheimnisvoll, Als möcht er mir was anvertrauen, Das noch mein Herz nicht wissen soll; Als möcht er heimlich mir entdecken, Was Gottes Liebe sinnt und will: Doch schien er plötzlich zu erschrecken Vor Gottes Näh -- und wurde still.
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- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Der Eichwald", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Reiseblätter (Erstes Buch), in Wanderung im Gebirge, no. 4 [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 Alexander Julius Paul Dorn (1833 - 1901), "Der Eichwald", op. 56 (Vier Lieder für eine Bass-Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2 [bass and piano], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Der Eichwald", op. 51 (Zehn Gesänge) no. 1 (1879), published 1879 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Leuckart [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812 - 1883), "Ich trat in einen heilig düstern Eichwald", op. 23 (Sechs deutsche Lieder für Alt oder Baritone mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1872 [alto or baritone and piano], Hamburg, Schuberth [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Max J. L. Gus , "Im Eichwald", published 1894 [voice and piano], from Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung (Heft 3), no. 5, Wiesbaden, Schellenberg [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Wilhelm Hill (1838 - 1902), "Der Eichwald", op. 17 (Vier Gesänge für Alt (oder Bariton)) no. 3, published 1870 [alto or baritone and piano], Offenbach, André [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Der Eichwald", op. 45 no. 4 (1930) [voice and piano], from Wanderung im Gebirge: Gedichtfolge von Nikolaus Lenau, no. 4, Zürich: Hug & Co. Musikverlage [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La chênaie", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-07-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 72
J'entrai dans une chênaie Sombre et sacrée où j'entendis, léger et doux, Un ruisselet chuchoter dans les fleurs, Comme la prière d'un enfant ; Je fus alors saisi d'une douce horreur, Le vent soufflait mystérieusement Comme s'il voulait me confier quelque chose Que mon cœur ne souhaitait pas savoir ; Comme s'il voulait secrètement me dévoiler Ce que l'amour de Dieu prémédite et veut : Mais soudain il sembla s'effrayer De la proximité de Dieu -- et fit silence.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Pierre Mathé, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Der Eichwald", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Reiseblätter (Erstes Buch), in Wanderung im Gebirge, no. 4
This text was added to the website: 2013-12-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 78