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Bin ein Feuer hell, das lodert Von dem grünen Felsenkranz, Seewind ist mein Buhl' und fordert Mich zum lust'gen Wirbeltanz, Kommt und wechselt unbeständig, Steigend wild, Neigend mild, Meine schlanken Lohen wend' ich: Komm nicht nah' mir, ich verbrenn' dich! Wo die wilden Bäche rauschen Und die hohen Palmen stehn, Wenn die Jäger heimlich lauschen, Viele Rehe einsam gehn. Bin ein Reh, flieg' durch die Trümmer, Über die Höh', Wo im Schnee Still die letzten Gipfel schimmern, Folg' mir nicht, erjagst mich nimmer! Bin ein Vöglein in den Lüften, Schwing' mich übers blaue Meer, Durch die Wolken von den Klüften Fliegt kein Pfeil mehr bis hieher. Und die Au'n, die Felsenbogen, Waldeseinsamkeit Weit, wie weit, Sind versunken in die Wogen -- Ach, ich habe mich verflogen!
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Waldmädchen", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Waldmädchen", op. 69 (Romanzen für Frauenstimmen (Heft 1)) no. 2 (1849), published 1849 [ SSAA chorus ], Bonn, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Waldmädchen", 1886-8 [ voice and piano ], from Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 20 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La noia del bosc", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Woudmeisje", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Forest girl", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La fille de la forêt", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "La fanciulla del bosco", copyright © 2011, (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.
Line count: 27
Word count: 125
Sóc un foc viu que flameja des de la verda corona de roques, el vent del mar és el meu amant i em convida a un alegre ball de giravolts, arriba i canvia inconstant, pujant fortament, davallant suaument, jo faig girar les meves esveltes flames: no se m'acostis, et cremaré! On mormolen els rierols feréstecs i on es troben les altes palmeres, quan els caçadors sotgen d'amagat, passen molts capirols solitaris. Jo sóc un capirol, volo per les runes, damunt les altures allà on, coberts de neu, immòbils, els darrers cims resplendeixen, no em segueixis, mai em capturaràs! Sóc un ocell en els aires, em balandrejo damunt el mar blau, des dels congostos, travessant els núvols, cap fletxa pot arribar fins aquí. I les prades, els arcs rocallosos, la solitud del bosc, lluny, ben lluny, s'han esfondrat en les ones -- Ai! He perdut el rumb!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2014 by Salvador Pila, (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), "Waldmädchen", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-13
Line count: 27
Word count: 145