Ninna nanna | Il bosco invoca, il fiume chiama

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by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836)

Translation © by Antonio Zencovich

Es mahnt der Wald, es ruft der Strom

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA SPA

Es mahnt der Wald, es ruft der Strom:
"Du [holdes]¹ Bübchen zu uns komm!"
Der Knabe [naht, und staunt, und]² weilt,
Und ist von [allem]³ Schmerz geheilt.

Aus [Saaten]⁴ flötet Wachtelschlag,
Mit irren [Lichtern]⁵ spielt der Tag;
[Und auf den Blümlein in der Au]⁶
Erglänzt des Himmels feuchter Thau.

Ins [hohe]⁷ Gras legt er sich hin:
Läßt über sich die Wolken zieh'n -
An [Mutter Erde]⁸ angeschmiegt,
Hat ihn der Traumgott eingewiegt.

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• F. Schubert

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Johann Mayrhofer. Wien. Bey Friedrich Volke. 1824, page 47.

Note: Schubert received Mayrhofer's texts generally in handwriting; the printed edition of Mayrhofer's poems appeared much later and presents the texts usually in a revised version.

¹ Schubert: "liebes"
² Schubert: "kommt und staunend"
³ Schubert: "jedem"
⁴ Schubert: "Büschen"
⁵ Schubert: "Farben"
⁶ Schubert: "Auf Blümchen roth, auf Blümchen blau"
⁷ Schubert: "frische"
⁸ Schubert: "seine Mutter"

Text Authorship:

by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "Schlaflied" [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Schlaflied", alternate title: "Abendlied", op. 24 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2, D 527 (1817), published 1823 [ voice, piano ], Sauer & Leidesdorf, VN 429, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English [singable] (Natalie Macfarren) , "In the wood"

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 79

Ninna nanna

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)

Il bosco invoca, il fiume chiama:
“Caro fanciullo, vieni da noi!”
Il fanciullo viene, si stupisce e si attarda
ed è guarito da ogni dolore.

Il canto della quaglia risuona tra i cespugli,
il giorno gioca con insoliti colori,
sui fiorellini rossi, sui fiorellini azzurri
il cielo fa risplendere l’umida rugiada.

Egli si stende nell’erba fresca
e lascia le nubi sfilare sopra di lui,
abbracciato a sua madre;
il dio del sonno lo ha accolto nella sua culla.

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "Schlaflied"
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This text was added to the website: 2014-02-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 78