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by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Ich saß zu deinen Füßen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA SPA

Ich saß zu deinen Füßen
In Waldeseinsamkeit;
Windesatmen, Sehnen
Ging durch die Wipfel breit.

In stummen Ringen senkt' ich
Das Haupt in deinen Schoß,
Und meine bebenden Hände
Um deine Knie ich schloß.

Die Sonne ging hinunter,
Der Tag verglühte all,
Ferne, ferne, ferne
Sang eine Nachtigall.

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Text Authorship:

by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913), "Ich saß zu deinen Füßen", appears in Lieder und Gedichte, in 6. Vermischte Gedichte, first published 1861 [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "In Waldeseinsamkeit", op. 85 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6 (1878) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Hermann Riedel (1847 - 1913), "Ich sass zu deinen Füssen", op. 8 (Drei Lieder) no. 3, published 1890 [ high voice and piano ], Wien, Doblinger [sung text not yet checked]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "In de eenzaamheid van het woud", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In the loneliness of the forest", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dans la solitude de la forêt", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Nella solitudine del bosco", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Alvaro De la Cruz) , "En la soledad del bosque", copyright © 2009, (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: 12
Word count: 47

In de eenzaamheid van het woud

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Ik zat neer aan je voeten
In ’t woud vol eenzaamheid;
Windenadem, hunk’ren
Ging door de toppen wijd.
 
In stilte worst’lend legd’ ik
Mijn hoofd neer in jouw schoot,
Terwijl ‘k mijn bevende handen
Vast om jouw knieën sloot.
 
De zon ging langzaam onder,
De dag stierf weg, totaal,
Ver weg, ver weg, ver weg,
Zong nog een nachtegaal.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913), "Ich saß zu deinen Füßen", appears in Lieder und Gedichte, in 6. Vermischte Gedichte, first published 1861
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This text was added to the website: 2014-09-29
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Word count: 59