Schwarzer Wald, dein Schatten ist so...
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Serbian (Српски)
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Schwarzer Wald, dein Schatten ist so düster!
Armes Herz, dein Leiden ist so drückend!
Was dir einzig wert, es steht vor Augen;
ewig untersagt ist Huldvereinung.
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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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), no title, op. 65 no. 12 (1875), published 1875 [ vocal quartet and piano four-hands or instrumental ensemble ], from Neue Liebeslieder, no. 12, Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Emil Sulzbach (1885 - 1932), "Schmerzliche Nähe", op. 5 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Dark forest, your shade is so gloomy", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Nera foresta, la tua ombra", copyright © 2012, (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: 4
Word count: 26
Nachtzwart woud, je schemer is zo...
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)
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Nachtzwart woud, je schemer is zo duister!
Zielig hart, je lijden is zo drukkend!
Wat je enkel wenst staat vóór je ogen:
Eeuwig je ontzegd is 't feest der paring.
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This text was added to the website: 2015-04-10
Line count: 4
Word count: 30
