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Es träumen die Wolken, Die Sterne, der Mond, Die Bäume, die Vögel, Die Blumen, der Strom. Sie wiegen, Und schmiegen Sich tiefer zurück, Zum thauigen Bette, Zur ruhigen Stätte, Zum heimlichen Glück. Doch Blättergesäusel Und Wellengekräusel Verkünden Erwachen. Denn ewig geschwinde, Unruhige Winde, Sie [stören und]1 fachen. Erst schmeichelnde Regung, Dann wilde Bewegung; Und dehnende Räume Verschlingen die Träume. Im Busen, im reinen, Bewahre die deinen; Es ströme dein Blut: Vor rasenden Stürmen Besonnen zu schirmen Die heilige Gluth.
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Gedichte von Johann Mayrhofer. Wien. Bey Friedrich Volke. 1824, pages 118-119.
Notes:
In stanza 1, lines 8 and 9 are switched in the first pass but not in the repetition.
In stanza 1, line 16, the Schubert edition referred to as the Alte Gesamtausgabe erroneously changes "stören, sie" to "stöhnen, sie" (see footnote 1 below).
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "Beym Winde" [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), "Beim Winde", D 669 (1819), published 1829 [ voice, piano ], Wiener Zeitschrift für Kunst, Literatur, Theater und Mode [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Antonio Zencovich) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 26
Word count: 80
They are dreaming - the clouds, the stars, the moon, the trees, the birds, the flowers, the stream; they shake and nestle themselves deeper back to that peaceful little place, to the dewy bed, to that secret joy. But the rustling leaves and rippling waves proclaim an awakening; for eternally swift, restless winds - they moan and blow, first with a flattering movement, then with wild motion; and stretching space now devours the dreams. In your heart, your pure heart, guard your own dreams; your blood flows against rushing storms, prudently to shade their sacred glow.
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Translation of titles:
"Beym Winde" = "In the wind"
"Beim Winde" = "In the wind"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust, (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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "Beym Winde"
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 26
Word count: 94