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Raste Krieger! Krieg ist aus, Schlaf den Schlaf, nichts wird dich wecken, Träume nicht von wildem Strauß, [Nicht]1 von Tag und Nacht voll Schrecken. In der Insel Zauberhallen Wird ein weicher Schlafgesang Um das müde Haupt dir wallen Zu der Zauberharfe Klang. Feen mit [unsichtbarn]2 Händen Werden auf dein Lager hin Holde Schlummerblumen senden, Die im Zauberlande blühn. Raste Krieger, Krieg ist aus, Schlaf den Schlaf, nichts wird dich wecken, Träume nicht [vom wilden]3 Strauß, Nicht von Tag und Nacht voll Schrecken. Nicht der Trommel wildes Rasen, Nicht des Kriegs [gebietend Wort]4, Nicht der Todeshörner Blasen Scheuchen deinen Schlummer fort. Nicht das Stampfen wilder Pferde, Nicht der Schreckensruf der Wacht, Nicht das Bild von Tagsbeschwerde Stören deine stille Nacht. Doch der Lerche Morgensänge Wecken sanft dein schlummernd Ohr, Und des Sumpfgefieders Klänge Steigend aus Geschilf und Rohr. Raste Krieger! Krieg ist aus, Schlaf den Schlaf, nichts wird dich wecken, Träume nicht [vom wilden]3 Strauß, Nicht von Tag und Nacht voll Schrecken.
F. Mendelssohn sets stanzas 1-3
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Das Fräulein vom See. Ein Gedicht in sechs Gesängen von Walter Scott. Aus dem Englischen, und mit einer historischen Einleitung und Anmerkungen von D. Adam Storck, weiland Professor in Bremen. Zweite, vom Uebersetzer selbst noch verbesserte Auflage. Essen, bei G. D. Bädeker. 1823, pages 33-34; and with Das Fräulein vom See. Ein Gedicht in sechs Gesängen von Walter Scott. Aus dem Englischen, und mit einer historischen Einleitung und Anmerkungen von D. Adam Storck, Professor in Bremen. Essen, bei G. D. Bädeker. 1819, pages 35-37.
1 Mendelssohn: "Nichts"2 Schubert, Mendelssohn: "unsichtbaren"
3 Schubert: "von wildem" (as in line 3)
4 Storck (1819 edition): "Commandowort"
Text Authorship:
- by Adam Storck (1780 - 1822), "Sang", appears in Das Fräulein vom See, in 1. Erster Gesang. Die Jagd., first published 1819 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Not Applicable [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in English by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "Song", appears in The Lady of the Lake, in 1. Canto First. The Chase., no. 31, first published 1810
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Raste, Krieger! Krieg ist aus", 1820, stanzas 1-3 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Ellens Gesang I", op. 52 (Sieben Gesänge aus Walter Scotts Fräulein Vom See) no. 1, D 837 (1825), published 1826 [ voice, piano ], published 1826 [voice and piano], Matthias Artaria, VN 813, Wien. note: also set in English. [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , subtitle: "El cant d'Ellen I", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ellens gezang I", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canzone di Ellen I", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-07
Line count: 32
Word count: 167
Rest, Warrior! War is over, Sleep your sleep, nothing shall wake you, Do not dream of the wild fight, [Not]1 of days and nights filled with terror. In the magical halls of the island Shall a soft slumber song Waft about your weary head, To the sounds of the magical harp. Fairies with invisible hands To your resting place shall Send lovely slumber-blossoms That bloom in the land of magic. Rest, Warrior! War is over, Sleep your sleep, nothing shall wake you, Do not dream of the wild fight, Not of days and nights of terror. Not the wild beating of the drums, Not the commanding word of war, Not the blaring of the horns of death Shall chase away your slumber. Not the stamping of wild horses, Not the fearsome cry of the watch, Not the image of the day's hardships Shall disturb your quiet night. But the morning songs of the larks Shall gently waken your slumbering ear, And the sounds of the swamp birds That rise from the reeds and rushes. Rest, Warrior! War is over Sleep your sleep, nothing shall wake you, Do not dream of the wild fight, Not of days and nights of terror.
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View original text (without footnotes)Translated titles:
"Ellens Gesang I" = "Ellen's Song I"
"Raste Krieger! Krieg ist aus" = "Rest, Warrior! War is over"
1 Mendelssohn: "Nothing"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Adam Storck (1780 - 1822), "Sang", appears in Das Fräulein vom See, in 1. Erster Gesang. Die Jagd., first published 1819
Based on:
- a text in English by Not Applicable [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in English by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "Song", appears in The Lady of the Lake, in 1. Canto First. The Chase., no. 31, first published 1810
This text was added to the website: 2015-07-04
Line count: 32
Word count: 201