A whispering, soughing, ringing

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by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ein Flistern, Rauschen, Klingen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Ein Flistern, Rauschen, Klingen
   Geht durch den Frühlingshain,
   Fängt, wie mit Liebesschlingen,
   Geist, Sinn und Leben ein.
 
Ein Chor von all den Zweigen
   In süßer Harmonie,
   Und doch jedwedes Neigen
   In eigner Melodie.
 
Säng' ich es nach, was leise
   Solch stilles Leben spricht,
   So schien aus meiner Weise
   Das ew'ge Liebeslicht.
 
Doch schon im leichten Wandeln
   Zog das Geflister fort;
   Dumpf ist der Menschen Handeln
   Und todt der Sprache Wort.

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Fridr. Baron de la Motte-Fouqué, Neueste Auflage, Wien: Bey B. Ph. Bauer, 1816, page 102

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843), "Waldessprache" [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 Heinrich Karl Breidenstein (1796 - 1876), "Flüstern, Rauschen, Klingen", op. 2 no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 70

A whispering, soughing, ringing

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

A whispering, soughing, ringing
  Passes through the springtime grove;
  As with snares of love, it captures
  Mind, spirit and life.
 
A choir from all the branches
  In sweet harmony,
  And yet every inclination
  In its own melody.
 
If I were to sing back what is
  Uttered by such quiet life,
  From my lay would shine
  The eternal light of love.
 
But already, lightly passing away,
  The whispering vanished;
  The actions of mankind are dull
  And dead is the word of language.

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Translated titles:
"Flüstern, Rauschen, Klingen" = "Whispering, soughing, ringing"
"Waldessprache" = "The language of the forest"

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843), "Waldessprache"
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This text was added to the website: 2015-12-29
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Word count: 81