Seuls dans la forêt | Hier soir dans le calme silencieux

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Waldeinsamkeit

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Gestern abend in der stillen Ruh',
Sah ich im Wald einer Amsel zu;
Als ich da so saß,
Meiner ganz vergaß:
Kommt mein Schatz und schleichet sich um mich
Und küsset mich.

So viel Laub als an der Linden ist
Und so viel tausendmal hat mich mein Schatz geküßt;
Denn ich muß gesteh'n,
Es hat's niemand geseh'n,
Und die Amsel soll mein Zeuge sein:
Wir war'n allein.

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Frankish. [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 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 76 (Schlichte Weisen) no. 3 (1903-4) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Solitud al bosc", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Solitude in the woods", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Seuls dans la forêt", copyright © 2016, (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: 67

Seuls dans la forêt

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Hier soir dans le calme silencieux
Je regardais un merle dans la forêt ;
Pendant que j'étais ainsi assis,
Complètement absorbé,
Ma bien-aimée survint et me serra contre elle
Et m'embrassa.

Autant qu'il y a de feuilles dans le tilleul,
Ma bien-aimée me donna autant de milliers de baisers ;
Car je dois admettre,
Personne ne nous vit,
Et le merle sera mon témoin :
Nous étions seuls.

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Frankish.
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This text was added to the website: 2016-07-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 65