In the green woods I walk here

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by Heinrich Wenzel

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Im grünen Walde wandl' ich hier

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Im grünen Walde wandl' ich hier
Mit tiefbewegtem Sinn;
Der Odem Gottes über mir
Weht durch die Wipfel hin.
 
  Die Bäume stehn in langen Reih'n,
Verklärt von goldnem Licht,
Das, wie der Andacht milder Schein
Aus ihrem Innern bricht.
 
  Es braust der Blätter grünes Meer
Vielstimm'gen Orgelklang,
Zum Dom empor, als kündet' er
Der Schöpfung heil'gen Drang.
 
  Den Pulsschlag, der das All durchdringt,
Mein ganzes Herz versteht,
Und still durch meine Seele klingt,
Ein inniges Gebet.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with: Gedichte von Heinrich Wenzel, Glogau: Druck und Verlag von C. Flemming, 1836, pages 195-196

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Wenzel , "Waldandacht", appears in Reisegedichte, no. 2, first published 1836 [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 Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold (1813 - 1889), "Im grünen Walde wandl' ich", op. 22 (Zwölf vierstimmige Gesänge für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass mit Begleitung des Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 4, published 1841 [ SATB quartet and piano? ], Darmstadt, Pabst [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2016-11-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 77

In the green woods I walk here

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  In the green woods I walk here
With a deeply moved spirit;
Above me the breath of God
Blows through the treetops.
 
  The trees stand in long rows,
Transfigured by golden light,
Which, like the mild glow of devotions,
Breaks forth from within them.
 
  The green ocean of leaves roars forth
The many-voiced sound of an organ,
Up toward the cathedral, as if it were heralding
Creation’s holy force.
 
  The pulse that throbs through the universe
Is understood by my entire heart,
And quietly through my soul there sounds
A fervent prayer.

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Translated titles:
"Waldandacht" = "Forest devotions"
"Im grünen Walde wandl' ich" = "In the green woods I walk"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Wenzel , "Waldandacht", appears in Reisegedichte, no. 2, first published 1836
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This text was added to the website: 2016-11-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 93