by Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Die Gebüsche
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
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Es wehet kühl und leise
Die Luft durch dunkle Auen,
Und nur der Himmel lächelt
Aus tausend hellen Augen.
Es regt nur Eine Seele
Sich in [der Meere]1 Brausen,
Und in den leisen Worten,
Die durch die Blätter rauschen.
So tönt in Welle Welle,
Wo Geister heimlich trauren;
So folgen Worte Worten,
Wo Geister Leben hauchen.
Durch alle Töne tönet
Im bunten Erdentraume
[Ein]2 leiser Ton gezogen,
Für den, der heimlich lauschet.

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•   F. Schubert 

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Confirmed with Musen-Almanach für das Jahr 1802. Herausgegeben von A. W. Schlegel und L. Tieck. Tübingen, in der Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1802, page 156; and with Friedrich Schlegel's sämmtliche Werke. Erster Band. Gedichte. Berlin, bei Julius Eduard Hitzig, 1809, page 33.

1 Schubert: "des Meeres"
2 Schubert: "Ein, nur ein"

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els matossars", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De bosjes", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "The undergrowth", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les buissons", copyright © 2012, (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: 16
Word count: 74

Els matossars
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Fresc i suau bufa
l’aire a través de les prades ombrívoles
i només el cel somriu
de milers d’ulls brillants.
Només es belluga una ànima
en el bramul del mar
i en les paraules a veu baixa
que xiuxiuegen a través de les fulles.
Així ressona l’onada amb l’onada,
on els esperits secretament es lamenten;
així les paraules segueixen les paraules,
on els esperits alenen la vida.
A través de tot el brogit ressona,
en el virolat somni de la terra,
un feble so, adreçat
a aquell que secretament escolta.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2018 by Salvador Pila, (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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-10-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 90