Expectation | The world is silent!

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by Fanny (Franziska) von Hoffnaaß, née Jägerhuber (1831 - 1892)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Erwartung

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Die Erde schweigt,
es leuchten die Sterne,
sie grüßen klar
aus himmlischer Ferne.
Geheimnisvoll
durch Palmen es rauschet,
in sehnender Wacht
die Erde lauschet.
Über Strom und Meer,
über Tal und Höhen
mit ahnendem Zug
die Lüfte wehen.
Ob auch verblüht
die Blümlein liegen,
es möchte ihr Duft
die Starre besiegen.
Unsichtbar schwebt
durch die nächtliche Stunde
nach so banger Zeit
lichttröstende Kunde!
Von oben kommt's
wie tauender Regen,
tu', Erde, dich auf
dem himmlischen Segen.

Text Authorship:

by Fanny (Franziska) von Hoffnaaß, née Jägerhuber (1831 - 1892) [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 Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Erwartung", op. 164 no. 1 [voice, chorus, orchestra, and organ], from Der Stern von Bethlehem, no. 1. [ sung text checked 1 time]

Set in a modified version by Joseph Rheinberger.

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Expectation", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-13
Line count: 24
Word count: 76

Expectation

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The world is silent!
The stars shine,
With clarity they greet us
From heavenly remoteness.
Mysteriously
There is a soughing in the palms,
In yearning watchfulness
The world harkens.
Over river and sea,
Over valley and heights
With a strain of premonition
The breezes blow.
Though the flowers
Lie wilted,
Their scent wishes 
To conquer the rigour.
After such an anxious time,
Invisibly through the
Nightly hour wafts
News bringing bright comfort!
It comes from on high
Like dewy rain,
World, open yourself
To the heavenly blessing.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Fanny (Franziska) von Hoffnaaß, née Jägerhuber (1831 - 1892)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-11-05
Line count: 24
Word count: 87