from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

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.

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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

Solitude in the woods
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
 Yesterday evening in the peaceful stillness,
 I saw in the wood a blackbird;
 as I sat there,
 forgetful of myself,
 my darling creeps up to me
 and kisses me.
 
 For every leaf upon the linden,
 a thousand times my darling kissed me; 
 I must confess
 there was no one about to see,
 and the blackbird will be my witness:
 we were alone.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 62