The noble forest blooms | The noble forest blooms

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Floret silva nobilis

Language: Multiple Languages

Our translations: ENG ITA SPA

Chosen for Diff

Floret silva nobilis
floribus et foliis.
Ubi est antiquus
meus amicus? Ah !
Hinc equitavit!
Eia, quis me amabit? Ah !

Floret silva undique,
nach mime gesellen ist mir we.
Gruonet der walt allenthalben,
wa ist min geselle alse lange?
Ah! der ist geriten hinnen,
owi, wer sol mich minnen? Ah!

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, appears in Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae, first published c1300 [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 Carl Orff (1895 - 1982), "Floret silva nobilis", 1935-6 [ chorus and semi-chorus ], from Carmina Burana, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "The noble forest blooms", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "La nobile foresta si copre (Coro e piccolo coro)", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , "Florece magnífico el bosque", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2011-04-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 49

The noble forest blooms

Language: English after the Multiple Languages

Chosen for Diff

The noble forest blooms
with flowers and leaves.
Where is my
old beloved? Ah!
He has ridden away!
Alas, who will love me? Ah!

The forest blooms on all sides,
Woe is me, for my beloved.
The forest blooms on all sides,
Why is my beloved so long?
Ah! he has ridden away,
Alas, who will love me? Ah!

Text Authorship:

Translation from Multiple Languages to English copyright © 2026 by Grant Hicks, (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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Based on:

a text in Multiple Languages by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , appears in Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae, first published c1300
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This text was added to the website: 2026-09-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 59