Waldfrieden, Mittagsruh im kühlen Hain. Die Sonne silbert in den grünen Zweigen. Auf weichem Moose lieg' ich ganz allein und staune in das große hehre Schweigen. Die Wipfel weiten sich zum heil'gen Dom. Gleich Strebepfeilern stehen alte Arven; und durch die Räume zieht im Wanderstrom Gesang von Orgeln und von Aeolsharfen. Die Sehnsucht stirbt. Es regt sich leis das Leben. Die Erde keimt und sprießt: Gott Pan erwacht; und meine Seele fühl' ich aufwärts schweben, empor in Himmels blaue Wunderpracht.
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Text Authorship:
- by Hans Reinhart (1880 - 1963), "Der Wald" [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 Friedrich Hegar (1841 - 1927), "Der Wald", published 194-? [ men's chorus ], Leipzig ; Zürich : Hug [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Niggli (1875 - 1959), "Der Wald", op. 14 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Carl Theodor) Oskar Ulmer (1883 - 1966), "Der Wald", op. 50 [ soprano or tenor and orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2007-08-18
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