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Waldeinsamkeit! -- Die Sonn' allein Spielt scheidend auf dem dunkeln Moos, Und tief im Busch ein Vögelein Singt leise noch und klagt sein Loos, Und durch das Laub ein Lüftchen geht So feierlich wie ein Gebet. Waldeinsamkeit, o süße du! Waldeinsamkeit, bring mir auch Ruh! Waldeinsamkeit! -- Die Röslein nur Verwundert thun die Augen auf, Und unterm Riede sucht die Spur Der Bach in nimmermüdem Lauf, Und fern vom Hügel, mild und traut, Klingt her der Abendglocken Laut. Waldeinsamkeit, o süße du! Waldeinsamkeit, bring mir auch Ruh! Waldeinsamkeit! -- O nun erst ganz Labt mich dein Trost, da jeder Klang Erstorben rings und jeder Glanz, Kein Hauch mehr zieht den Tann entlang, In heilger Stille Gott allein Will gnadenreich mir nahe sein. Waldeinsamkeit, o süße du! Hab Dank, hab Dank für deine Ruh!
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 86-87.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Waldeinsamkeit", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 97 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 369b (5 Gesänge für S., A., T. und B. ) no. 2, published 1870 [ SATB chorus ], Offenbach, André; note: this opus number was used earlier in 1869 by Haslinger in Wien, so we have added a 'b' to distinguish this opus [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ph. Fleck , "Waldeinsamkeit", published 1888 [ men's chorus ], Frankfurt am Main: B. Firnberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Seitz (1844 - 1905), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 30 (Drei Gedichte aus den Naturliedern von Friedrich Oser für vier Männerstimmen) no. 1, published 1879 [ ttbb quartet ], Eichstätt: Krüll [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Tauwitz (1812 - 1894) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm (1834 - 1911), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 38 (Drei Gesänge für gemischten Chor) no. 1, published 1883 [ satb chorus ], Hamburg: Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Wolfensperger (b. 1845), "Waldeinsamkeit", op. 16, published 1879 [ bass voice and piano ], Zürich: Fries [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Sylvan solitude", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-08
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Sylvan solitude! -- Only the sun Plays upon the dark moss in parting, And deep in the shrubbery a birdlet Still sings quietly and laments its lot, And through the leaves a little breeze passes As solemnly as a prayer. Oh, you sweet sylvan solitude! Sylvan solitude, bring me rest as well! Sylvan solitude! -- Only the little roses Open their eyes in wonder, And under the reeds the brook Seeks its path in never-weary flow, And from the distant hill, gentle and familiar, Comes the sound of the evening bells. Oh, you sweet sylvan solitude! Sylvan solitude, bring me rest as well! Sylvan solitude! -- Oh, only now your comfort Refreshes me utterly, now that every sound And every radiance has died away round about, No breath [of wind] travels along the firs any longer, In holy stillness God alone Wishes to be near me with rich mercy. Oh, you sweet sylvan solitude! Be thanked, be thanked for your [gift of] rest!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Waldeinsamkeit", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 97
This text was added to the website: 2025-07-08
Line count: 24
Word count: 161