by
Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)
Der Wind, der wandernde Wind
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Der Wind, der wandernde Wind,
Der die Sommerabende kühlt,
Wer leiht seinen Tönen den Zauber,
Wenn er rauschend die Blätter durchwühlt?
Sind es die wehenden Föhren,
Ist es der Halme Gewog,
Sind's die gehöhlten Felsen,
Die er im Wehen durchzog?
Ist es, weil all die Klänge
In ihm vereinigt sind,
Daß er so meisterhaft aufspielt
Der Wind, der wandernde Wind?
Nein, nein, die süßen Laute,
Mit denen er füllt den Raum;
Er zieht sie nicht aus der Föhre,
Nicht vom lispelnden Weidenbaum.
Nicht von der murmelnden Quelle,
Nicht von dem Felsenthron,
Die Lieb' in unsrem Herzen
Leiht ihm den ergreifenden Ton.
Das Band, das die Seelen verbindet,
Rühret er leis und gelind,
Daß wir lauschen und zittern und beben
Vor dem Wind, dem wandernden Wind.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Peter Cornelius, Gedichte, eingeleitet von Adolf Stern, Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt Nachfolger, 1890, page 73.
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The wind, the wandering wind
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
The wind, the wandering wind,
That cools the summer evenings,
What lends the magic to its tones
When, soughing, it rootles through the leaves?
Is it the swaying cedar pines,
Is it the surging of the grasses,
Is it the hollowed cliffs
Through which it passed in its wafting?
Is it because all sounds
Are united in [the wind]
That it strikes up such a masterly tone --
The wind, the wandering wind?
No, no, the sweet sounds
With which it fills the expanse,
It does not draw them out of the cedar pine,
Not from the whispering willow tree.
Not from the murmuring water-spring,
Not from the seat of the cliffs;
The love within our hearts
Is what lends the wind its thrilling tone.
The bond that unites our souls,
[The wind] touches it quietly and gently,
So that we hearken and shiver and tremble
Before the wind, the wandering wind.
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Translations of title(s):
"Der Wind, der wandernde Wind" = "The wind, the wandering wind"
"Erfüllung" = "Fulfillment"
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