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Der Wald wird dichter mit jedem Schritt; Kein Pfad mehr, kein Steig; Nur die Quelle rieselt mit Durch Farrenkraut und Brombeergezweig; Ach, und unter den Eichenbäumen Das Gras wie hoch, wie weich das Moos! Und die himmlische Tiefe wolkenlos, Wie blaut sie durch die Wipfel hier! Hier will ich rasten und träumen, Träumen von dir.
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Confirmed with Emanuel Geibel, Neue Gedichte, Zweiter unveränderter Abdruck, Stuttgart und Augsburg: J.G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1857, page 321.
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Ada. Tagebuchblätter [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 Sophie Wolf Baudissin, Gräfin (1821 - 1894), "Der Wald wird dichter", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Goldmark (1830 - 1915), "Der Wald wird dichter", op. 18 (Zwölf Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1869 [ high voice, piano ], Wien, Gotthard [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl, Graf Nostitz , "Im Walde", published 1886 [ voice and piano ], from Fünfzig Lieder, no. 41, Prag, Hoffmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Else Petersen , "Waldeinsamkeit", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Braunschweig, Bauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Postl , "Der Wald wird dichter mit jedem Schritt", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Rückauf (1855 - 1903), "Waldeinsam", op. 25 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Gustav Sabbath (b. 1826), "Der Wald wird dichter", op. 18 (Drei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-10-12
Line count: 10
Word count: 55
À chaque pas la forêt devient plus dense ; Plus de chemin, pas de sentier ; Seule murmure la source Parmi fougères et ronces ; Ah ! Et sous les chênes, Comme l’herbe est haute et douce la mousse ! Et le ciel profond, sans nuages, Qu’il est bleu à travers les cîmes ! Je veux me reposer ici et rêver, Réver de toi.
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Translations of titles:
"Der Wald wird dichter" = "La forêt devient plus dense"
"Der Wald wird dichter mit jedem Schritt" = "À chaque pas la forêt devient plus dense"
"Im Walde" = "En forêt"
"Waldeinsam" = "Solitaire en forêt"
"Waldeinsamkeit" = "Solitue de la forêt"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2026 by Pierre Mathé, (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 German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Ada. Tagebuchblätter
This text was added to the website: 2026-05-17
Line count: 10
Word count: 58