Hark! The wind moans in the branches, soft and sorrowful

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by Hugo Conrat (1845 - 1906)

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Horch, der Wind klagt in den Zweigen...

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Hungarian (Magyar)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA

Horch, der Wind klagt in den Zweigen traurig sacht;
süßes Lieb, wir müssen Scheiden: gute Nacht.
Ach wie gern in deinen Armen ruhte ich,
doch die Trennungsstunde naht, Gott schütze dich.

Dunkel ist die Nacht, kein Sternlein spendet Licht;
süßes Lieb vertrau auf Gott und weine nicht;
führt der liebe Gott mich einst zu dir zurück,
bleiben ewig wir vereint in Liebesglück.

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by Hugo Conrat (1845 - 1906) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Hungarian (Magyar) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Horch, der Wind klagt in den Zweigen traurig sacht", op. 103 no. 8 (1887/8), published 1888 [ voice or SATB chorus, piano ], from Zigeunerlieder, no. 8, Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2019
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ascolta, fra i rami il vento triste e lento geme", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 62

Hark! The wind moans in the branches,...

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Hark! The wind moans in the branches, soft and sorrowful;
Sweet love, we must part: good night.
Ah! How willingly would I rest in your arms,
But the time of parting approaches, may God protect you.

The night is dark; no star casts its light;
Sweet love, trust in God and do not weep;
Dear God will someday lead me back to you,
We will remain forever united in the happiness of love.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Hugo Conrat (1845 - 1906)
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Based on:

a text in Hungarian (Magyar) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-14
Line count: 8
Word count: 73