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by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916)

Schweigen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT FRE
Nun um mich her die Schatten steigen,
Stellst du dich ein, willkommnes Schweigen,
Du, aller tiefsten Sehnsucht wert.
Sehr hab ich unter Lärm und Last
Des Tags nach dir, du scheuer Gast,
Wie einem lieben Freund begehrt.

Das wirre Leben ist verklungen,
In Höhen ging und Niederungen
Längst jeder laute Schall zur Ruh.
Urstimmen, die der Tag verschlang,
Erklingen, mystischer Gesang -
Ja, süßes Schweigen, rede du.

Was über deinen stillen Mund
Aus einem rätseltiefen Grund
Mit leisem Murmeln quillt herauf,
Ich halte zitternd meine Schalen
Und fang die feinen Silberstrahlen
Verborgner Quellen selig auf.

Confirmed with Gesammelte Dichtungen von Gustav Falke, Berlin und Hamburg, Alfred Janssen, 1912, Volume 4, page 46.


Text Authorship:

  • by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916), "Schweigen", appears in Der Schnitter [author's text checked 2 times 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 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Schweigen", op. 39 (Drei Chöre) no. 1 (1899), published 1900 [ SSAATTBB chorus a cappella ], München, Aibl Verl. [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Silenci", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Silence", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-06-10
Line count: 18
Word count: 94

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