Si fa silenzioso il bosco; i cari piccoli

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Stille wird's im Walde; die lieben...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

Stille wird's im Walde; die lieben kleinen
Sänger prüfen schaukelnd den Ast, der durch die
Nacht dem neuen Fluge sie trägt, den neuen
  Liedern entgegen.

Bald versinkt die Sonne; des Waldes Riesen
Heben höher sich in die Lüfte, um noch
Mit des Abends flüchtigen Rosen sich ihr
  Haupt zu bekränzen.

Schon verstummt die Matte; den satten Rindern
Selten nur enthallt das Geglock am Halse,
Und es pflückt der wählende Zahn nur lässig
  Dunklere Gräser.

Und dort blickt der schuldlos Hirt der Sonne
Sinnend nach; dem Sinnenden jetzt entfallen
Flöt und Stab, es falten die Hände sich zum
  Stillen Gebete.

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Text Authorship:

by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Oden, in Abendbilder, no. 2 [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 Richard von Perger (1854 - 1911), "Abendbild", op. 18 (Drei Gesänge) no. 3, published 1890 [ SSA trio or chorus and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Stille wird's im Walde", from Abendbilder, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "It grows quiet in the wood", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Line count: 16
Word count: 99

Si fa silenzioso il bosco; i cari...

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)

Si fa silenzioso il bosco; i cari piccoli
cantori saggiano dondolando il ramo, che
durante la notte li sosterrà per un nuovo volo,
incontro a nuovi canti.
 
Presto tramonterà il sole; i giganti del bosco
sembrano ergersi più alti nell'aria, e
con le fugaci rose della sera
si cingono le chiome.
 
Già ammutolisce il prato; al bestiame sazio
solo ogni tanto risuona il campanaccio al collo,
mentre pascola pigro scegliendo
solo l'erba più scura.
 
L'innocente pastore guarda verso il sole,
pensoso; mentre gli cadono a terra
flauto e bastone, e le mani si uniscono
in silenziosa preghiera.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Oden, in Abendbilder, no. 2
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This text was added to the website: 2009-07-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 97