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[Oft]1 geht an schönen Frühlingstagen Ein seltsam Rauschen durch den Wald, Gleichwie ein sehnsuchtsinnig Fragen, Das durch die weichen Lüfte hallt; Ein Flüstern dann, ein holdes Scherzen, Recht wie ein Zug von Herz zu Herzen -- Doch wer dies Rauschen will verstehn, Der muß im Wald zu Zweien gehn! Vom Bächlein rauscht es tief in Gründen; Ein Plätschern hier, ein Plaudern dort: In frischer Luft ein Lenzverkünden, Im Liebestraum ein flüsternd' Wort; Da ist, als müßten im Vereine Mittönend rauschen selbst die Steine -- Doch wer dies Rauschen will verstehn, Der muß im Wald zu Zweien gehn. Und geht auf stillem Waldeswege Im Lenzgefühl ein junges Paar, Dann glänzt wie Gold durch's Laubgehege Der Himmel reich und wunderbar; Kein Lüftchen will das Glück verschweigen, Und lauter rauscht es in den Zweigen -- Doch wer dies Rauschen will verstehn, Der muß im Wald zu Zweien gehn.
Confirmed with Gedichte von Hermann Kletke, Vermehrte Gesammt-Ausgabe, Berlin: Verlag von E.H. Schroeder (Hermann Kaiser), 1873, page 46.
1 Schultz: "Es"; further changes may exist not shown above.Authorship:
- by (Gustav) Hermann Kletke (1813 - 1886), "Waldesrauschen", appears in Liebes-Leid und Lust [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 Johannes Doebber (1866 - 1921), "Waldesrauschen", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 1, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simon [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Hirsch (1858 - 1918), "Waldesrauschen", op. 60 (Vier Lieder für Männerchor) no. 2, published 1892 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Karl Johann Hofmann (1842 - 1902), "Waldesrauschen", op. 41 (Vier Duette für Sopran und Alt (oder Tenor und Bass) mit Pianoforte ) no. 2, published 1877 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto (or tenor and bass) with piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Moritz Jaffe , "Waldesrauschen", op. 11 (Drei Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung ) no. 3, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Messerschmidt , "Waldesrauschen", op. 25 (Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung. ) no. 4, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Uhse [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Moeller , "Waldesrauschen", op. 1 (Fünf Lieder für mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1887 [ medium voice and piano ], Bremen, Präger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ottomar Neubner (1843 - 1912), "Waldesrauschen", op. 43 (Vier leichte Gesänge für Männerchor), Heft 1 no. 2, published 1891 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig: Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Julius Schmidt (1851 - 1917), "Waldesrauschen", op. 5 (Drei Lieder für Männerchor) no. 1, published 1886 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, Licht & Meyer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Schrader , "Waldesrauschen ", op. 4 (Drei Lieder für Männerchor) no. 1, published 1875 [ men's chorus ], Braunschweig, Bauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edwin Schultz (1827 - 1907), "Waldesrauschen", op. 136, published 1891 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Sieber (1822 - 1895), "Waldesrauschen ", op. 127 (Vier Lieder für Mezzo-Soprano mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1881 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Sturm (1842 - 1922), "Waldesrauschen", op. 75 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, von Franquet [sung text not yet checked]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-03-05
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Word count: 143
[Often on]1 beautiful springtime days A curious soughing passes through the woods, Like a deeply yearning questioning That echoes through the soft breezes; Then a whispering, a lovely jesting, Quite like an inclination of heart to heart -- But those who wish to understand this soughing Must walk in the woods as a twosome! There is a rushing of the brooklet deep in the gullies; A splashing here, a prattling there: In the fresh air a proclamation of spring, A whispering word in the dream of love; It is as if the stones themselves must Sough along resoundingly -- But those who wish to understand this soughing Must walk in the woods as a twosome. And when a young couple walks along The quiet forest path in springtime sentiment, Then like gold, the heavens glow richly and wondrously Through the leafy enclosure; No breeze wishes to conceal the happiness And more loudly it soughs in the branches -- But those who wish to understand this soughing Must walk in the woods as a twosome.
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"Waldesrauschen" = "Forest-soughing"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Gustav) Hermann Kletke (1813 - 1886), "Waldesrauschen", appears in Liebes-Leid und Lust
This text was added to the website: 2020-09-13
Line count: 24
Word count: 172