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by Stefan George (1868 - 1933)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Kahl reckt der baum

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE IRI

Kahl reckt der baum
Im winterdunst
Sein frierend leben ·
Lass deinen traum
Auf stiller reise
Vor ihm sich heben!
Er dehnt die arme –
Bedenk ihn oft
Mit dieser gunst
Dass er im harme
Dass er im eise
Noch frühling hofft!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Stefan George, Gesamt-Ausgabe der Werke, Band 6 / 7, Der siebente Ring, Berlin, 1931, page 160.

Text Authorship:

by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Der siebente Ring, in Lieder, in Lieder I-VI, no. 5 [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 Theodor W. Adorno (1903 - 1969), "Kahl reckt der Baum", 1921/1922 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder aus »Der siebente Ring« von Stefan George, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Kahl reckt der Baum", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder aus 'Der siebente Ring') no. 5 (1908-9) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Egon Joseph Wellesz (1885 - 1974), "Kahl reckt der Baum im Winterdunst", op. 22 no. 4 (1917) [ voice and piano ], from Lieder nach Dichtungen von Stefan George, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Max Zehnder (1901 - 1972), "Kahl reckt der baum", 1929 [ soprano and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The bare tree stretches", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "L'arbre nu dresse", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Hubert Schmid

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 42

L'arbre nu dresse

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

L'arbre nu dresse
dans la brume de l'hiver
sa vie gelée.
Que ton rêve
en un voyage calme
se lève devant lui !
Il tend les bras -
Pense souvent à lui
avec bienveillance,
que dans l'affliction
que dans la glace
il espère encore le printemps !

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Der siebente Ring, in Lieder, in Lieder I-VI, no. 5
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 44