In the forest there is a quiet lake . . | In the forest there is a quiet lake

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by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Im Walde liegt ein stiller See

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Im Walde liegt ein stiller See.
Der Vollmond übersteigt das Rohr
und eine Wasserrose blüht
in seinem weissen Licht empor.

Durch ihre Blumenseele geht
ein stiller Sommerabendtraum.
Sie zittert . . Leise Wellen ziehn
in Kreisen an den Ufersaum.

Confirmed with Sehnen und Suchen, Vierte Auflage, Rostock: C.J.E. Volckmann (Volckman & Wetter), 1905, page 155.

Text Authorship:

by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Im Walde liegt ein stiller See . .", appears in Sehnen und Suchen: Gedichte, in Einkehr und Wende, in Neue Ziele [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 Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Im Walde liegt ein stiller See", op. 75 no. 1 (1932-3), from Sommersegen, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Im Walde liegt ein stiller See", op. 77 (Sieben Gedichte) no. 2, published 1906 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, C. F. Peters [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In the forest there is a quiet lake . .", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 39

In the forest there is a quiet lake . .

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In the forest there is a quiet lake.
The full moon rises above the reeds,
and a water-lily blooms
upward in its white light.

Through her flower-soul passes
a silent summer-evening dream.
She trembles . . Quiet waves travel
in circles to the shore's edge.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Im Walde liegt ein stiller See . .", appears in Sehnen und Suchen: Gedichte, in Einkehr und Wende, in Neue Ziele
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This text was added to the website: 2024-01-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 45