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by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Waldnacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Ganz still ist's, -- nur ein Rauschen
schwillt durch die Bäume sacht,
als ob sie flüsternd lauschen
dem Schlummerhauch der Nacht.

Und in dem großen Schweigen --
da bin ich ganz allein,
da bin ich ganz mein eigen:
ganz nur Dein.

Text Authorship:

  • by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Waldnacht", appears in Erlösungen; eine Seelenwandlung in Gedichte und Sprüche, in Zweite Stufe: Liebe [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 Jan Pieter Hendrik van Gilse (1881 - 1944), "Waldnacht", 1902, from 3 Gedichte von Richard Dehmel, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Artur Schnabel (1882 - 1951), "Waldnacht", op. 11 (Zehn Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 8, published 1902 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Verlag Dreililien [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Woodland night", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Nuit de la forêt", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-08-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 39

Nuit de la forêt
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Tout est silence, juste un bruissement
enfle peu à peu dans les arbres,
comme s'ils écoutaient en chuchotant
le souffle ensommeillé de la nuit.

Et dans le grand silence,
Je suis là tout seul,
Je suis là complètement moi-même :
Complètement à toi seule.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Waldnacht", appears in Erlösungen; eine Seelenwandlung in Gedichte und Sprüche, in Zweite Stufe: Liebe
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This text was added to the website: 2012-01-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 43

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