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Im Wald, im Wald da grabt mich ein, Ganz stille, ohne Kreuz und Stein: Denn was ihr thürmet, überschneyt Und überrindet Winterszeit. Und wann die Erde sich verjüngt, [Sie Veilchen]1 meinem Hügel bringt. Das freut [euch, Gute]2; freuet euch! [Ist Alles doch]3 dem Todten gleich. Doch nein, - denn eure Liebe spannt Die Aeste in das Geisterland: Und die euch führt zu meinem Grab, Zieht mich gewaltiger herab.
Confirmed with Gedichte von Johann Mayrhofer. Wien. Bey Friedrich Volke. 1824, page 50.
1 Schubert: "Und Blumen"2 Schubert: "euch Guten"
3 Schubert: "Dies alles ist"
Authorship:
- by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "An die Freunde" [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "An die Freunde", D 654 (1819), published 1842 [ voice, piano ], A. Diabelli & Co., VN 7418, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Als meus amics", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de vrienden", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To my friends", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Aux amis", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Agli amici", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Sergio Lorenzi) , "A mis amigos", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 68
Nel bosco, nel bosco io sia seppellito, senza lapidi o croci, in tutto segreto; Perché ogni monumento che sarà costruito d'inverno la neve lo avrà ricoperto. E quando la terra ringiovanirà di nuovo e la mia tomba sarà tutta fiorente gioitene, amici, con animo lieto! Ai morti tutto questo è indifferente. Ma forse ho sbagliato, perché il vostro affetto nel mondo degli spiriti i suoi rami estende, e quando vi porta a visitare la mia tomba, con più energia là sotto mi spinge.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2012 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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 Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "An die Freunde"
This text was added to the website: 2012-04-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 83