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Die Burg, die liegt verfallen In schöner Einsamkeit, Dort saß ich vor den Hallen Bei stiller Mittagszeit. Es ruhten in der Kühle Die Rehe auf dem Wall Und tief in blauer Schwüle Die sonn'gen Täler all. Tief unten hört ich Glocken In weiter Ferne gehn, Ich aber mußt erschrocken Zum alten Erker sehn. Denn in dem Fensterbogen Ein' schöne Fraue stand, Als hütete sie droben Die Wälder und das Land. Ihr Haar, wie 'n goldner Mantel, War tief herabgerollt; Auf einmal sie sich wandte, Als ob sie sprechen wollt. Und als ich schauernd lauschte - Da war ich aufgewacht, Und unter mir schon rauschte So wunderbar die Nacht. Träumt ich im Mondesschimmer? Ich weiß nicht, was mir graut, Doch das vergeß ich nimmer, Wie sie mich angeschaut!
Authorship
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Zauberblick", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen [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 Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Zauberblick", op. 26 (3 Lieder nach Gedichten von J. von Eichendorff) no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Vision magique", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Magical gaze", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-28
Line count: 28
Word count: 127
The castle, it lies derelict In lovely solitude. I sat there in front of its halls In the quiet noontime. On the ramparts the deer Were resting in the coolness, And deep in a blue sultriness [Rested] all the sunny valleys. Far down below I heard bells Ringing in the far distance, But I, startled, had to gaze Up to the old alcove. For in the arch of the window A beautiful woman stood, As if she were guarding The forests and the land. Her hair like a golden cloak Had curled down into the depths; Suddenly she turned As if she wished to speak. And as I listened with a shudder -- I found myself awakened, And below me the night Was already soughing so wondrously. Did I dream in the shimmering moonlight? I do not know what terrifies me, But one thing I shall never forget: How she gazed at me!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Zauberblick", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen
This text was added to the website: 2012-07-11
Line count: 28
Word count: 152