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Es wehet kühl und leise Die Luft durch dunkle Auen, Und nur der Himmel lächelt Aus tausend hellen Augen. Es regt nur Eine Seele Sich in [der Meere]1 Brausen, Und in den leisen Worten, Die durch die Blätter rauschen. So tönt in Welle Welle, Wo Geister heimlich trauren; So folgen Worte Worten, Wo Geister Leben hauchen. Durch alle Töne tönet Im bunten Erdentraume [Ein]2 leiser Ton gezogen, Für den, der heimlich lauschet.
Confirmed with Musen-Almanach für das Jahr 1802. Herausgegeben von A. W. Schlegel und L. Tieck. Tübingen, in der Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1802, page 156; and with Friedrich Schlegel's sämmtliche Werke. Erster Band. Gedichte. Berlin, bei Julius Eduard Hitzig, 1809, page 33.
1 Schubert: "des Meeres"2 Schubert: "Ein, nur ein"
Authorship
- by Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829), "Die Gebüsche", appears in Abendröte, in Zweiter Teil, no. 10, first published 1802 [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), "Die Gebüsche", D 646 (1819), published 1885 [ voice, piano ], Friedlaender VII, Leipzig [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els matossars", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De bosjes", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "The undergrowth", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les buissons", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 72
Fraîchement et doucement souffle L'air à travers les sombres prairies, Et seul le ciel sourit De son millier d'yeux brillants. Seule une âme s'agite Au milieu des rugissements de la mer, Et dans les doux mots Murmurés à travers les feuilles. Ainsi la vague fait écho à la vague, Là où les esprits secrètement se désolent ; Ainsi les mots suivent les mots Là où les esprits soufflent la vie. À travers tous les sons retentit Dans le rêve multicolore de la terre Un son faible dirigé Vers celui qui écoute secrètement.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829), "Die Gebüsche", appears in Abendröte, in Zweiter Teil, no. 10, first published 1802
This text was added to the website: 2012-12-05
Line count: 16
Word count: 92