Some of the following material is not in the public domain.
It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. Printing copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator is also illegal.
You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.
For more information, contact us at:
Before writing, please read the instructions below the translations (under Authorship). Always include the names of the translators in your email if you wish to reprint something!
Die Welt treibt fort ihr Wesen, Die Leute kommen und gehen, Als wärst du nie gewesen, Als wäre nichts geschehn. Wie sehen ich mich aufs neue Hinaus in Wald und Flur! Ob ich mich gräm', mich freue, Du bleibst mir treu, Natur. Da klagt vor tiefem Sehnen Schluchzend die Nachtigall, Es schimmern rings von Thränen Die Blumen überall. Und über alle Gipfel Und Blütenthäler zieht Durch stillen Waldes Wipfel Ein heimlich Klagelied. Da spür' ich's recht im Herzen, Daß du's, Herr, draußen bist - Du weißt's, wie mir von Schmerzen Mein Herz zerrissen ist!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's sämtliche poetische Werke, dritte Auflage, Erster Band, Gedichte, C. F. Amelang's Verlag, Leipzig, 1883.
Note: modern spelling would change "Thränen" to "Tränen" and "Blütenthäler" to "Blütentäler".Authorship
- by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 5. Totenopfer, in Auf meines Kindes Tod, no. 7 [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 (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Nach Jahren", op. 105 no. 5, published 1900 [voice and piano], from Elegische Gesänge (Zweite Folge) : aus dem Cyklus "Auf meines Kindes Tod" von J. v. Eichendorff für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 5, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [text not verified]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title unknown, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Text added to the website: 2012-04-04 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-12-15 11:52:16
Line count: 20
Word count: 94
The world goes on about its business, People come and go, As if you had never been, As if nothing had happened. How I yearn anew To be out in the forest and meadow! Whether I am grieving [or] happy, Nature, you remain true to me. There in deep longing The nightingale laments sobbingly, The flowers everywhere shimmer With tears all around. And above all the mountain tops And blossoming valleys there passes Through the quiet treetops of the forest A secret song of sorrow. Then I feel it truly in my heart, That it is Thou, Lord, out there-- Thou knowest, how my heart Is rent with pain!
About the headline (FAQ)
Translated titles:"Auf meines Kindes Tod" = "On the Death of My Child"
"Nach Jahren" = "After years"
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 by Sharon Krebs, (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.
Contact:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 5. Totenopfer, in Auf meines Kindes Tod, no. 7
Text added to the website: 2013-08-08 00:00:00
Last modified: 2016-02-08 13:05:03
Line count: 20
Word count: 109