Im Walde
German source:
Joseph von Eichendorff
Ich hörte die Vögel schlagen,
Da blitzten viel Reiter, das Waldhorn klang,
Das war ein lustiges Jagen!
Und eh’ ich’s gedacht, war alles verhallt,
Die Nacht bedecket die Runde;
Nur von den Bergen noch rauschet der Wald
Und mich schauert’s im Herzensgrunde.
In the Forest
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
I heard the warbling of birds,
Riders flashed by, hunting horns peeled,
That was a merry chase!
And before I knew, all had faded,
Darkness covers the land,
Only the forest sighs from the mountain,
And deep in my heart I quiver with fear.
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Im Walde
German source:
Joseph von Eichendorff
In the Forest
English source:
Richard Stokes
Es zog eine Hochzeit den Berg entlang,
A wedding procession wound over the mountain,
Ich hörte die Vögel schlagen,
I heard the warbling of birds,
Da blitzten viel Reiter, das Waldhorn klang,
Riders flashed by, hunting horns peeled,
Das war ein lustiges Jagen!
That was a merry chase!
Und eh’ ich’s gedacht, war alles verhallt,
And before I knew, all had faded,
Die Nacht bedecket die Runde;
Darkness covers the land,
Nur von den Bergen noch rauschet der Wald
Only the forest sighs from the mountain,
Und mich schauert’s im Herzensgrunde.
And deep in my heart I quiver with fear.
Composer
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. He had been assured…
Poet
Joseph von Eichendorff
Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff was a German poet, novelist, playwright, literary critic, translator, and anthologist. Eichendorff was one of the major writers and critics of Romanticism. Ever since their publication and up to the present day, some…
Performances
Previously performed at:
- Concerto Grosso 17 Oct 2023
- Die schöne Magelone: Thomas Oliemans & Malcolm Martineau 25 Oct 2018
- The Life & Times of Robert Schumann Session I 15 Oct 2016