Text & Translation
Waldeinsamkeit
German source:
Joseph von Eichendorff
Du grünes Revier,
Wie liegt so weit
Die Welt von hier!
Schlaf nur, wie bald
Kommt der Abend schön,
Durch den stillen Wald
Die Quellen gehn,
Die Mutter Gottes wacht,
Mit ihrem Sternenkleid
Bedeckt sie dich sacht
In der Waldeinsamkeit,
Gute Nacht, Gute Nacht! -
Woodland solitude
English translation ©
George Robarts
You green expanse,
How distant is
The world from here!
Just sleep, how soon
The lovely evening will come,
Through the silent woods
The springs flow,
The Mother of God keeps watch,
With her mantle of stars
She covers you gently
In the solitude of the woodlands,
Goodnight, goodnight! –
Waldeinsamkeit
German source:
Joseph von Eichendorff
Woodland solitude
English source:
George Robarts
Waldeinsamkeit!
Woodland solitude!
Du grünes Revier,
You green expanse,
Wie liegt so weit
How distant is
Die Welt von hier!
The world from here!
Schlaf nur, wie bald
Just sleep, how soon
Kommt der Abend schön,
The lovely evening will come,
Durch den stillen Wald
Through the silent woods
Die Quellen gehn,
The springs flow,
Die Mutter Gottes wacht,
The Mother of God keeps watch,
Mit ihrem Sternenkleid
With her mantle of stars
Bedeckt sie dich sacht
She covers you gently
In der Waldeinsamkeit,
In the solitude of the woodlands,
Gute Nacht, Gute Nacht! -
Goodnight, goodnight! –
Composer
Erich Korngold
Erich Wolfgang Korngold was an Austrian-born composer and conductor, and a notable figure in the history of Hollywood as a composer for films. Read more here.
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…