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Waldseligkeit (1915)

Part of a series or song cycle:

Vier Lieder (Mahler, Alma)

Waldseligkeit

Richard Dehmel

Der Wald beginnt zu rauschen,
den Bäumen naht die Nacht,
als ob sie selig lauschen,
berühren sie sich sacht.
Und unter ihren Zweigen,
da bin ich ganz allein,
da bin ich ganz mein eigen :
ganz nur Dein!

Woodland rapture

English Translation © Richard Stokes

The wood begins to stir,
night draws near the trees;
as if blissfully listening,
they gently touch each other.
And beneath their branches
I am utterly alone,
utterly my own;
utterly and only yours.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)

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Composer

Alma Mahler

Alma Maria Mahler Gropius Werfel (born Alma Margaretha Maria Schindler; 31 August 1879 – 11 December 1964) was a Viennese-born composer, author, editor and socialite. She composed at least 17 songs for voice and piano. She was married to Gustav Mahler.

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Poet

Richard Dehmel

Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel was a German poet and writer. His poems use a range of metrical patterns, and have been set to music by composers such as Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg, and Kurt Weill. His poetry often focused on themes of love and sensuality, and he was tried for obscenity and blasphemy in the late 1890s.


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