Songs
Rings ist der Wald so stumm und still
(1880)
Op. 55
Part of a series or song cycle:
Zigeunermelodien (Op. 55)
Rings ist der Wald so stumm und still
Rings ist der Wald so stumm und still,
das Herz schlägt mir so bange;
der schwarze Rauch sinkt tiefer stets,
die Träne trocknend meiner Wange.
Doch meine Träne trockne nicht,
sollst anders wohin wehen!
Wer auch im Schmerz noch singen kann,
der lebt, nicht wird sein Lied vergehen!
All around the woods are so still and silent
All around the woods are so still and silent,
My heart beats so fearfully;
The black smoke sinks ever deeper
Drying the tears on my cheek.
But do not dry my tears,
You shall blow in other places!
He who can sing while grieving,
Still lives, and his song will not fade!
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Composer
Antonín Leopold Dvořák (8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czech composer, one of the first to achieve worldwide recognition. He frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia.
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