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Es [grünet]1 ein Nußbaum vor dem Haus, Duftig, Luftig Breitet er blättrig die [Äste]2 aus. Viel liebliche Blüten stehen dran; Linde Winde Kommen, sie herzlich zu umfahn. Es flüstern je zwei zu zwei gepaart, Neigend, Beugend Zierlich zum Kusse die Häuptchen zart. Sie flüstern von einem Mägdlein, das Dächte [Nächte, Tagelang, wüsste]3, ach! selber nicht was. Sie flüstern - wer mag verstehn so gar Leise [Weise]4? - Flüstern von Bräut'gam und nächstem Jahr. Das Mägdlein horchet, es rauscht im Baum; Sehnend, Wähnend Sinkt es lächelnd in Schlaf und Traum.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Julius Mosen, Gedichte, zweite vermehrte Auflage, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1843, pages 122-123
1 Freudenberg: "steht"; further changes may exist not shown above.2 Schumann: "Blätter", although sometimes left as "Äste"
3 Schumann: "die Nächte / und Tage lang, wusste"
4 Schumann: "Weis'"
Text Authorship:
- by Julius Mosen (1803 - 1867), "Der Nußbaum", appears in Gedichte, in Leben und Liebe auf dem Lande [author's text checked 2 times 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 Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Es grünt ein Nußbaum vor dem Haus", op. 15 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Rörich [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Banck (1809 - 1889), "Frühlingstraum", op. 26 (4 Duette für 2 Soprane mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1837 [ duet for 2 sopranos and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Freudenberg (1838 - 1928), "Der Nußbaum", op. 14 (Vier Lieder für Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1874 [ soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Der Nußbaum", op. 25 no. 3 (1840), published 1840 [ voice and piano ], from Myrten, no. 3, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , "El noguer", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De notenboom", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "The nut-tree", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le noyer", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il noce", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 87
A walnut tree stands greenly in front of the house, fragrantly and airly spreading out its leafy branches. Many lovely blossoms does it bear; gentle winds come to caress them. They whisper, paired two by two, gracefully inclining their tender heads to kiss. They whisper of a maiden who thinks day and night long of... but alas! she does not herself know! They whisper - who can understand such a soft song? - they whisper of a bridegroom and of the coming year. The maiden listens, the tree rustles; yearning, hoping, she sinks smiling into sleep and dream.
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Translation of title "Der Nußbaum" = "The walnut tree"Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Julius Mosen (1803 - 1867), "Der Nußbaum", appears in Gedichte, in Leben und Liebe auf dem Lande
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 96