Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking; Dream of battled fields no more, Days of danger, nights of waking. In our isle's enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing, Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumber dewing. In our isle's enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing, Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumber dewing. Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er, Dream of fighting fields no more; Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking, Morn of toil, nor night of waking. No rude sound shall reach thine ear, Armour's clang, or war-steed champing, Trump nor pibroch summon here Mustering clan, or squadron tramping. Ruder sounds shall none be near, Guards nor warders challenge here, Here's no war-steed's neigh and champing, Shouting clans, or squadrons stamping. Yet the lark's shrill fife may come At the day-break from the fallow, And the bittern sound his drum, Booming from the sedgy shallow. Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking: Dream of battled fields no more, Days of danger, nights of waking.
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Note: This is the English text used by Schubert for Ellen's Song I in parallel with the German text. It has eight stanzas, where stanza 3 is a repetition of stanza 2 (while the German counterpart needs two different stanzas), and stanzas 6 and 7 are interchanged compared with Scott's original text. Finally, stanza 8 is a second repetition of stanza 1 (Scott's text repeats this stanza only once).
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- a text in English by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "Song", appears in The Lady of the Lake, in 1. Canto First. The Chase., no. 31, first published 1810
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Adam Storck (1780 - 1822) , "Sang", appears in Das Fräulein vom See, in 1. Erster Gesang. Die Jagd., first published 1819 CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA ; composed by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Franz Peter Schubert.
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Raste Krieger! Krieg ist aus, Schlaf den Schlaf, nichts wird dich wecken, Träume nicht von wildem Strauß, [Nicht]1 von Tag und Nacht voll Schrecken. In der Insel Zauberhallen Wird ein weicher Schlafgesang Um das müde Haupt dir wallen Zu der Zauberharfe Klang. Feen mit [unsichtbarn]2 Händen Werden auf dein Lager hin Holde Schlummerblumen senden, Die im Zauberlande blühn. Raste Krieger, Krieg ist aus, Schlaf den Schlaf, nichts wird dich wecken, Träume nicht [vom wilden]3 Strauß, Nicht von Tag und Nacht voll Schrecken. Nicht der Trommel wildes Rasen, Nicht des Kriegs [gebietend Wort]4, Nicht der Todeshörner Blasen Scheuchen deinen Schlummer fort. Nicht das Stampfen wilder Pferde, Nicht der Schreckensruf der Wacht, Nicht das Bild von Tagsbeschwerde Stören deine stille Nacht. Doch der Lerche Morgensänge Wecken sanft dein schlummernd Ohr, Und des Sumpfgefieders Klänge Steigend aus Geschilf und Rohr. Raste Krieger! Krieg ist aus, Schlaf den Schlaf, nichts wird dich wecken, Träume nicht [vom wilden]3 Strauß, Nicht von Tag und Nacht voll Schrecken.
F. Mendelssohn sets stanzas 1-3
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Das Fräulein vom See. Ein Gedicht in sechs Gesängen von Walter Scott. Aus dem Englischen, und mit einer historischen Einleitung und Anmerkungen von D. Adam Storck, weiland Professor in Bremen. Zweite, vom Uebersetzer selbst noch verbesserte Auflage. Essen, bei G. D. Bädeker. 1823, pages 33-34; and with Das Fräulein vom See. Ein Gedicht in sechs Gesängen von Walter Scott. Aus dem Englischen, und mit einer historischen Einleitung und Anmerkungen von D. Adam Storck, Professor in Bremen. Essen, bei G. D. Bädeker. 1819, pages 35-37.
1 Mendelssohn: "Nichts"2 Schubert, Mendelssohn: "unsichtbaren"
3 Schubert: "von wildem" (as in line 3)
4 Storck (1819 edition): "Commandowort"
Text Authorship:
- by Adam Storck (1780 - 1822), "Sang", appears in Das Fräulein vom See, in 1. Erster Gesang. Die Jagd., first published 1819 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Not Applicable [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in English by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "Song", appears in The Lady of the Lake, in 1. Canto First. The Chase., no. 31, first published 1810
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Raste, Krieger! Krieg ist aus", 1820, stanzas 1-3 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Ellens Gesang I", op. 52 (Sieben Gesänge aus Walter Scotts Fräulein Vom See) no. 1, D 837 (1825), published 1826 [ voice, piano ], published 1826 [voice and piano], Matthias Artaria, VN 813, Wien. note: also set in English. [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , subtitle: "El cant d'Ellen I", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ellens gezang I", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canzone di Ellen I", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-07
Line count: 32
Word count: 161