Eichendorff: “I travel silently…”

By Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788-1857) from “Gedichte (Ausgabe 1841)” in Wanderlieder, in Der verliebte Reisende, no 1.Set by Hugo Wolf (1860-1903), “In der Fremde I”, 1881.Translation © Emily Ezust, Lied & Art Song Texts Page.

Da fahr’ ich still im Wagen


I travel silently in the coach -
you are so far from me -
but wherever it might take me,
I remain still with you.
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There fly by forests, gorges
and lovely deep valleys,
and larks high in the sky,
as if your voice were calling.
.
The sun shines merrily
far beyond the area;
I am so happy and so tearful,
and I sing silently inside.
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From the mountains, the path goes downward,
the posthorn rings out below;
my soul grows so cheerful
and I greet you from the bottom of my heart.

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