Waldesnacht, du wunderkühle,
Die ich tausend Male grüß',
Nach dem lauten Weltgewühle,
O wie ist dein Rauschen süß!
Träumerisch die müden Glieder
Berg' ich weich ins Moos,
Und mir ist, als würd' ich wieder
All der irren Qualen los.
- Paul Heyse/Johannes Brahms
As I was driving through the Von Trapp Family's old neighborhood in Austria, it seemed appropriate that one of their popular songs came to mind. By the time I performed this in high school, the translation had mutated away from the original and we performed this Brahms classic to a set of English lyrics by Henry Drinker:
Wondrous cool, thou woodland quiet,
Thee a thousand times I greet;
Far away from rush and riot,
Ah, thy soothing sounds are sweet,.
Dreaming on thy mossy carpet,
Here is rest and peace
Tis as if, beneath thy shadows,
All my cares and troubles cease.
This is the song that came to mind as I stepped out of my car on my way to try to shoot the village of Hallstaat. I didn't get the shot I was after as the valley was completely shrouded in fog, but eventually the fog lifted just enough to reveal some of the homes and cabins around the lake. As I got out of the car, all you could hear were the birds and the rustling of the wind. I wouldn't be surprised if Paul Heyse wasn't sitting in the exact same spot when he penned these words over 100 years ago.
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thecookielady123... catching up:) 22 months ago | reply
I knew this was going to be a favorite just from the thumbnail! So beautiful there are hardly words to do it justice. I'm hoping you're going to make a magnificent coffee table book with all of these vacation photos...one is as stunning as the next!
zaliy 22 months ago | reply
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Corsey21 22 months ago | reply
Does that mean "look how cool I am that I can get awesome reflections like this".
fpkeller 22 months ago | reply
Ist das die Schwarzwaldklinik? :)
Sehr schöne Reflektionen!
Tolles Foto!
travelwhimsy 22 months ago | reply
a glorious shot and thank you for sharing the words - perhaps you will have the chance to sing it in German one day!
DugJax 22 months ago | reply
Incredible image! There is a truly peaceful serenity in everything about this shot.
Vanessa Guzan 22 months ago | reply
Beautiful shot, I love the reflections.
Don Sullivan 22 months ago | reply
Absolutely stunning with an amazing reflection.
Crustopher 22 months ago | reply
The reflections are amazing!
DigitalSLG 22 months ago | reply
Wow...so peaceful & beautiful!! Awesome scene & capture!
Matt Pasant 22 months ago | reply
I would like that to be my future residence
Photomatt28 22 months ago | reply
Nice capture
Peter E. Lee 22 months ago | reply
Such rich, deep colors! Beautiful scene and reflections, too.
Kiki FL 22 months ago | reply
Gloriously beautiful!
MBesantPhoto 22 months ago | reply
Amazing simple elegance! This is so over the top good!
~ Floydian ~ 22 months ago | reply
Very beautiful......stunning location and beautiful presented by you!
CharlotteMorgan 22 months ago | reply
Looks like your vacation was amazing as well Bill. This image is stunning!
Julien Fromentin - Photographe 21 months ago | reply
Very nice reflections here !
Picardo2009 20 months ago | reply
Incredible landscape!. Really beautiful. Great reflections too
Regards
mahmoud_ali901 9 months ago | reply
Allah bless you .
Thank you very much .
تبارك الله تعالى أحسن الخالقين