English language translation of German poetry by Ernst von Wildenbruch. "It is quite remarkable that a poem of such exquisite beauty and dramatic intensity should have, for so long a time, received no English version that would bring it to the attention of the English-speaking people." - Foreword.
"Das Hexenlied" was originally included in Wildenbruch's 1877 book of poetry, Lieder und Balladen. This translation is based on the poem as rewritten and rearranged by von Wildenbruch for the musical composition of Max von Schillings published in 1904.