Zum Punsche
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG FRE
Woget brausend, Harmonieen,
Kehre wieder, alte Zeit;
Punschgefüllte Becher, wandert
In des Kreises Heiterkeit!
Mich ergreifen schon die Wellen,
Bin der Erde weit entrückt;
Sterne winken, Lüfte säuseln, -
Und die Seele ist beglückt!
Was das Leben aufgebürdet,
Liegt am Ufer nebelschwer;
Steu're fort, ein rascher Schwimmer,
In das hohe Friedensmeer.
Was des [Schwimmens Lust vermehrt]1,
Ist das Plätschern hinterdrein;
Denn es folgen die Genossen,
Keiner will der Letzte sein.
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Confirmed with Gedichte von Johann Mayrhofer. Neue Sammlung. Aus dessen Nachlasse mit Biographie und Vorwort herausgegeben von Ernst Freih. v. Feuchtersleben. Wien, 1843. Verlag von Ignaz Klang, Buchhändler, page 84.
1 Schubert: "Schwimmers Lust vermehret"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al ponx", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Op de punch", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "With the punch", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au punch", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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With the punch
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Harmonies, surge and ring out,
Former time, come back;
Goblet filled with punch, travel
Into the cheerfulness of this circle!
The waves have already taken hold of me,
I have been transported far from the world;
Stars signal, breezes rustle, -
And the soul is delighted!
What life burdens us with
Lies heavy as fog on the shore;
Steer your course, be a quick swimmer,
Into the high sea of peace.
What increases the swimmer's delight
Is the splashing going on behind;
For colleagues are following,
Nobody wants to be the last.
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