Freywilliges Versinken | Wohin, o Helios? in Fluthen

by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836)

Wohin, o Helios? in Fluthen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA

[Wohin, o Helios? in]¹ Fluthen
Will ich den Flammenleib versenken,
Gewiß im Innern, neue Gluthen
Der Erde [nach Bedarf]² zu schenken.

Ich nehme [nichts, gewohnt]³ zu geben;
Und wie verschwenderisch mein Leben,
Umhüllt mein Scheiden goldne Pracht,
Ich scheide herrlich, naht die Nacht.

Wie [bleich]⁴ der Mond, wie matt die Sterne!
So lang ich kräftig mich bewege,
Erst wenn ich [ab die]⁵ Krone lege,
[Wird ihnen Muth und Glanz in ihrer Ferne.]⁶

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• F. Schubert

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Johann Mayrhofer. Wien. Bey Friedrich Volke. 1824, page 175.

Note: Schubert received Mayrhofer's texts generally in handwriting; the printed edition of Mayrhofer's poems appeared much later and presents the texts usually in a revised version.

¹ Schubert: "Wohin? o Helios! wohin? »In kühlen"
² Schubert: "feuerreich"
³ Schubert: "nicht, ich pflege nur"
⁴ Schubert: "blaß"
⁵ Schubert: "auf die Berge meine"
⁶ Schubert: "Gewinnen sie an Mut und Kraft in weiter Ferne.«"

Text Authorship:

by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "Freywilliges Versinken" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Freiwilliges Versinken", D 700 (1820), published 1831 [ voice, piano ], A. Diabelli & Co., VN 3708, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 78