Wallest schön, wallest still

Wallest schön, wallest still
Durch das Thal hinab;
Wonnig ist's, am Ufer stehn,
Und da sehn
Deinen Gang ins Thal hinab.

Alles fließt, alles eilt
So dahin, dahin! 
Aber wonnig ist's nicht, stehn,
Und da sehn,
Wie es eilt dahin, dahin! 

Nicht so schön, nicht so still, 
Wie dein Wallen, Fluß!
Ist das menschliche Zergehn:
Stürme wehn;
Gibt Geräusch, und Kummernuß!  -- 

Walle schön, walle still,
Fluß, ins Thal hinab!
Mancher denket, der so geht,
Und da steht:
"Könnt' ich sanft, wie du, hinab" !

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Schweitzersches Museum, fünfter Jahrgang, drittes Heft, Zürich: Orell, Geßner, Füßli und Comp., 1789, page 183. No author identified.

Authorship

• by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "An der Reusse ", written 1786 [ author's text checked 1 time]

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

• by Friedrich, Freiherr von Dalberg (1760 - 1812), "Der Fluß durchs Tal", c1789/90 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]

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