Es zogen zwei rüst'ge Gesellen

Es zogen zwei rüst'ge Gesellen
Zum erstenmal von Haus,
So jubelnd recht in die hellen,
[Klingenden]1, singenden Wellen
Des vollen Frühlings hinaus.

Die strebten nach hohen Dingen,
Die wollten, trotz Lust und Schmerz,
Was Recht's in der Welt vollbringen,
Und wem sie vorübergingen,
Dem lachten Sinnen und Herz. --

Der Erste, der fand ein Liebchen,
Die Schwieger kauft' Hof und Haus;
Der wiegte gar bald ein Bübchen,
Und sah aus heimlichen Stübchen
Behaglich in's Feld hinaus.

Dem Zweiten sangen und logen
Die tausend Stimmen im Grund,
Verlockend' Sirenen, und zogen
Ihn in [der buhlenden Wogen
Farbig klingenden Schlund]2.

Und wie er auftaucht vom Schlunde
Da war er müde und alt,
Sein Schifflein das lag im Grunde,
So still war's rings in [die]3 Runde
Und über [die]4 Wasser weht's kalt.

Es [singen und klingen]5 die Wellen
Des Frühlings wohl über mir;
Und seh' ich so kecke Gesellen,
Die Tränen im Auge mir schwellen -
Ach, Gott, führ' uns liebreich zu Dir!

Translation(s): DUT ENG FRE ITA

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Authorship

• by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Die zwei Gesellen", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben [ author's text verified 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 Philipp Jarnach (1892 - 1982), "Die zwei Gesellen", 1915. [voice and piano] [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Johann Langer (1861 - 1950), "Frühlingsfahrt" [voice and piano], from Vier Lieder, no. 1. [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Robert Alexander Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Frühlingsfahrt", op. 45 (Romanzen und Balladen für Singstimme und Klavier (Heft 1)) no. 2 (1840), published 1844 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Whistling [
   text verified 1 time
  ]
• by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Die zwei Gesellen", op. 52 no. 3 (185-?) [
   text not verified 
  ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Two spry youths left home", copyright ©
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , title 1: "Due baldanzosi giovanotti", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Les deux compagnons", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Op reis in de lente", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Due baldanzosi giovanotti

Due baldanzosi giovanotti
uscivano di casa per la prima volta,
così gioiosi incontro al canto
e al suono delle chiare onde
della piena primavera.

Aspiravano ad alti ideali,
volevano, non ostate gioie e dolori,
rendere piena giustizia al mondo,
e quando lo avessero compiuto,
sarebbero stati lieti mente e cuore.

Il primo, trovò una ragazza,
la suocera comprò casa e podere;
prestò lui cullava un bimbo,
e guardava dall'accogliente stanzetta
fuori verso i suoi campi.

Al secondo cantarono ingannevoli
mille voci nel fondo,
sirene allettanti, e lo travolsero
fra le onde della seduzione,
nel vortice variopinto delle onde.

E quando venne fuori dal vortice,
era vecchio e stanco,
la sua barchetta era rimasta nel fondo,
tutto era silenzio intorno,
e sull'acqua spirava un vento freddo.

Cantano e suonano le onde
della primavera intorno a me,
e quando vedo giovani così arditi,
mi vengon ole lacrime agli occhi.
Ah, Dio, guidaci con amore a Te!

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Die zwei Gesellen", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben DUT ENG FRE
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Philipp Jarnach, Johann Langer, Robert Alexander Schumann, Johann Vesque von Püttlingen. Go to the text.

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