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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)

Unsre Quelle kommt im Schatten
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Unsre Quelle kommt im Schatten
Duft'ger Linden an das Licht,
Und wie dort die Vögel singen,
Nein, das weiß doch jeder nicht!

Und das Mädchen kam zur Quelle,
Einen Krug in jeder Hand,
Wollte schnell die Krüge füllen,
Als ein Jüngling vor ihr stand.

Mögen wohl geplaudert haben,
Kam das Mädchen spät nach Haus:
Gute Mutter, sollst nicht schelten,
Sandtest selbst ja mich hinaus.

Geht man leicht zur Quelle, trägt man
Doch zu Haus ein schwer Gewicht,
Und wie dort die Vögel singen, -
Mutter, nein, das weißt du nicht!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Die Quelle", appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte [author's text not yet checked 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 Elisabeth Bollmann , "Die Quelle", 1905 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Carl Goldmark (1830 - 1915), "Die Quelle", op. 18 (Zwölf Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1869 [ high voice and piano ], Wien, Gotthard [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Victor Hansmann (1871 - 1909), "Die Quelle", op. 7 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Stahl [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Die Quelle von Chamisso", published 1843 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Mechetti [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880 - 1951), "Die Quelle", op. 46 (Sieben Gedichte = Семь стихотворений (Sem' stikhotvorenij)) no. 6 (1925-6) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Henri Wilhelm Petri (1856 - 1914), "Die Quelle ", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Nic. Thauret , "Die Quelle", published 1884 [ medium voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Mannheim, Heckel [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The water spring", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La fontaine", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 89

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