A Required End Rhyme | On the mountain stands a tree branch-less

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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Translation © by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947)

Auf dem Berg ein Baum steht astlos

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Auf dem Berg ein Baum steht astlos,
Auf dem Meer ein Schiff geht mastlos.
Zwischen Berg und Meere lieget
Ein verlaßnes Gasthaus gastlos.
Zwischen Gasthaus, Meer und Berge
Schweift ein irrer Wandrer rastlos.
Baum des Lebens, deine Krone
Welke! denn dein Stamm ist bastlos.
Ei, wenn du der Lust verlustig
Giengest, bist du auch der Last los.

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Confirmed with Gesammelte Poetische Werke, neue Ausgabe, zweiter Band, ed. by Herm. Rückert, Frankfurt am Main: J. D. Sauerländer's Verlag, 1882, page 582. Appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Haus und Jahr, in Siebente Reihe. Winter.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Aufgegebene Endreime", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 4. Haus und Jahr, in 7. Siebente Reihe. Winter [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Aufgegeben Endreime", 2004 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "A Required End Rhyme", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Rime sans", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2007-05-12
Line count: 10
Word count: 57

A Required End Rhyme

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

On the mountain stands a tree branch-less,
On the sea goes a ship mast-less.
Between mountain and sea lies
an empty guest house guest-less.
Between guest house, sea and mountain
a confused wanderer roams rest-less.
Tree of life, your crown withers
because your trunk is bark-less.
Ay, when you loose your joy,
then are you also burden-less.

Text Authorship:

by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "A Required End Rhyme", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Aufgegebene Endreime", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 4. Haus und Jahr, in 7. Siebente Reihe. Winter
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-03-12
Line count: 10
Word count: 57