Do you hear how the fountains roar?

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by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Hörst du, wie die Brunnen rauschen?

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Hörst du, wie die Brunnen rauschen?
Hörst du, wie die Grille zirpt?
Stille, stille, laß uns lauschen,
Selig, wer in Träumen stirbt;
Selig, wen die Wolken wiegen,
[Wem]¹ der Mond ein Schlaflied singt;
O! wie selig kann der fliegen,
Dem der Traum den Flügel schwingt,
Daß an blauer Himmelsdecke
Sterne er wie Blumen pflückt;
Schlafe, träume, flieg, ich wecke
Bald dich auf und bin beglückt!

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• R. Strauss

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Confirmed with Clemens Brentano's gesammelte schriften. Zweiter Band. Weltliche Gedichte, ed. by Christian Brentano, Frankfurt am Main, J. D. Sauerländer's Verlag, 1852, pages 441-442.

Note: Line 6 word 1 is "Wenn" in the first edition, but later editions use "Wem".

¹ Strauss: "Wenn"

Text Authorship:

by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), no title, appears in Das Märchen von dem Myrtenfräulein [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Lied des Prinzen", op. 101a (2024) [ baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Säusle, liebe Myrte!", op. 68 (Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Clemens Brentano) no. 3 (1918-1919)
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Do you hear how the fountains roar?

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Do you hear how the fountains roar?
Do you hear how the cricket twitters?
Hush, hush, let us listen.
Blessed is he who dies in his dreams;
Blessed is he whom clouds cradle,
when the moon sings a lullaby;
Oh! how blissfully can he fly,
he who brandishes wings in his dreams,
so that on the blue roof of Heaven
he may pick stars like flowers;
sleep, dream, fly - I will awaken
you soon and you will be happy!

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This text was added to the website: 2025-06-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 79