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Wie spiegelt der See in grüngoldenem Schein!
Die Ruder, sie schaufeln im Takte;
Sie schaufeln Krystall und Edelgestein,
Und überall springen vom Felsen herein
[An]1 den Busen dem See Katarakte.
Die Sonne, sie badet im See sich so gern,
Und wandelt die Wasser in Flammen;
Aufglänzen die Fische von nah und von fern,
Eine jede Woge hat ihren Stern,
Und stürzet beseligt zusammen.
Hier liegt sich's so lieblich im Schiffe gestreckt,
Umgaukelt von flüchtigen Scherzen,
Von Rosen umduftet, von Mädchen geneckt; --
Singt, Holde, und wecket das Echo und weckt
Uns die alte Jugend im Herzen!
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with: C. Reinhold, Gedichte, Stuttgart: Carl Mäcken, 1853, page 34.
First published in the periodical Morgenblatt, November 9, 1840 (No. 268).
1 Lang: "Von"Text Authorship:
- by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), no title, written 1840, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, in Seelieder, no. 2, first published 1840 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Seelied", op. 38[39] (Sechs Lieder) no. 6 (1861), published 1867 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig und Winterthur, J. Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Lake song", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2006-12-23
Line count: 15
Word count: 97
How the lake sparkles with a green-gold shimmer!
The oars dip and pull in rhythm;
They scoop up crystals and precious stones,
And everywhere from the rocks
Cataracts are plunging [against]1 the bosom of the lake.
The sun, it bathes so gladly in the lake,
And turns the waters to flames;
From far and wide the fish sparkle,
And every wave has its own star,
And collapses ecstatically!
It is so lovely to lie stretched out in the boat
With ephemeral jests fluttering about one -
Surrounded by the scent of roses, teased by young maidens;
Sing, lovely ones, and awaken the echo,
And awaken the youth of yore in our hearts!
1 Lang: "from"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2006 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), no title, written 1840, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, in Seelieder, no. 2, first published 1840
This text was added to the website: 2006-12-23
Line count: 15
Word count: 113