Aquest camí és segur

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Diese Richtung ist gewiß

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT

Diese Richtung ist gewiß, 
Immer schreite, schreite! 
Finsterniß und Hinderniß 
Drängt mich nicht zur Seite. 

Endlich leuchtest meinem Pfad 
Luna! klar und golden; 
Immer fort und immer grad 
Geht mein Weg zur Holden. 

Nun der Fluß die Pfade bricht, 
Ich zum Nachen schreite, 
Leite, liebes Himmelslicht! 
Mich zur andern Seite. 

Seh' ich doch das Lämpchen schon 
Aus der Hütte schimmern, 
Laß um deinen Wagenthron 
Alle Sterne glimmern.

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Neugriechische Liebe-Skolien, no. 1 [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):

possibly by Ina von Boltho (1842 - 1893), "Diese Richtung ist gewiss", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Neugriechische Liebes-Skolien für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
by Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Diese Richtungist gewiss", op. 79 (Fünf Canons für 3 Solo-St. (oder Chor) mit oder ohne Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1894 [ vocal trio or three-part chorus a cappella or with piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 67

Aquest camí és segur

Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

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Aquest camí és segur,
endavant, sempre endavant!
La foscor i els obstacles
no em faran extraviar.

Per fi il·lumines el meu camí,
lluna! Clara i daurada;
sempre més lluny i sempre directe
em porta vers la meva estimada.

Ara el riu talla els camins,
segueixo amb una barca,
guia'm, estimada llum del cel!
Fins a l'altra riba.

Ja veig la petita làmpada
resplendir des de la cabana,
deixa que totes les estrelles brillin
al voltant del teu carro celestial.

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Translations of titles:
"Diese Richtung ist gewiss" = "Aquest camí és segur"
"Diese Richtungist gewiss" = "Aquest camí segur"

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (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.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Neugriechische Liebe-Skolien, no. 1
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This text was added to the website: 2026-11-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 79