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Vom Meere trennt sich die Welle, Und seufzet durch Blumen im Thal, Und fühlet gewiegt in der Quelle, Gebannt in dem Brunnen nur - Qual! [Sie sehnt sich,]1 die Welle, In lispelnder Quelle, Im murmelnden Bache, Im Brunnengemache Zum Meer, von dem sie kam, [Aus]2 dem sie Leben nahm, Von dem, des Irrens matt und müde, Sie süße Ruh verhofft und Friede.
Confirmed with Gedichte von H. J. v. Collin. Wien, 1812. Gedruckt und im Verlage bey Anton Strauß, page 26.
1 Schubert: "Es sehnt sich"2 Schubert (second version only): "Von"
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Joseph, Edler von Collin (1771 - 1811), "Leiden der Trennung", subtitle: "Nach Metastasio" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, written 1730, appears in Artaserse
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Leiden der Trennung", D 509 (1816), published 1872 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El dolor de la separació", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Scheidingsverdriet", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Judith Kellock) , "The sorrow of parting", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Douleur de la séparation", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 63
La vague divise la mer Et soupire à travers les fleurs dans la vallée, Et ressent bercée dans le courant, Ou ensorcelée dans la fontaine, seulement un tourment ! La vague est pleine de nostalgie Dans la source qui chuchote, Dans le ruisseau qui murmure, Dans la vasque d'une fontaine, Pour la mer d'où elle vient, Où elle a pris vie, Où faible et lasse d'errer Elle espère un doux repos et la paix.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Heinrich Joseph, Edler von Collin (1771 - 1811), "Leiden der Trennung", subtitle: "Nach Metastasio"
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, written 1730, appears in Artaserse
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 73