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Ist mir's doch, als sey mein Leben An den schönen Strom gebunden. Hab' ich Frohes nicht [am]1 Ufer, Und Betrübtes hier empfunden? Ja du gleichest meiner Seele; Manchmahl grün, und glatt gestaltet, Und zu Zeiten - herrschen [Winde]2 - Schäumend, unruhvoll, gefaltet. Fließest [fort zum]3 fernen Meere, Darfst allda nicht heimisch werden. Mich drängt's auch in mildre Lande - Finde nicht das Glück auf Erden.
Confirmed with Gedichte von Johann Mayrhofer. Wien. Bey Friedrich Volke. 1824, page 78.
1 Schubert: "an seinem"2 Schubert: "Stürme"
3 Schubert: "zu dem"
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "Am Strome" [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Am Strome", op. 8 (Vier Lieder) no. 4, D 539 (1817), published 1822 [ voice and piano ], Cappi und Diabelli, VN 872, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al riu", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Bij de rivier", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "By the stream", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Près de la rivière", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Presso la corrente", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 65
Mi sembra come se la vita mia a questo bel ruscello fosse unita; felicità conobbi sulle sue sponde ma non ho pure tristezza provata? Sì, all'animo mio tu rassomigli; a volte verde e sereno, altre volte, quando soffia il vento, spumeggiante, agitato, inquieto! Scorri verso il mare lontano, non puoi sentirti a casa qua; anche io bramo terre più miti su questa terra non trovo felicità.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2010 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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 Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "Am Strome"
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 66