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by Franz Adolf Friedrich von Schober (1796 - 1882)

Der Pilger am See
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Du lächelst aus der Felsenwiege, 
Geheimnißvoller Alpensee, 
Und weckst durch deine holden Züge 
Zu neuer Qual das alte Weh.  

Was soll dein liebesüßes Werben, 
Das mich im Wellenschlag umrauscht? 
Ich weiß es ja, daß nur Verderben 
In deinen kühlen Armen lauscht. 

So blickten ihre lieben Augen, 
So himmelspiegelnd -- blau und klar! 
Der Brust die Seele zu entsaugen, 
Dir ihr nun folgt unwandelbar. 

Drum irr' ich nun -- von ihr geschieden --
Von meinem Selbst -- durch Schicksalshohn, 
Hier ohne Leben, ohne Frieden, 
[Den]1 Schemen gleich am Acheron.

O singet, silberne Sylphiden, 
Im lispelnden Sirenenchor 
Dem Sehnsuchtskranken -- Lebensmüden 
Die eigene Geschichte vor!

Ich kann den Schmerzenszug verstehen,
Der bang durch euren Wohllaut bebt, 
Ich habe selber diese Wehen,
Die Seligkeiten selbst erlebt.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   W. Goethe 

View original text (without footnotes)

Confirmed with Franz von Schober, Gedichte, Stuttgart und Tübingen: J. G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1842, pages 32-33.

1 von Goethe: "Dem"

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Adolf Friedrich von Schober (1796 - 1882), "Der Pilger am See", appears in Gedichte [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 Walter von Goethe (1817 - 1885), "Der Pilger am See", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1841/2 [ voice and piano ], Bonn: N.Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The pilgrim at the lake", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Bertram Kottmann , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2020-04-16
Line count: 24
Word count: 119

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