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by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Dein Jüngling träumet
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
   Dein Jüngling träumet
Am Wasserfall.
Das woget und schäumet
In ewigem Schwall.

   Mit Wonnegebrülle
Gießt es daher
Unendliche Fülle,
Und wird nicht leer;

   Springt auf an den Steinen,
Und stemmt sich zurück,
Hernieder zu weinen
Unsägliches Glück;

   Und sauset und blitzet
In seligem [Graus] 1,
Und brauset und spritzet
Die Seele sich aus.

   Und obendrauf weilet
Die Sonne so mild,
In Farben zertheilet
Das göttliche Bild.

   So stürzet mein Leben,
Die Sonne du drin,
In trunkenem Beben, --
Ich weiß nicht, wohin?

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•   J. Lang 

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Confirmed with C. Reinhold, Gedichte, Stuttgart: Carl Mäcken, 1853, pages 18-19.

First published in the periodical Morgenblatt, April 8, 1841 (No. 84).

1 Lang: "Braus"


Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Der Wasserfall", written 1840, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1841 [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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Am Wasserfall", op. 12 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1 (1841), published 1845 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "By the waterfall", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2006-11-26
Line count: 24
Word count: 83

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