Fischer
 Was spähest du nach der Angel
 Von Morgen bist zur Nacht,
 Und hast mit aller Mühe doch
 Kein Fischlein aufgebracht?

Jüngling
 Ich angle nicht nach Fischen,
 Ich sah in Meeresschacht,
 Wohl jeder Angel [allzu]1 tief,
 Viel königliche Pracht.

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¹ Kreutzer: "je zu"

Text Authorship:

• by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), no title, appears in Der Königssohn, no. 4 [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 Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Der Fischer", op. 70, Heft 4 (4. Folge der Frühlings- und Wanderlieder) no. 10, KWV 9109 no. 10 [ voice and piano ], from 12 Lieder und Romanzen von L. Uhland, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 10, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

• by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Was spähest du nach der Angel", op. 116 no. 3 (1851), published 1853 [ soli, chorus and orchestra ], from Der Königssohn, no. 3, Leipzig, Whistling
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The fisherman", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-03-19
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