By the river | Flow away, well-loved songs

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Am Flusse

(Sung text for setting by G. Gerson)

See original

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CHI DUT ENG FRE ITA

Verfließet, vielgeliebte Lieder,
Zum Meere der Vergessenheit!
Kein Knabe sing' entzückt euch wieder,
Kein Mädchen in der Blütenzeit.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

First published 1799 in Schiller's Musen-Almanach with the title "An meine Lieder" and with "Justus Amman" as the author's name.

Composition:

Georg Gerson

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Am Flusse", written 1768-9, first published 1799

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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
CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "在河边", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Bij de rivier", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "By the river", copyright ©
ENG English (Edgar Alfred Bowring) , "By the river", first published 1853
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Au bord du fleuve", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Sul fiume", copyright © 2009, (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: 8
Word count: 45

By the river

(Sung text translation for setting by G. Gerson)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Flow away, well-loved songs,
To the ocean of forgetfulness!
No lad will delightedly sing you again,
Nor any maiden in the time of blossoms.

 ...

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Am Flusse", written 1768-9, first published 1799
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 48