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by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Danksagung an den Bach
 (Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT CHI DUT ENG FIN FRE GRE ITA KOR POR
War es also gemeint,
Mein rauschender Freund,
Dein Singen, dein Klingen,
War es also gemeint?

Zur Müllerin hin!
So lautet der Sinn.
Gelt, hab' ich's verstanden?
Zur Müllerin hin!

Hat sie dich geschickt?
Oder hast mich berückt?
Das möcht' ich noch wissen,
Ob sie dich geschickt.

Nun wie's auch mag sein,
Ich gebe mich drein:
Was ich such', ist gefunden,
Wie's immer mag sein.

Nach Arbeit ich frug,
Nun hab ich genug,
Für die Hände, für's Herze
Vollauf genug!

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Danksagung an den Bach", op. 25 no. 4, D 795 no. 4 (1823), from Die schöne Müllerin, no. 4
        Score: IMSLP [external link]

Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Danksagung an den Bach", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Die schöne Müllerin, no. 5, first published 1821

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Agraïment al rierol", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Dankwoord aan de beek", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Giving thanks to the brook", copyright ©
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kiitoslaulu purolle ", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Remerciements au ruisseau", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Athanasios Papaisiou) , "Ευχαριστίες στο ρυάκι", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Ringraziamento al ruscello", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "시냇물에 대한 감사", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Caê Vieira) , "Agradecimento ao Rio", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 82

Dankwoord aan de beek
 (Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)
 See original
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Is het dit wat jou zint,
Mijn ruisende vriend?
Jouw zingen, jouw dringen,
Is het dit wat jou zint?
 
Op naar de mulderin!
Dat geef jij me in.
Wel, heb ik ‘t begrepen?
Naar de1 mulderin!
 
Zond zij jou naar mij?
Of die waan, die schiep jij?
Dat wou ik nog weten:
Zond zij jou naar mij?
 
Waaraan ‘k ook begin,
Ik ga er op in:
Wat ik zocht heb ‘k gevonden,
Waaraan ‘k ook begin.
 
Naar arbeid ik vroeg.
Nu heb ik genoeg,
Voor het hart, voor de handen,
Meer dan genoeg!

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2005 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.

    Lau Kanen.  Contact: boudewijnkanen (AT) gmail (DOT) com


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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Danksagung an den Bach", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Die schöne Müllerin, no. 5, first published 1821
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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-14
Line count: 20
Word count: 94

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