by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Über Thal und Fluß getragen,
Ziehet rein der Sonne Wagen.
Ach, sie regt in ihrem Lauf,
So wie deine, meine Schmerzen,
Tief im Herzen,
Immer morgens wieder auf.
Kaum will mir die Nacht noch frommen,
Denn die Träume selber kommen
Nun in trauriger Gestalt,
Und ich fühle dieser Schmerzen,
Still im Herzen,
Heimlich bildende Gewalt.
...
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "An Mignon", subtitle: "erste Fassung (version 1)", D. no. 161 (1815), stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "An Mignon", written 1796, first published 1798
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A Mignon", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan Mignon", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To Mignon", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À Mignon", copyright © 2010, (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: 30
Word count: 142