To Mignon | Crossing over vale and river

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

An Mignon

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

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.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "An Mignon", written 1796, first published 1798

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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

To Mignon

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 Crossing over vale and river 
 the sun chariot passes cleanly.
 Ah, it stirs in its course
 my agonies, much like yours,
 deep in the heart,
 always fresh each morning.

 Hardly does the night help me,
 for my dreams themselves come
 now in mournful aspect,
 and I feel these pains
 quietly in my heart,
 a secretly-forming power.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 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), "An Mignon", written 1796, first published 1798
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 30
Word count: 148