Spreuken van Confucius | Drie karakters heeft de tijd

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by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Dreifach ist der Schritt der Zeit

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Dreyfach ist der Schritt der Zeit,
Zögernd kommt die Zukunft hergezogen,
Pfeilschnell ist das Jetzt entflogen,
Ewig still steht die Vergangenheit.

Keine Ungeduld beflügelt
Ihren Schritt, wenn sie verweilt.
Keine Furcht, kein Zweifel zügelt
Ihren Lauf, wenn sie enteilt.
Keine Reu, kein Zaubersegen
Kann die stehende bewegen.

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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 Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Spruch des Confucius", written 1795

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Spreuken van Confucius", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sentence de Confucius", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Spreuken van Confucius

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Drie karakters heeft de tijd:
Aarz'lend komt de Toekomst aangekropen,
Pijlsnel is het Nu verlopen,
Eeuwig stil staat de Verleden tijd.

Niets van ongeduld bevleugelt
Ooit zijn pas, als hij verwijlt.
Twijfelzucht noch vrees beteugelt
Ooit zijn loop, als hij wegijlt,
Niets van rouw, geen toverzegen
Kan de stilstaande bewegen.

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