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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Der Fischer
 (Sung text for setting by F. Hensel)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE GRE ITA TUR
Das Wasser rauscht', das Wasser schwoll,
Ein Fischer saß daran,
Sah nach dem Angel ruhevoll,
Kühl bis ans Herz hinan.
Und wie er sitzt und wie er lauscht,
Theilt sich die Fluth empor;
Aus dem bewegten Wasser rauscht
Ein feuchtes Weib hervor.

 ... 

Note: the Eberwein score has a likely misprint in stanza 1, line 8, word 4: "empor".

Composition:

    Set to music by Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Der Fischer", H-U 85, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Der Fischer", written 1778?, first published 1779

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El pescador", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CZE Czech (Čeština) (Karel Dostál-Lutinov) , "Rybář", first published 1917
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De visser", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The fisherman", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le pêcheur", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Ο ψαράς", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Il pescatore", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • TUR Turkish (Türkçe) (Gül Sabar) , "Balıkçı", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 172

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