The fisherman | The water roared, the water swelled

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Der Fischer

(Sung text for setting by F. Hensel)

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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.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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

Composition:

Fanny Hensel

Text Authorship:

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

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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: 174

The fisherman

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Hensel)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The water roared, the water swelled;
a fisherman sat beside,
gazing calmly at his fishing line,
cool to his very heart.
And as he sits there and as he listens,
the waves split
and from the turbulent water
a watery woman bursts up.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Line count: 32
Word count: 211