Darkly surges the wave of the river

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by Aloys Wilhelm Schreiber (1761 - 1841)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Dunkel rauscht des Stromes Quelle
Wo kein Stern am Himmel steht, 
Niemand weis sic noch seine Quelle, 
Niemand weiß, wohin er geht.

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Text Authorship:

by Aloys Wilhelm Schreiber (1761 - 1841), "Der Strom der Zeit"

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Darkly surges the wave of the river

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Dark is the source of the river
Where no star stands upon the heavens,
No one knows its source,
No one knows whither it flows.

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Translations of titles
"Der Strom der Zeit" = "The river of time"
"Dunkel rauscht des Stromes Welle" = "Darkly surges the wave of the river"
"Dunkel rauscht des Stromes Quelle" = "Dark is the source of the river"

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