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Des Menschen Seele
Gleicht dem Wasser:
Vom Himmel kommt es,
Zum Himmel steigt es,
Und wieder nieder
Zur Erde muß es,
Ewig wechselnd.
...
Seele des Menschen,
Wie gleichst du dem Wasser!
Schicksal des Menschen,
Wie gleichst du dem Wind!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,6 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Enjott Schneider (b. 1950), "Gesang der Geister über den Wassern (Des Menschen Seele gleicht dem Wasser)", 2020, stanzas 1,6 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Lieder der Natur, no. 3, confirmed with a CD booklet
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Gesang der Geister über den Wassern", written 1779, first published 1789
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Gezang der geesten over de wateren", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Shawn Thuris) , "Song of the spirits over the waters", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chant des esprits sur les eaux", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canto degli spiriti sopra le acque", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Martin-Beatus Meier , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 35
Word count: 122
De ziel der mensen
Lijkt op 't water:
Van de hemel komt het,
Ten hemel stijgt het,
En dan weer keren
Naar d' aarde moet het,
Eeuwig wiss'lend.
...
Ziel van de mensen,
Wat lijk je op 't water!
Lot van de mensen,
Wat lijk jij op wind!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,6 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2011 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Gesang der Geister über den Wassern", written 1779, first published 1789
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This text was added to the website: 2011-11-11
Line count: 35
Word count: 129