Where the lofty Alps arise

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by August Ruge (1790 - 1833)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Fischerlied

(Sung text for setting by J. Herbeck)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

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Doch, was hemmt des Stromes friedlich Wallen,
Störet dort die sichre, freie Bahn?
Hör' ich nicht der Fluthen lautes Fallen
Wie beym wilden, tobenden Orkan?

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 7 of the original text.

Composition:

Johann Herbeck

Huldigung der Tonsetzer Wiens an Ihre Majestät die allerdurchlauchtigste Frau Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Kaiserin von Österreich, Königin von Ungarn und Böhmen etc. Überreicht von der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde des österreichischen Kaiserstaates 1854

Text Authorship:

by August Ruge (1790 - 1833), "Des Rheinstroms Lebenslauf."

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Song of the fishermen

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Herbeck)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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But what thwarts the peaceful journey of the river,
What disturbs the safe, free passage?
Do I not hear the loud falling of the waters
As during a wild, raging hurricane?

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 7 of the original text.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by August Ruge (1790 - 1833), "Des Rheinstroms Lebenslauf."
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