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by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)
Translation © by Amelia Maria Imbarrato

Der Pilgrim
 (Sung text for setting by C. Kreutzer)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Noch in meines Lebens Lenze
  War ich und ich wandert' aus,
Und der Jugend frohe Tänze
  Ließ ich des Vaters Haus.

 ... 

Denn mich trieb ein mächtig Hoffen
  Und ein dunkles Glaubenswort,
Wandle, riefs, der Weg ist offen,
  Immer nach dem Aufgang fort.

 ... 

Abend wards und wurde Morgen,
  Nimmer, nimmer stand ich still,
Aber immer bliebs verborgen,
  Was ich suche, was ich will.

 ... 

Hin zu einem großen Meere
  Trieb mich seiner Wellen Spiel,
Vor mir liegts in weiter Leere,
  Näher bin ich nicht dem Ziel.

Ach kein Steg will dahin führen,
  Ach der Himmel über mir
Will die Erde nie berühren,
  Und das dort ist niemals hier.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3,5,8-9 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Der Pilgrim", stanzas 1,3,5,8-9

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Der Pilgrim", written 1803, first published 1803

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El pelegrí ", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De pelgrim", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "The Pilgrim", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le pèlerin", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Il pellegrino", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 187

Il pellegrino
 (Sung text translation for setting by C. Kreutzer)
 See original
Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Era la mia vita a primavera, 
quando cominciai a pellegrinare,
e le liete danze di gioventù, 
le lasciai nella casa del padre.

 ... 

Allora mi spingeva una forte speranza 
e un'oscura parola di fede,
cammina, gridava, la via è aperta, 
sempre verso l'alto.

 ... 

Venne sera e venne giorno, 
non mi sono mai fermato;
ma sempre rimaneva nascosto 
ciò che cerco, ciò che voglio.

 ... 

Al mare immenso 
mi condusse il gioco delle sue onde:
davanti a me, solo il vuoto, 
non mi avvicino alla meta.

Ah, non c'è strada 
che mi porti là, 
il cielo per me non tocca mai la terra,
e l'Altrove non è mai Qui!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3,5,8-9 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2005 by Amelia Maria Imbarrato, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.

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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Der Pilgrim", written 1803, first published 1803
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This text was added to the website: 2005-09-11
Line count: 36
Word count: 192

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