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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation © by Elisa Rapado

An den Mond
 (Sung text for setting by J. Kinkel)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT CHI DUT ENG FRE ITA SPA
Füllest wieder Busch und Thal
Still mit Nebelglanz,
Lösest endlich auch einmal
Meine Seele ganz;

 ... 

Jeden Nachklang fühlt mein Herz
Froh- und trüber Zeit,
Wandle zwischen Freud' und Schmerz
In der Einsamkeit.

Fließe, fließe, lieber Fluß!
Nimmer werd' ich froh,
So verrauschte Scherz und Kuß,
Und die Treue so.

Ich besaß es doch einmal,
Was so köstlich ist!
Daß man doch zu seiner Qual
Nimmer es vergißt!

Rausche, Fluß, das Thal entlang,
Ohne Rast und Ruh,
Rausche, flüstre meinem Sang
Melodien zu,

Wenn du in der Winternacht
Wüthend überschwillst,
Oder um die Frühlingspracht
Junger Knospen quillst.

Selig, wer sich vor der Welt
Ohne Haß verschließt,
Einen Freund am Busen hält
Und mit dem genießt,

Was, von Menschen nicht gewußt
Oder nicht bedacht,
Durch das Labyrinth der Brust
Wandelt in der Nacht.

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

Note: The initial version of this poem, sent to Charlotte von Stein in March 1778, was not published by Goethe (see below).

Note for stanza 6, line 2: in one of Schubert's settings (D 296 only), this line is "Ohne Rast, und ohne Ruh".

Composition:

    Set to music by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "An den Mond", op. 7 no. 5 (1838), published [1838], stanzas 1,3-9 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "An den Mond", written 1777, first published 1789

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de maan", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "You fill bush and valley again", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Alla luna", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , 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: 150

A la luna
 (Sung text translation for setting by J. Kinkel)
 See original
Language: Spanish (Español)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Llenas de nuevo arbusto y valle
callada con brillo de niebla
alivias al fin en un momento
mi alma entera

 ... 

Mi corazón siente cada recuerdo
de tiempos felices y preocupados
se mueve entre alegría y dolor
en la soledad.

Fluye, fluye querido río
nunca volveré a ser feliz
Así desaparecieron las bromas y besos
y también la fidelidad.

Estuve obsesionado con ello una vez
y es algo muy valioso,
para tortura de uno
nunca se olvida.

Apresúrate, querido río, a través del valle
sin descanso ni reposo,
murmura, susurra a mi canto
tus propias melodías.

Cuando en la noche de invierno
creces iracundo
O en el esplendor de la primavera
haces nacer los primeros brotes.

Dichoso el que, frente al mundo
se protege del odio,
Estrecha a un amigo contra su pecho
y disfruta con él

Cuanto los hombres desconocen
aquello en lo que no han pensado
cruza el laberinto del pecho
y camina en la noche.

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

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2018 by Elisa Rapado, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "An den Mond", written 1777, first published 1789
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This text was added to the website: 2018-10-17
Line count: 36
Word count: 174

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