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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
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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
Emplis à nouveau buissons et vallons
Silencieux de ton brumeux éclat,
Et enfin libère
Mon âme toute entière.
...
Mon cœur est empli de chaque écho
De ces moments joyeux et troubles,
Il oscille entre joie et peine
Dans la solitude.
Coule, coule chère rivière !
Jamais je ne serai joyeux ;
Quand se sont évanouis les badinages, les baisers
Et la fidélité.
Un jour j'ai pourtant possédé
Quelque chose de si délicieux !
Que malgré ses tourments,
Jamais l'on oublie.
Murmure, rivière, au long de la vallée,
Sans cesse ni repos,
Murmure, chantonne, à ma chanson
Ajoute ta mélodie,
Quand par les nuits d'hiver,
Furieuse, tu débordes,
Ou bien dans la splendeur du printemps
Quand tu es la source des bourgeons.
Bienheureux celui qui du monde,
Sans haine s'est retranché,
Qui tient un ami sur son sein
Et avec lui se réjouit,
Ce qui n'est pas connu des hommes
Ou pas même envisagé
Dans les labyrinthes du cœur
Erre dans la nuit.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-9 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (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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Line count: 36
Word count: 174