Het water wil stromen

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Es rauschet das Wasser

(Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE LIT SPA

Sie
 Es rauschet das Wasser
 Und bleibet nicht stehn;
 Gar lustig die Sterne
 Am Himmel hin gehn;
 Gar lustig die Wolken
 Am Himmel hin ziehn;
 So rauschet die Liebe
 Und fähret dahin.

Er
 Es rauschen die Wasser, 
 Die Wolken zergehn;
 Doch bleiben die Sterne, 
 Sie wandeln und gehn.
 So auch mit der Liebe, 
 Der treuen, geschicht,
 Sie wegt sich, sie regt sich,
 Und ändert sich nicht.

Composition:

Johannes Brahms

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Jery und Bätely

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Mormolen les aigües", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfonso Sebastián) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Het water wil stromen

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)

See original

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Zij:
 Het water wil stromen
 En blijft niet graag staan;
 Heel blij volgen sterren
 Hun hemelse baan;
 Heel blij volgen wolken
 Hun hemelse spoor;
 Zo stroomt ook de liefde
 En gaat er vandoor.

Hij:
 De wateren ruisen,
 De  wolken, zij gaan;
 Toch blijven de sterren,
 Zij schuiven en gaan.
 Dit is wat met liefde
 Die trouw is, geschiedt,
 Zij weegt zich, beweegt zich,
 Maar wijzigt zich niet.

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