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Sie stand im Boot und fischte, Ich sah's vom Ufer her: In's Netz die Fischlein sprangen, Als ob's zum Tanze wär'; Wollt' keins im Meere bleiben, Das Netz war viel zu klein, Sie ließ es sich gefallen, Und dacht', es muß so sein. Sie stieg aus ihrem Boote, Am Strande blieb sie stehn. Da schwoll das Meer und wogte, Als möcht' es mit ihr gehen; Und Muscheln und Korallen Trieb es ihr hinterdrein: Sie hob sie auf vom Boden, Und dacht', es muß so sein. Ich armer Hirtenbube, Was frommt mein Werben mir Mit Blumen und mit Bändern? Die Welt gehöret ihr. Ihr schlagen alle Herzen, Und wären sie von Stein. Sie nimmt's, wie Wogenrauschen, Und denkt, es muß so sein. Könnt' ich ihr selber bringen Der Sterne Silberlicht, Des Himmels Abendbläue, Was Neues wär' es nicht. Sie hielt' es vor die Augen, Und spräch': es ist ja mein! Vergäße mir zu danken Und dächt', es muß so sein. Was frommt dein blödes Klingen, Mein kleines Saitenspiel? Ist auch ihr Fenster offen, Sie hört dich doch nicht viel, Vor Hörnern oder Pfeifen, Vor Flöten und Schalmein; Sie tanzt dazu den Reigen, Und denkt, es muß so sein.
Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Die glückliche Fischerin", appears in Lyrische Reisen und epigrammatische Spaziergänge, in Lieder aus dem Meerbusen von Salerno [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Die glückliche Fischerin", 1823 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "The happy fisher maiden", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La pêcheuse heureuse", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-08-02
Line count: 40
Word count: 197
She stood in the boat and fished, I watched from the shore: Into the net the little fish jumped, As if it were dancing; None wished to remain in the sea, And the net was far too small, She let it fall, And thought, It must be so. She climbed out of her boat, And stood awhile on the beach, The sea swelled and tossed, As if it wished to go with her; And shells and corals It left behind for her: She picked them off the ground And thought, It must be so. Poor shepherd boy that I am, What profit would there be to woo her With flowers and ribbons? The world belongs to her, Every heart beats for her, And if they were made of stone, She’d take it like the roar of the waves, And think, It must be so. If I could even bring her The silver light of the stars, The evening blue of heaven, It wouldn’t impress (be anything new). She would hold it to her eye, And would say: “It’s mine!” She’d forget to thank me And would think, It must be so. What use is your foolish tinkling, My little lyre? Even if her window were open, She wouldn’t hear you very well, For the horns or pipes, For the flutes and the shawms; She dances her dance to those, And thinks, It must be so.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Die glückliche Fischerin", appears in Lyrische Reisen und epigrammatische Spaziergänge, in Lieder aus dem Meerbusen von Salerno
This text was added to the website: 2014-04-19
Line count: 40
Word count: 235