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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 [vergeh'n]1; Doch bleiben die Sterne, Sie wandeln und [steh'n]2. So auch mit der Liebe, [Der treuen, geschicht]3, Sie wegt sich, sie regt sich, Und ändert sich nicht.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Brahms: "zergehn"
2 Brahms: "gehn"
3 in some editions of Goethe, "Der Treuen, geschieht"
Authorship
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Jery und Bätely [author's text checked 1 time 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 Reinhold Becker (1842 - 1924), "Es rauschet das Wasser", op. 64 (Drei Duette für Sopran und Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1892 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Leipzig, Klemm [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Es rauschet das Wasser", op. 28 (Vier Duette für Alt und Bariton mit Pianoforte) no. 3 (1862), published 1864 [ vocal duet for alto and baritone with piano ], Wien, Spina [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Charles John Hargitt (1833 - 1918), "Es rauschet das Wasser", published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Het water wil stromen", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The water rushes", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'eau murmure", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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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 staan1. Dit is wat met liefde Die trouw is, geschiedt, Zij weegt zich, beweegt zich, Maar wijzigt zich niet.
1 Bij Brahms: gaan
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Jery und Bätely
This text was added to the website: 2014-07-09
Line count: 18
Word count: 67