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by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836)

Am Strome
 (Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Ist mir's doch, als sey mein Leben
An den schönen Strom gebunden.
Hab' ich Frohes nicht an seinem Ufer,
Und Betrübtes hier empfunden?

Ja du gleichest meiner Seele;
Manchmahl grün, und glatt gestaltet,
Und zu Zeiten - herrschen Stürme -
Schäumend, unruhvoll, gefaltet.

Fließest zu dem fernen Meere,
Darfst allda nicht heimisch werden.
Mich drängt's auch in mildre Lande -
Finde nicht das Glück auf Erden.

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Am Strome", op. 8 (Vier Lieder) no. 4, D 539 (1817), published 1822 [ voice and piano ], Cappi und Diabelli, VN 872, Wien

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "Am Strome"

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al riu", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Bij de rivier", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "By the stream", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Près de la rivière", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Presso la corrente", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 65

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