by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836)
Language: German (Deutsch)
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
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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