Der du so lustig rauschtest, Du heller, wilder Fluß, Wie still bist du geworden, Giebst keinen Scheidegruß. Mit harter, starrer Rinde Hast du dich überdeckt, Liegst kalt und unbeweglich Im Sande [hingestreckt]1. In deine Decke grab' ich Mit einem spitzen Stein Den Namen meiner Liebsten Und Stund' und Tag hinein: Den Tag des ersten Grußes, Den Tag, an dem ich ging, Um Nam' und Zahlen windet Sich ein zerbrochner Ring. Mein Herz, in diesem Bache Erkennst du nun dein Bild? Ob's unter seiner Rinde Wohl auch so reißend schwillt?
Confirmed with Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten. Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Müller. Zweites Bändchen. Deßau 1824. Bei Christian Georg Ackermann, pages 87-88; and with Urania. Taschenbuch auf das Jahr 1823. Neue Folge, fünfter Jahrgang. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus. 1823, page 217.
First published in Urania (see above) as no. 7 of Wanderlieder von Wilhelm Müller. Die Winterreise. In 12 Liedern.
1 Müller (Urania), and Schubert: "ausgestreckt"Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Auf dem Flusse", written 1821-22, appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Die Winterreise, no. 8, first published 1823 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Reiner Bredemeyer (1929 - 1995), "Auf dem Flusse", 1984, first performed 1985 [ baritone, horn, and piano ], from Die Winterreise, no. 8, VEB Deutscher Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Auf dem Flusse", op. 89 no. 7, D 911 no. 7 (1827), published 1828 [ voice and piano ], from Winterreise, no. 7, Haslinger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes (Hans) Wolfgang Zender (b. 1936), "Auf dem Flusse", 1993 [ tenor and small orchestra ], from Schuberts Winterreise, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , "Op die rivier", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al riu", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "河上", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Op de rivier", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Arthur Rishi) , "On the stream", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "At the river", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Joella", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sur le fleuve", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRI Frisian [singable] (Pieter Wiersma) , "Oan de Wetterkant", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) , "על הנהר", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Ar an sruthán", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Sul fiume", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "냇물 위에", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Prie upės", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , "Sobre el río", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Ofer Sheinberg , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
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