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Leise rinnt der Bach und klaget, Weil er muß vorüber zieh'n An den lieblich schönen Blumen, Die am grünen Ufer blüh'n. Sollt' ihr Bild im eig'nen Herzen Er auch wiederstrahlen seh'n, Muß er doch vorüber eilen, Darf nicht kosend stille steh'n. Bächlein! Trägst mein eig'nes Leiden; Muß ja kalt und schweigend geh'n Von der allerschönsten Blume Fort auf Nimmer-Wiederseh'n!
Confirmed with O. Malybrok-Stieler, Lyrische Gedichte und Uebertragungen nach böhmischer Kunst- und Volks-Poesie, Prag: Druck und Verlag von J. Otto, 1887, page 15
Authorship
- by Ottilie Kleinschrod, née Stieler (1830 - 1913), as Ottilie Malybrok-Stieler, "Am Bache", appears in Lyrische Gedichte und Übertragungen nach böhmischer Kunst- und Volks-Poesie, in 2. Liebe, first published 1887 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in Czech (Čeština) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904), "Am Bache", op. 82 (Vier Lieder) no. 4. [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Emil Krause (1840 - 1916), "Am Bache", op. 66 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1888 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Fr. Schuberth [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Ludwig Procházka (1837 - 1888), "Am Bache", published 1888 [voice and piano], from Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 3, Dresden, Hoffarth [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "At the brook", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Text added to the website: 2013-07-09 00:00:00
Last modified: 2017-06-30 10:33:56
Line count: 12
Word count: 59
The brook flows quietly and laments Because it has to flow past The dear, lovely flowers That bloom along the green banks. Though it might see [the image of the flowers] Reflected in its own heart, It must nevertheless hasten past; It is not permitted to stand still caressingly. Brooklet! You bear my own suffering; I, too, must walk coldly and silently Away from the most beautiful flower, Never to see her again!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ottilie Kleinschrod, née Stieler (1830 - 1913), as Ottilie Malybrok-Stieler, "Am Bache", appears in Lyrische Gedichte und Übertragungen nach böhmischer Kunst- und Volks-Poesie, in 2. Liebe, first published 1887
- a text in Czech (Čeština) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
Text added to the website: 2017-06-29 00:00:00
Last modified: 2017-06-29 11:00:44
Line count: 12
Word count: 73