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Den Fischer fechten Sorgen Und Gram und Leid nicht an, Er löst am frühen Morgen Mit leichtem Sinn den Kahn. Da lagert rings noch Friede Auf Wald und Flur und Bach, Er ruft mit seinem Liede Die gold'ne Sonne wach. [Und]1 singt zu seinem Werke Aus voller frischer Brust, Die Arbeit gibt ihm Stärke, Die Stärke Lebenslust! Bald wird ein bunt Gewimmel In allen Tiefen laut, Und plätschert durch den Himmel Der sich im Wasser baut - Und schlüpft auf glatten Steinen Und badet sich und schnellt, Der Große frißt den Kleinen Wie auf der ganzen Welt. Doch wer ein Netz will stellen Braucht Augen klar und gut, Muß heiter gleich den Wellen Und frey seyn wie die Fluth; Dort angelt auf der Brücke Die Hirtinn - schlauer Wicht, [Gib auf nur deine]2 Tücke Den Fisch betrügst du nicht!
F. Schubert sets stanzas 1-4, 6-7
Confirmed with Dichtungen vom Freyherrn Franz von Schlechta. Erster Band. Wien, 1824. Im v. Hirschfeld'schen Verlage, pages 115-116.
Note: Schlechta's poem was posthumously published again in a substantially revised version with the title Fischerlied in Ephemeren, see below.
1 Schubert: "Er"2 Schubert (2nd version only): "Entsage deiner"
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Xaver Freiherr von Schlechta (1796 - 1875), "Fischerweise" [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Fischerweise", op. 96 (Vier Lieder) no. 4, D 881 (1826), published 1828, stanzas 1-4,6-7 [ voice and piano ], Lithographisches Institut, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Another version of this text exists in the database.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La cançó del pescador", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Visserslied", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Fisherman's song", copyright © 2015
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chanson de pêcheur", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Μελωδία του ψαρά", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) [singable] (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Pescando", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 137
No cares assail the fisherman - neither grief nor sorrow; Early in the morning he unties His boat with a light heart. It is peaceful all about him [In woods and meadows and brooks]1; He rouses with his song The golden sun. To his labours he sings with a full and sanguine heart; The work gives him strength -- And strength gives life joy. Soon a colorful throng is swarming loudly in the depths, And it splashes through the sky That lies reflected in the water - And it slips over smooth stones And swims and darts: The large [creature] feeds upon the small, Just as it is throughout the world. But he who wishes to cast a net Needs eyes both clear and good; He must be swift, like the waves, And unfettered, like the stream. There on the bridge the shepherdess Is fishing. Artful creature, Enough of your tricks -- You will not deceive this fish.
1 For "Auf allen Flur und Bach" use "In all the meadows and brooks"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Xaver Freiherr von Schlechta (1796 - 1875), "Fischerweise"
This text was added to the website: 2015-08-20
Line count: 28
Word count: 154