Hoor je, hoe de bronnen ruisen?

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by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Hörst du, wie die Brunnen rauschen?

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Hörst du, wie die Brunnen rauschen?
Hörst du, wie die Grille zirpt?
Stille, stille, laß uns lauschen,
Selig, wer in Träumen stirbt;
Selig, wen die Wolken wiegen,
[Wem]¹ der Mond ein Schlaflied singt;
O! wie selig kann der fliegen,
Dem der Traum den Flügel schwingt,
Daß an blauer Himmelsdecke
Sterne er wie Blumen pflückt;
Schlafe, träume, flieg, ich wecke
Bald dich auf und bin beglückt!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• R. Strauss

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Confirmed with Clemens Brentano's gesammelte schriften. Zweiter Band. Weltliche Gedichte, ed. by Christian Brentano, Frankfurt am Main, J. D. Sauerländer's Verlag, 1852, pages 441-442.

Note: Line 6 word 1 is "Wenn" in the first edition, but later editions use "Wem".

¹ Strauss: "Wenn"

Text Authorship:

by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), no title, appears in Das Märchen von dem Myrtenfräulein [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 Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Lied des Prinzen", op. 101a (2024) [ baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Säusle, liebe Myrte!", op. 68 (Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Clemens Brentano) no. 3 (1918-1919)
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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2003
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2025-06-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

Hoor je, hoe de bronnen ruisen?

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Hoor je, hoe de bronnen ruisen?
Hoor je hoe de krekel kerft?
Stil maar, stil maar, laat ons luist’ren,
Zalig wie in dromen sterft;
Zalig wie de wolken wiegen,
Voor wie de maan een slaaplied zingt;
O, hoe zalig kan hij vliegen
Voor wie de droom zijn vleugels swingt;
Zodat aan ‘t blauwe hemellaken
Sterren hij als bloemen plukt;
Slaap maar, droom maar, vlieg, ik maak je
Wakker gauw en ben verrukt!

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Translator's notes
Line 6: 'Voor' bij Strauss te zingen op een voorslag
Line 8, words 1 and 2: Bij Strauss slechts één woord: 'als'
Line 9, word 1: Bij Strauss te zingen op twee achtsten
Line 12, word 3: Bij Strauss in de herhaling 'ik'

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This text was added to the website: 2025-06-14
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Word count: 72