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by Elisabeth Borchers (1926 - 2013)

Juni
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es kommt eine Zeit,
da sind die Fische blau.

Die blauen Fische kommen
die kleinen und großen
Bäche hinab.
Sie fahren durch Flüsse
und Seen.
Sie wollen alle ins Meer.

Wenn wir ganz schnell laufen
zum Bach,
zum Fluß,
zum See,
kommt ein blauer Fisch daher.

Wir fragen ihn:
Wohin willst du, Fisch?
Und er antwortet nicht.

Wir fragen den Fisch:
Bist du stumm?
Und der Fisch sagt:
Ja, ich bin stumm.

Und er ist fort.

Text Authorship:

  • by Elisabeth Borchers (1926 - 2013), "Juni" [author's text not yet checked 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 Sylke Zimpel (b. 1959), "Juni" [ women's chorus ], from Und oben schwimmt die Sonne davon, no. 6, Edition Choris Mundi
        Publisher: Edition Choris Mundi [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-01-03
Line count: 21
Word count: 76

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