by Friedrich Hermann Frey (1839 - 1911), as Martin Greif
Wohin, o Bächlein, schnelle?
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): FIN
Wohin, o Bächlein, schnelle? „Hinab ins Tal.” Verhalte deine Welle! „Ein andermal.” Was treibt dich so von hinnen? „Ei, hielt ich je?” Willst du nicht ruh'n und sinnen? „Ja, dort im See.” Bist du schon gram der Erden? „Ich eile zu.” Du wirst schon still werden! „Nicht minder du.”
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Confirmed with Gedichte von Martin Greif, Sechste, reich vermehrte Auflage, Leipzig, C. F. Amelangs Verlag, 1895, page 34.
Authorship:
- by Friedrich Hermann Frey (1839 - 1911), as Martin Greif, "Der Wanderer und der Bach", appears in Gedichte, in Lieder [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 Fritz Jürgens (1888 - 1915), "Der Wanderer an der Bach", published 1911 [ voice and piano ], from 36 Gedichte von Martin Greif, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Der Wanderer und der Bach", op. 72 (6 sånger (Six songs)) no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Der Wanderer und der Bach", op. 5 (Five Songs) no. 5 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Erkki Pullinen
This text was added to the website: 2007-10-22
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Word count: 49