A l’estany d’aigües calmes resta

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Auf dem Teich, dem Regungslosen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG ENG ENG FRE ITA

Auf dem Teich, dem Regungslosen,
Weilt des Mondes holder Glanz,
Flechtend seine bleichen Rosen
In des Schilfes grünen Kranz.

Hirsche wandeln dort am Hügel,
Blicken [in]¹ die Nacht empor;
Manchmal regt sich das Geflügel
Träumerisch im tiefen Rohr.

Weinend muß mein Blick sich senken;
Durch die tiefste Seele geht
Mir ein süßes Deingedenken,
Wie ein stilles Nachtgebet.

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¹ Mendelssohn: "durch"

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Sehnsucht, in Schilflieder, no. 5 [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 Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Auf dem Teich, dem Regungslosen ", op. 9 no. 5, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from Schilflieder von Lenau, no. 5, Wien, (Buchholz & Diebel Sort.) [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Schilflied", alternate title: "Nocturne", c1926-28, published 1928 [ voice and piano ], from Ten Songs by Ernst Bacon [sung text not yet checked]
by Conrad Baden (1908 - 1989), "Schilflied", op. 2 (Eleven Songs for Soprano and Piano) no. 4 (1930-5) [sung text not yet checked]
by Wilhelm Baumgartner (1820 - 1867), "Schilflied", op. 10 (Sechs kleine Lieder) no. 6 (1848) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Wilhelm Claussen (1843 - 1869), "Auf dem Teich", op. 2 (Fünf Schilflieder von Lenau, für eine tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1874 [ low voice and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
by Toni Edelmann (b. 1945), "Schilflied V ", published c2003 [ voice and piano ], from Herbstlieder, no. 5, Helsinki : Sulasol [sung text checked 1 time]
by Louis Ehlert (1825 - 1884), "Die Nacht", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1847 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Guttentag [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernst II, Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (1818 - 1893), "Auf dem Teich", published 1874 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Schilflieder von Lenau, no. 5, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
by Reinhold Fleischer (1842 - 1904), "Schilflied", published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Auf dem Teich, dem Regungslosen", op. 2 no. 5, published 1844 [ voice and piano ], from Schilflieder, no. 5, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
by A. Friedland , "Auf dem Teich, dem regungslosen", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Schilflieder. Cyklus von 5 Gesängen für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 5, Bremen, Praeger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
by (Leonard Johann Heinrich) Albert Fuchs (1858 - 1910), "Auf dem Teich, dem regungslosen", published 1879 [ alto or mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], from Schilflieder von Lenau. Liedercyklus für Alt (oder Mezzo-Sopran oder Bariton) mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 5, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
by Paul Geisler (1856 - 1919), "Auf dem Teich, dem regungslosen", published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung. 2. Folge. Zehn Dichtungen von Lenau und Heine, no. 4, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
by Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884 - 1920), "Auf dem Teich, dem Regungslosen", A. 3 (c1905-9), published 1909 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ], from Five German Poems, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Eduard Hermes (1818 - 1905), "Schilflied", op. 56 (Drei Lieder für Männergesang) no. 2, published 1874 [ men's chorus ], Koenigsberg, Jakubowski [sung text not yet checked]
by (Heinrich Gustav) Emil Hillmann (1845 - 1902), "Auf dem Teich, dem regungslosen", published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
by Wilhelm Kienzl (1857 - 1941), "Deingedenken", op. 18 no. 5, published 1881 [ medium voice and piano ], from Geliebt--Vergessen : Liederzyklus, no. 5, Kassel, Voigt [sung text checked 1 time]
by Mathilde von Kralik (1857 - 1944), "Auf dem Teich", 1909 [ voice and piano ], from Schilflieder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
by Hans Kretzschmer , "Schilflied", op. 5 no. 2, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Naumburg, Schmidt [sung text not yet checked]
by Julius Lammers (1829 - 1888), "Auf dem Teich, dem Regungslosen", op. 7 (Schilf-Lieder) no. 5 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Henri Marteau (1874 - 1934), "Auf dem Teich, dem Regungslosen", op. 31 (Fünf Schilflieder) no. 5, published 1925 [ baritone, viola and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Max Mayer (1859 - 1931), "Auf dem Teich, dem regungslosen", op. 5 no. 5, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], from Schilflieder von Lenau für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Schilflied", op. 71 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4 (1842) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Oscar Merz (1830 - 1904), "Die Nacht", published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder, no. 4, München, Schmid [sung text not yet checked]
by Friedrich August Naubert (1839 - 1897), "Schilflied", op. 5 (Neun Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Weimar, Kühn [sung text not yet checked]
by Victor Ernst Nessler (1841 - 1890), "Auf dem Teich", op. 40 no. 5 [ voice and piano ], from Schilflieder, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Ernst Michael Quirin Reiter (1814 - 1875), "Auf dem Teich, dem Regungslosen", op. 10 no. 2, published 1852 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Schilflieder, Gedichte von Lenau, für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 2, Zürich: Franz Hanke [sung text not yet checked]
by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Schilflied II", JWV 137 no. 3 (1862), published 2019 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Franz Ries (1846 - 1932), "Schilflied", op. 16 (Drei Lieder für Alt (oder Bariton) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1885 [ alto or baritone and piano ], Berlin, Sulzer [sung text not yet checked]
by Wilhelm Rust (1822 - 1892), "Schilflied", op. 31 (Zwei vierstimmige Lieder für S., A., T. und B.) no. 1, published 1875 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
by Sebastian Benson Schlesinger (1837 - 1917), "Schilflieder V", op. 32 no. 5 [ high voice and piano ], from Schilflieder = Chants des joncs et des roseaux, no. 5, also set in French (Français) [sung text not yet checked]
by Edwin Schultz (1827 - 1907), "Deingedenken", op. 13 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1857 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text not yet checked]
by Alwin Schutzer , "Auf dem Teich, dem Regungslosen", op. 13 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Weinholtz [sung text not yet checked]
by Sophie Seibt (1812 - 1889), "Die Nacht", op. 2 (Sechs vierstimmige Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 2, published 1852 [ SATB chorus ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]
by Clemens Seidel , "Schilflied", op. 1 (Zwei Lieder für tiefen Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1876 [ low alto and piano ], Plauen, Hohmann [sung text not yet checked]
by Ferdinand Sieber (1822 - 1895), "Auf dem Teich, dem Regungslosen", op. 98 (Zwei Schilflieder für Alt (oder Bass) mit Pianoforte (Fortsetzung von Op. 7)) no. 2, published 1895 [ alto or bass and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
by Edgar Pierre Joseph Tinel (1854 - 1912), "Auf dem Teich, dem regungslosen", op. 10 no. 5 (1875) [ voice and piano ], from Schilf-Lieder, no. 5, also set in Flemish (translated by E. Hiel) [sung text not yet checked]
by Wilhelm Moritz Vogel (1846 - 1922), "Auf dem Teich dem Regungslosen", op. 15 (Zwei Schilflieder) no. 2, published 1874 [ duet for 2 low voices with piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
by Eugen von Volborth (1854 - 1928), "In der Mondnacht", published 1874 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Eulenburg [sung text not yet checked]
by Wilhelm Weckbecker , "Schilflied", op. 3 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
by Max von Weinzierl (1841 - 1898), "Schilflied", op. 42 (Drei Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1884 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
by Theodor Wranitzky , "Schilflied", published 1900 [ men's chorus ], from Ostara. Uralte Lieder und anderer Einschlag in frischem Duft und Tau für Männerchor, no. 3, Trebitsch, Selbstverlag [sung text not yet checked]

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

by Carl Reichelt , "Schilflieder", op. 7 (Vier Lieder für Männerchor) no. 1, published 1877 [ men's chorus ], Essen, Silkrodt

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in French (Français), a translation by (Claude Adhémar) André Theuriet (1833 - 1907) , "Nocturne", subtitle: "Imité de Lenau", written 1872-82, appears in Le Livre de la Payse, nouvelles Poésies 1872-1882 , in 1. À la Payse, no. 9, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1883 [an adaptation] ; composed by Otto Bouwens van der Boijen, René Defossez.
Also set in French (Français), a translation by Sebastian Benson Schlesinger (1837 - 1917) ; composed by Sebastian Benson Schlesinger.

Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "On the pond, the motionless one", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "On the pond's serene reposes", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Sullo stagno, senza un'onda", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 57

A l’estany d’aigües calmes resta

Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

A l’estany d’aigües calmes resta
l’esclat encisador de la lluna,
trenant llurs pàl·lides roses
en la verda garlanda del canyís.

Cérvols corren allà al tossal,
alcen l’esguard a través de la nit;
de tant en tant ocells es belluguen
somiejant al fons dels joncs.

Plorant, haig d’abaixar el meu esguard;
al més profund de la meva ànima
passa un pensament de tu,
com una silent pregària nocturna.

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Translations of title(s):
"Auf dem Teich" = "A l'estany"
"Auf dem Teich, dem Regungslosen" = "A l’estany d’aigües calmes "
"Deingedenken" = "Pensar en tu"
"Die Nacht" = "La nit"
"In der Mondnacht" = "En la nit de lluna"
"Nocturne" = "Nocturn"
"Schilflied" = "Cançó del canyís"
"Schilflied II" = "Cançó del canyís II"
"Schilflied V " = "Cançó del canyís V"
"Schilflieder V" = "Cançons del canyís V"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Sehnsucht, in Schilflieder, no. 5

This text was added to the website: 2023-01-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 67