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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Translation © by Salvador Pila
Am Strom
Language: German (Deutsch)
Der [Fluß]1 glitt einsam hin und rauschte, Wie sonst, noch immer, immerfort, Ich stand am Strand gelehnt und lauschte, Ach, was ich [liebt']2, war lange fort! Kein Laut, kein Windeshauch, kein Singen Ging durch den weiten Mittag schwül, Verträumt die stillen Weiden hingen Hinab bis in die Wellen kühl. Die waren alle wie Sirenen Mit feuchtem, langem, grünem Haar, [Und]3 von der alten Zeit voll Sehnen Sie sangen leis und wunderbar. Sing, Weide, singe, grüne Weide! Wie Stimmen aus der Liebsten Grab Zieht mich dein heimlich Lied voll Leide Zum Strom von Wehmut mit hinab.
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1 Franz: "Strom"
2 Franz: "liebte"
3 Franz: "Ach"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
1 Franz: "Strom"
2 Franz: "liebte"
3 Franz: "Ach"
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Am Strom", appears in Gedichte, in 5. Totenopfer [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 Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Am Strom", op. 45 (Sechs Lieder für Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1856 [ voice and piano ], Cassel, Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Am Strom", op. 30 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 3, published 1857 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Am Strom", op. 91 no. 4, published 1895 [ high voice and piano ], from Elegische Gesänge für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Kont (1920 - 2000), "Am Strom", 1977 [ medium voice or low voice and piano ], from Zehn Lieder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Egon Kornauth (1891 - 1959), "Am Strom", op. 38 (Acht Lieder nach Eichendorff) no. 3 (1933) [ medium-high voice or high voice and piano ]
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text not yet checked] - by Alphonse Maurice (1856 - 1905), "Am Strom", op. 5 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Ries [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Am Strom", op. 37 no. 2 (1992), published 2013 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder nach Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Albert Theodor Töpken , "Am Strom", published 1882 [ alto or baritone and piano ], from Vier Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte (Heft III der nachgelassenen Werke), no. 4, Bremen, Praeger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al riu", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Au bord du fleuve", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 99
Al riu
Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)
El riu corria solitari i remorejava, com sempre fa, incessantment, jo vaig restar recolzat a la riba i escoltava, ai las, allò que estimava feia temps que havia marxat! Cap so, cap hàlit de vent, cap cant travessava el vast i xafogós migdia, somiejant, els salzes silenciosos penjaven cap avall a les fresques onades. Eren tots com sirenes amb els cabells llargs, humits i verds, i plens d’enyor dels temps passats, cantaven suaument i meravellosament. Canta, salze, canta, salze verd! Eren com veus de la tomba de la meva estimada, la teva cançó secreta, plena de dol, m'arrossega vers el corrent de la malenconia.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Am Strom", appears in Gedichte, in 5. Totenopfer
This text was added to the website: 2026-10-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 104