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by Johann Chrysostomos Senn (1795 - 1857)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Selige Welt

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE ITA SPA

Ich treibe auf des Lebens Meer,
Ich sitze gemuth in meinem Kahn,
Nicht Ziel, noch Steuer hin und her,
Wie die Strömung reißt, wie die Winde gahn.

Eine selige Insel sucht der Wahn,
Doch eine ist es nicht.
Du lande gläubig überall an,
Wo sich Wasser an Erde bricht.

Note: Schubert received Senn's poem in handwritten form. Senn did not publish it in any printed edition.

Text Authorship:

by Johann Chrysostomos Senn (1795 - 1857) [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Selige Welt", op. 23 (Vier Lieder) no. 2, D 743 (1822?), published 1823 [ voice, piano ], Sauer & Leidesdorf, VN 367, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Món benaurat", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zalige wereld", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Blessed world", copyright © 2016
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Aleksi Reunanen) , "Autuas maailma", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Monde béni", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Mondo beato", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Lewis Grenville) , "Mundo feliz", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 49

Zalige wereld

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

Op 's levens zee drijf 'k op en neer,
Ik zit gezellig in mijn boot,
Geen doel, geen roer, maar heen en weer,
Hoe de stroming trekt, hoe de wind maar loopt.
 
Een betoverend eiland zoekt de waan,
Maar zo één, dat ontbreekt.
Leg maar vertrouwvol overal aan,
Wáár maar water op aarde breekt.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Chrysostomos Senn (1795 - 1857)
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This text was added to the website: 2007-07-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 54