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by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Am Strome
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Ist mir's doch, als sey mein Leben
An den schönen Strom gebunden.
Hab' ich Frohes nicht [am]1 Ufer,
Und Betrübtes hier empfunden?

Ja du gleichest meiner Seele;
Manchmahl grün, und glatt gestaltet,
Und zu Zeiten - herrschen [Winde]2 -
Schäumend, unruhvoll, gefaltet.

Fließest [fort zum]3 fernen Meere,
Darfst allda nicht heimisch werden.
Mich drängt's auch in mildre Lande -
Finde nicht das Glück auf Erden.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   F. Schubert 

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Johann Mayrhofer. Wien. Bey Friedrich Volke. 1824, page 78.

1 Schubert: "an seinem"
2 Schubert: "Stürme"
3 Schubert: "zu dem"

Text Authorship:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al riu", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Bij de rivier", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "By the stream", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Près de la rivière", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Presso la corrente", 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: 12
Word count: 62

Bij de rivier
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
't Komt mij voor als is mijn leven
Aan de mooie stroom gebonden;
Heb ik vrolijkheid niet aan zijn oever
En veel droefs hier ondervonden?
 
Jij lijkt heel veel op mijn ziel, ja;
Soms mooi groen en glad gestreken,
En bij tijden heersen stormen,
Schuimend, rusteloos, vol streken.
 
Jij stroomt naar de verre zeeën,
Maar die kunnen je niet binden;
Ik moet ook naar mild're landen,
Kan op aard 't geluk niet vinden.

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2008 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.

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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 73