by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Das Wasser
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Ohne Wort, ohne Wort rinnt das Wasser immerfort; andernfalls, andernfalls sprach' es doch nichts andres als: Bier und Brot, Lieb und Treu,- und das wäre auch nicht neu. Dieses zeigt, dieses zeigt, dass das Wasser besser schweigt.
The poem is headed with (Dem Dichter Franz Servaes)
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Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Das Wasser" [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Das Wasser", 2010 [ soprano and piano ], from Zehn Morgenstern-lieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Das Wasser", from Galgenlieder, no. 34 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ralf Albert Franz (b. 1969), "Das Wasser", from Galgenlieder, no. 13 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Siegfried Strohbach (b. 1929), "Das Wasser", from 5 Galgenlieder nach Christian Morgenstern, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Water", rhymed paraphrase, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 37