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by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827)
Translation © by Dr Huaixing Wang

Ich hört' ein Bächlein rauschen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT CHI DUT ENG FIN FRE GRE IRI ITA KOR POR
[Ich hört' ein Bächlein]1 rauschen
Wohl aus dem Felsenquell,
Hinab zum [Tale]2 rauschen
So frisch [und]3 wunderhell.

Ich weiß nicht, wie mir wurde,
Nicht, wer den Rath mir gab,
Ich mußte [gleich]4 hinunter
Mit meinem Wanderstab.

Hinunter und immer weiter,
Und immer dem Bache nach,
Und immer [frischer]5 rauschte,
Und immer heller der Bach.

Ist das denn meine Straße?
O Bächlein, [sprich]6, wohin?
Du hast mit deinem Rauschen
Mir ganz berauscht den Sinn.

Was sag ich denn [von]7 Rauschen?
Das kann kein Rauschen sein:
[Es singen wohl die Nixen]8
[Dort]9 unten ihren Reihn.

Laß singen, [Gesell]10, laß rauschen,
Und wandre fröhlich nach!
Es gehn ja Mühlenräder
In jedem klaren Bach.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   L. Berger •   J. Lang •   F. Schubert 

L. Berger sets stanzas 1-2, 4-6
J. Lang sets stanza 1

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Confirmed with Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten. Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Müller. Erstes Bändchen. Zweite Auflage. Deßau 1826. Bei Christian Georg Ackermann, pages 8-9; and with Sieben und siebzig Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten. Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Müller. Dessau, 1821. Bei Christian Georg Ackermann, pages 9-10.

First published in a slightly different version with the title Der Bach in Gaben der Milde. Viertes Bändchen. Mit Beiträgen von [...]. Für die Bücher-Verloosung "zum Vortheil hülfloser Krieger" herausgegeben von F. W. Gubitz. Berlin, 1818, page 215.

1 Lang: "Ein Bächlein hört' ich"
2 Berger: "Tal es"
3 Berger: "so"
4 Müller (1821 edition), Berger, Schubert: "auch"
5 Müller (1821 edition), and Schubert: "heller"
6 Berger: "sag'"
7 Schubert: "vom"
8 Berger: "Ob wohl die Nixen singen"
9 Berger: "Da"; Müller (1821 edition), Schubert: "Tief"
10 Berger: "G'sell"

Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Wohin?", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Die schöne Müllerin, no. 3, first published 1818 [author's text checked 2 times 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 (Carl) Ludwig (Heinrich) Berger (1777 - 1839), "Des Müllers Wanderlied", op. 11 no. 1, published 1818, stanzas 1-2,4-6, from Gesänge aus einem gesellschaftlichen Liederspiele "Die schöne Müllerin", no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Sopran Camillo Engel (1864 - 1902), "Wohin", op. 7 (Neun Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 7, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Budapest, Rózsavölgyi & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Carl August Heymann-Rheineck (1854 - 1922), "Erinnerung", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Der Bach", stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], unpublished, undated, incomplete [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Wohin?", op. 25 no. 2, D 795 no. 2 (1823), from Die schöne Müllerin, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by A. F. Wustrow , "Ich hört' ein Bächlein rauschen ", op. 15 (9 Gesänge) no. 4, published 1835 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Westphal [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in English, a translation by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882) , "Whither?", appears in Voices of the Night, first published 1839 ; composed by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, W. H. Bentley, John Blockley, A. H. Cox, Charles John Hargitt, Karl Pomeroy Harrington, John Liptrot Hatton, H. R. Howard, Edward James Loder, Edward Oswald Schaaf, Arthur Octavius Smith, Ogle Wintle.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cap on?", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CHI Chinese (中文) (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Waarheen?", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Where to?", copyright ©
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Mihin ?", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Vers où ?", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Athanasios Papaisiou) , "Προς τα πού", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Cá raghair?", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Verso dove?", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "어디로?", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Caê Vieira) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 122

听见小溪淌潺潺,/ 从岩石间的泉,
Language: Chinese (中文)  after the German (Deutsch) 
听见小溪淌潺潺,
从岩石间的泉,
奔流而下向山涧,
如此清新明亮。

不知当时感觉样,
不知谁给主张,
只得跟着去下方,
拄着我的拐杖。

越往下走,越往前走,
一直追随着小溪,
奔流之声更通透,
小溪越来越明丽。

这就是我的道路?
哦小溪,说,何去?
你用欢快的奔流,
陶醉了我心绪。

为何我要说奔腾?
不是也有可能:
水中精灵在歌咏,
就在深水之中。

同歌唱,朋友,共奔腾,
一起闲游娱情!
条条小溪皆清清
水车转动不停。

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Translations of titles:
"Der Bach" = "小溪"
"Des Müllers Wanderlied" = "磨坊工的流浪之歌"
"Erinnerung" = "记忆"
"Ich hört' ein Bächlein rauschen " = "我听到小溪奔腾"
"Wohin?" = "去往何方?"


Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Chinese (中文) copyright © 2025 by Dr Huaixing Wang, (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 Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Wohin?", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Die schöne Müllerin, no. 3, first published 1818
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This text was added to the website: 2025-08-29
Line count: 24
Word count: 24

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