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Den Fischer fechten Sorgen Und Gram und Leid nicht an, Er löst am frühen Morgen Mit leichtem Sinn den Kahn. Da lagert rings noch Friede Auf Wald und Flur und Bach, Er ruft mit seinem Liede Die gold'ne Sonne wach. [Und]1 singt zu seinem Werke Aus voller frischer Brust, Die Arbeit gibt ihm Stärke, Die Stärke Lebenslust! Bald wird ein bunt Gewimmel In allen Tiefen laut, Und plätschert durch den Himmel Der sich im Wasser baut - Und schlüpft auf glatten Steinen Und badet sich und schnellt, Der Große frißt den Kleinen Wie auf der ganzen Welt. Doch wer ein Netz will stellen Braucht Augen klar und gut, Muß heiter gleich den Wellen Und frey seyn wie die Fluth; Dort angelt auf der Brücke Die Hirtinn - schlauer Wicht, [Gib auf nur deine]2 Tücke Den Fisch betrügst du nicht!
F. Schubert sets stanzas 1-4, 6-7
Confirmed with Dichtungen vom Freyherrn Franz von Schlechta. Erster Band. Wien, 1824. Im v. Hirschfeld'schen Verlage, pages 115-116.
Note: Schlechta's poem was posthumously published again in a substantially revised version with the title Fischerlied in Ephemeren, see below.
1 Schubert: "Er"2 Schubert (2nd version only): "Entsage deiner"
Authorship:
- by Franz Xaver Freiherr von Schlechta (1796 - 1875), "Fischerweise" [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Fischerweise", op. 96 (Vier Lieder) no. 4, D 881 (1826), published 1828, stanzas 1-4,6-7 [ voice and piano ], Lithographisches Institut, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La cançó del pescador", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Visserslied", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Fisherman's song", copyright © 2015
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chanson de pêcheur", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Μελωδία του ψαρά", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) [singable] (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Pescando", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 139
El pescador no está afligido Por las preocupaciones, el dolor o la pena. Pronto por la mañana deja Despreocupadamente su bote. Deambula mientras la paz reposa En el bosque, en el prado y en el arroyo, Con su canción el pescador Saluda el despertar del dorado sol. Canta en el trabajo Desde su vigoroso corazón, Su trabajo le da fuerza, Su fuerza le enardece. Pronto una jovial multitud Resonará en las profundidades, Y salpicará a través De las celestiales aguas. Pero quien desee colocar una red, Necesita ojos claros y buenos, Debe ser tan alegre como las olas, Y tan libre como la marea. Ahí en el puente la pastora Está pescando. ¡Astuta moza, Abandona tus trucos! ¡No serás merecedora de ese pez!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2008 by Juan Henríquez Concepción, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Xaver Freiherr von Schlechta (1796 - 1875), "Fischerweise"
This text was added to the website: 2008-11-26
Line count: 24
Word count: 123