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War es [also]1 gemeint, Mein rauschender Freund, Dein Singen, dein Klingen, War es also gemeint? Zur Müllerin hin! So lautet der Sinn. Gelt, hab' ich's verstanden? Zur Müllerin hin! Hat sie dich geschickt? Oder hast mich berückt? Das möcht' ich noch wissen, Ob sie dich geschickt. Nun wie's auch mag sein, Ich gebe mich drein: Was ich such', [ist gefunden]2, Wie's immer mag sein. Nach Arbeit ich frug, Nun hab ich genug, Für die Hände, für's Herze Vollauf genug!
J. Lang sets stanza 1
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View original text (without footnotes)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 11-12; and with Sieben und siebzig Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten. Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Müller. Dessau, 1821. Bei Christian Georg Ackermann, pages 12-13.
1 Wustrow: "so" ; further changes may exist not noted.2 Müller (1821 edition), and Schubert: "hab' ich funden"
Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Danksagung an den Bach", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Die schöne Müllerin, no. 5, first published 1821 [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 (Karl) Friedrich Curschmann (1805 - 1841), "Danksagung an den Bach", op. 5 (Fünf Gedichte) no. 1 (1833), published 1833 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Ungeduld", stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], unpublished, undated, incomplete [sung text checked 1 time]
- by C. F. Merxhausen , "Danksagung an den Bach", published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 3, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Danksagung an den Bach", op. 25 no. 4, D 795 no. 4 (1823), from Die schöne Müllerin, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by A. F. Wustrow , "Danksagung an den Bach", op. 15 (9 Gesänge) no. 5, published 1835 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Westphal ; note: incipit given as "War es so gemeint" (Hofmeister) [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Agraïment al rierol", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Dankwoord aan de beek", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Giving thanks to the brook", copyright ©
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kiitoslaulu purolle ", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Remerciements au ruisseau", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Athanasios Papaisiou) , "Ευχαριστίες στο ρυάκι", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Ringraziamento al ruscello", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "시냇물에 대한 감사", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Caê Vieira) , "Agradecimento ao Rio", copyright © 2019, (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.
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Word count: 79
Est-ce que tu voulais dire, Mon ami murmurant ? Ton chant, ton tintement, Est-ce qu'ils veulent dire ? Allons voir la meunière ! C'est ce que j'entends. Alors, ai-je bien compris ? Allons voir la meunière ! T'a-t-elle envoyé ? Ou m'as-tu enchanté ? Je voudrais bien savoir, Si elle t'a envoyé. Quoi qu'il en soit, Je m'y soumettrai : Ce que je cherchais, je l'ai trouvé, Quoi qu'il puisse être. Je voulais du travail, Maintenant j'en ai assez Pour mes mains, pour mon cœur Tout à fait assez.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2008 by Guy Laffaille, (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), "Danksagung an den Bach", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Die schöne Müllerin, no. 5, first published 1821
This text was added to the website: 2008-12-30
Line count: 20
Word count: 89