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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.
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 against a primary source]
- by Ralf Albert Franz (b. 1969), "Das Wasser", from Galgenlieder, no. 13 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Siegfried Strohbach (b. 1929), "Das Wasser", from 5 Galgenlieder nach Christian Morgenstern, no. 2 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 37
Without words, wordy words Running water bubbles on; Otherwise, yea otherwise It would chatter dawn to dawn. Beer and bread, love and care, -- Nothing new is said or sung. All this shows is that water knows It is best to hold one's tongue.
Authorship
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Water", rhymed paraphrase, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Das Wasser"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 43