The river (Anonymous, set by (Franz Peter Schubert)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Der Strom

Language: German (Deutsch)

Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA ITA

Mein Leben wälzt sich murrend fort;
Es steigt und fällt in krausen Wogen,
Hier bäumt es sich, jagt nieder dort,
In wilden Zügen, hohen Bogen.

Das stille Thal, das grüne Feld
Durchrauscht es nun mit leisem Beben,
Sich Ruh ersehnend, ruhige Welt,
Ergötzt es sich am ruhigen Leben.

Doch nimmer findend, was es sucht,
Und immer sehnend, tost es weiter,
Unmuthig rollt's auf steter Flucht,
Wird nimmer froh, wird nimmer heiter.

Authorship

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked 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), "Der Strom", D 565 (1817?), published 1876 [ voice, piano ], E. W. Fritsch, Leipzig [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El riu", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De stroom", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The river", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La rivière", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Paolo Pupillo) (Claretta Manara) , "Il torrente", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il fiume", copyright © 2010, (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: 12
Word count: 71

The river

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My life rolls grumbling onward,
rising and falling in undulating waves,
here rearing up, there darting down,
in wild jerks and high arches.

Through the silent valley, the green field,
it rushes now, gently trembling;
longing for peace, for a calm world,
it takes delight in this tranquil life.

But never finding what it seeks,
and ever yearning, my life rages on;
without pleasure it rolls on steadily,
never content, never happy.

Authorship

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on

a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 72