Il torrente (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 Paolo Pupillo, Claretta Manara

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.

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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

Il torrente

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)

Turbina incessantemente la mia vita brontolando,
sale e ricade in onde increspate,
qua s'impenna, là si sprofonda
in rapide selvagge, in alte arcate. 

Attraversando la valle silenziosa, i verdi campi
ora mormora con tremito leggero,
anela alla quiete, a un mondo di quiete,
si delizia di un vivere quieto. 

Ma mai trova quel che cerca,
e sempre anelando riprende a mugghiare,
rotola via scontenta in perenne fuga,
e mai si rasserena, mai più proverà gioia.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © by Paolo Pupillo and Claretta Manara, (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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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: 75