Mundo feliz | Soy arrastrado por la corriente de la vida

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by Johann Chrysostomos Senn (1795 - 1857)

Translation © by Lewis Grenville

Selige Welt

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE ITA SPA

Ich treibe auf des Lebens Meer,
Ich sitze gemuth in meinem Kahn,
Nicht Ziel, noch Steuer hin und her,
Wie die Strömung reißt, wie die Winde gahn.

Eine selige Insel sucht der Wahn,
Doch eine ist es nicht.
Du lande gläubig überall an,
Wo sich Wasser an Erde bricht.

Note: Schubert received Senn's poem in handwritten form. Senn did not publish it in any printed edition.

Text Authorship:

by Johann Chrysostomos Senn (1795 - 1857) [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), "Selige Welt", op. 23 (Vier Lieder) no. 2, D 743 (1822?), published 1823 [ voice, piano ], Sauer & Leidesdorf, VN 367, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Món benaurat", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zalige wereld", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Blessed world", copyright © 2016
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Aleksi Reunanen) , "Autuas maailma", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Monde béni", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Mondo beato", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Lewis Grenville) , "Mundo feliz", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 49

Mundo feliz

Language: Spanish (Español) after the German (Deutsch)

Soy arrastrado por la corriente de la vida
Felizmente sentado en mi barco
Sin meta, sin timón, aquí y allá,
Donde la corriente fluya, los vientos soplen.

Una isla feliz busca mi desatino,
Pero no hay tal isla.
!Confía!  amarra el barco, allí
Donde el agua rompa contra la tierra.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2010 by Lewis Grenville, (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 Johann Chrysostomos Senn (1795 - 1857)
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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-04
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Word count: 50