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by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Am Brunnen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Sie schreiten fremd an mir vorbei,
Ich frage Keinen, wer er sei;
Wir wandeln auf und wandeln nieder,
Und sehn vielleicht uns nimmer wieder.
 
Und ziehen dennoch allzumal
Nach einem Ziel in Lust und Qual,
Dem Erdenquell, dem ewig vollen,
Aus dem das Heil wir trinken wollen.
 
Aus einem Borne schöpfen wir,
Ein Tempel über dir und mir.
Laß Hand in Hand uns hier verbinden:
Am Himmelsquell auf Wiederfinden!

Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Am Brunnen", appears in Lyrische Reisen und epigrammatische Spaziergänge, in Lieder aus Franzensbad bei Eger [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 Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812 - 1883), "Am Brunnen", op. 44 no. 9 [ medium voice, piano ], from Zehn Reise- und Wanderlieder von Wilhelm Müller, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "À la fontaine", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 69

À la fontaine
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Ils passent étrangers devant moi,
A aucun je ne demande qui il est ;
Nous allons par ci, nous allons par là,
Et peut-être nous reverrons-nous jamais.

Et pourtant nous allons tous
Avec volupté et tourments vers un but,
À la source de la terre, éternellement pleine,
Où nous voulons boire notre salut.

Dans une fontaine nous puisons,
Un temple au-dessus de toi et moi.
Unissons-nous ici, main dans la main:
Aux retrouvailles à la source du ciel !

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Am Brunnen", appears in Lyrische Reisen und epigrammatische Spaziergänge, in Lieder aus Franzensbad bei Eger
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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 77

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