Grossis, ma rivière, déborde sur ta prairie

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by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Schwill an, mein Strom, schwill über...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Schwill an, mein Strom, schwill über deine Weide, 
Umschlinge Haupt und Stamm zu dir hinab.
Daß sich kein Blatt aus deiner Flut mehr scheide, 
Taucht sie die Zweige schluchzend in dein Grab. 
Daß ich doch dürstete, wie sie verschmachtet!
Verzehre sie, wie sie dich trinken will!
In dich gebogen, ganz von dir umnachtet, 
Von dir verschlungen wird die Seele still.

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Text Authorship:

by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte (Liebesgedichte), first published 1907 [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 Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Schwill an, mein Strom", op. 35 no. 4 (1924), published 1924 [ high voice and piano ], from Sechs Liebeslieder nach Gedichten von Ricarda Huch für hohe Stimme und Klavier, no. 4, Berlin, Fürstner [sung text checked 1 time]
by Hermann Reutter (1900 - 1985), "Schwill an, mein Strom, schwill über deine Weide", 1951, from Lieder der Liebe, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Liebesreime I", 1921-32 [ alto and piano ], from 6 Gesänge für eine Frauenstimme und Klavier, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English [singable] (Luise Haessler) , "Love Rhymes I"
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Grossis, ma rivière, déborde sur ta...

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Grossis, ma rivière, déborde sur ta prairie,
Enlace cimes et troncs sous toi.
Pour qu'aucune feuille ne s'échappe, ton courant
Plonge les rameaux sanglotants dans ta tombe.
Pourtant que j'ai soif tandis qu'il se meurt !
Dévore mon âme, puisqu'elle veut te boire !
Recourbée en toi, toute entourée de ta nuit
Engloutie par toi, mon âme sera calme.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte (Liebesgedichte), first published 1907
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-06
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Word count: 57