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by Friedrich Ruperti (1805 - 1867)

Ich steh' am Flussesrand allein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Chosen for Diff
Ich [steh']1 am Flussesrand allein,
Die Wellen flüstern leise,
Sie wallen sanft in Mondenschein
Hinunter ihre Gleise.

Es ist, als riefen sie mir zu:
Sieh, wie so still wir fließen,
Wie Mond und Stern in süßer Ruh'
Auf uns ihr Licht ergießen!

Was bist [denn du]2 so wildbewegt?
Was treibt dich hin und wieder?
Was wogt, von heißem Drang erregt,
Dein Busen auf und nieder?

O fließt nur, fließet still und mild,
Ihr Wellen, glanzumwoben;
Ihr kennt die Qualen nicht, die wild
Die Menschenbrust durchtoben.

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•   B. von Brukenthal 

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Confirmed with Dunkles Laub. Jugendgedichte von Friedrich Ruperti, Bremen, Verlag von A. D. Geisler, 1851, pages 19-20.

1 Brambach: "stand"; further changes may exist not shown above.
2 Brukenthal: "du denn"

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Ruperti (1805 - 1867), no title, appears in Dunkles Laub. Jugendgedichte, in 1. Lieder und Verwandtes, no. 16 [author's text checked 2 times 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 C. Joseph Brambach (1833 - 1902), "Ich stand am Flussesrand allein", op. 25 (Vier Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1876 [ high voice and piano ], Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Bertha von Brukenthal (1846 - 1908), "Ich steh' am Flussesrand allein", op. 8, published 1871 [ alto and piano ], Berlin, Bösendorfer [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2011-09-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 87

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