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Aufsteigt der Strahl und fallend gießt Er voll der Marmorschalen Rund, Die sich verschleiernd, überfließt In einer zweiten Schale Grund; Die zweite gibt, sie wird zu reich, Der Dritten wallend ihre Flut, Und jene nimmt und gibt zugleich, Und strömt und ruht.
Authorship
- by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), "Der römische Brunnen" [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 Willy Burkhard (1900 - 1955), "Der römische Brunnen", op. 22, Heft 2 (Chor-Duette nach Gedichten von C. F. Meyer) no. 6 (1928) [ mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Der römische Brunnen", op. 37 (Drei Gesänge) no. 1, published 1932, first performed 1931 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Dietrich Manicke (b. 1923), "Der römische Brunnen", 1994, from Drei Gesänge nach Texten von Goethe und Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Der römische Brunnen", op. 60 no. 14 (1946) [ medium voice and piano ], from Das stille Leuchten: Liederfolge nach Gedichten von Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, no. 14, Wien: Universal Edition [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Henry Sandwith Drinker, Jr.) , "The Roman fountain", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "The Roman fountain", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La fontaine romaine", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Caroline Diehl
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 42
Le jet s'élève et en retombant, emplit À ras bord le bassin de marbre Qui se voile et déborde Au fond d' un second bassin ; Le second, devenu trop plein, donne Au troisième son flot ondoyant, Il reçoit et donne en même temps Et s'écoule et repose.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 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 Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), "Der römische Brunnen"
This text was added to the website: 2011-10-10
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Word count: 48