Que fixes-tu la canne à pêche

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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Was spähest du nach der Angel

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Fischer
 Was spähest du nach der Angel
 Von Morgen bist zur Nacht,
 Und hast mit aller Mühe doch
 Kein Fischlein aufgebracht?

Jüngling
 Ich angle nicht nach Fischen,
 Ich sah in Meeresschacht,
 Wohl jeder Angel [allzu]¹ tief,
 Viel königliche Pracht.

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• C. Kreutzer • R. Schumann

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¹ Kreutzer: "je zu"

Text Authorship:

by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), no title, appears in Der Königssohn, no. 4 [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 Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Der Fischer", op. 70, Heft 4 (4. Folge der Frühlings- und Wanderlieder) no. 10, KWV 9109 no. 10 [ voice and piano ], from 12 Lieder und Romanzen von L. Uhland, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 10, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Was spähest du nach der Angel", op. 116 no. 3 (1851), published 1853 [ soli, chorus and orchestra ], from Der Königssohn, no. 3, Leipzig, Whistling
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The fisherman", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-19
Line count: 10
Word count: 40

Que fixes‑tu la canne à pêche

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

Le pêcheur
 Que fixes-tu la canne à pêche
 Du matin à la nuit,
 Sans même ramener le moindre poisson
 Et ce malgré tous tes efforts ?

Le jeune homme: 
 Je ne suis cherche pas les poissons,
 Je regardais dans les abysses,
 Bien trop profonds pour toute ligne,
 Emplis de splendeurs royales.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 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 Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), no title, appears in Der Königssohn, no. 4
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This text was added to the website: 2012-01-25
Line count: 10
Word count: 50