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Knabe saß ich, Fischerknabe, Auf dem schwarzen Fels im Meer, Und, bereitend falsche Gabe, Sang ich lauschend rings umher. Angel schwebte lockend nieder; Gleich ein Fischlein streift und schnappt, Schadenfrohe Schelmenlieder Und das Fischlein war ertappt. Ach! am Ufer, durch die Fluren, Ins Geklüfte tief zum Hain, Folgt' ich einer Sohle Spuren, Und die Hirtin war allein. Blicke sinken, Worte stocken! - Wie ein Taschenmesser schnappt Faßte sie mich in die Locken Und das Bübchen war ertappt. Weiß doch Gott mit welchem Hirten Sie aufs neue sich ergeht! Muß ich in das Meer mich gürten, Wie es sauset, wie es weht. Wenn mich oft im Netze jammert Das Gewimmel groß und klein, Immer möcht' ich noch umklammert Noch von ihrer Armen sein!
Authorship
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Lust und Qual", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 1. Lyrisches [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 (Franz) Carl Adalbert Eberwein (1786 - 1868), "Lust und Qual", c1823 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann (Gustav) Goetz (1840 - 1876), "Lust und Qual", 1857 [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johanna Kinkel, née Mockel (1810 - 1858), "Lust und Qual", op. 15 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4, published 1841 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Lust und Qual", WoO 36 (1877) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Goig i turment", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Joy and agony", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Plaisir et tourment", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Alberto Pedrotti
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 122
Jo, un noi fill de pescador seia damunt una roca negra al mar i, preparant una fal•laç ofrena, cantava tot observant els voltants. La canya de pescar, seductora, penjava cap avall; tot seguit, un petit peix picà l’ham i el mossegà, cançons entremaliades i picardioses, i el peix estava atrapat. Ai, als camps prop de la riba, als profunds barrancs que menen al bosc, jo seguia unes petjades, i la pastora estava sola. Els esguards s’abaixaren, les paraules cessaren! – Prest com es tanca una navalla de butxaca, ella m’agafà pels cabells i el noi estava atrapat. Sap Déu amb quin pastor ella ara es passeja! Jo m’haig de cenyir en el mar, encara que bramuli, encara que faci vent. Tot i que sovint em fan llàstima els peixos petits i grossos que belluguen a la xarxa, jo voldria està atrapat encara als braços de la pastora!
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2020 by Salvador Pila, (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 Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Lust und Qual", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 1. Lyrisches
This text was added to the website: 2020-01-26
Line count: 24
Word count: 147