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Mich führt mein Weg wohl meilenlang Durch Golf und Strom und Wassergrab, Die Welle kennt den Runensang Und glättet sich zum Spiegel ab. Die Welle kennt den Runensang, Der Golf wird glatt, der Strom [ist]1 still; Doch Menschenherz, im wilden Drang, Es weiß nicht, was es selber will. Nur eine Stund' ist mir vergönnt, In Jahresfrist, zum Klageton: Sie schlägt, wenn diese Lampe brennt - Ihr Schein [erlischt]2 - sie ist entflohn. Heil, Magnus Töchter, fort und fort! Die Lampe brennt in tiefer Ruh; Euch gönn' ich dieser Stunde Wort - Erwacht, erhebt Euch, hört mir zu!
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Der Pirat. Aus dem Englischen des Walter Scott, übersetzt von S. H. Spiker. Zweiter Band. Berlin, bei Duncker und Humblot. 1822, pages 150-151.
1 Schubert: "wird"2 Schubert: "verlischt"
Text Authorship:
- by Samuel Heinrich Spiker (1786 - 1858), no title, first published 1822 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), no title, appears in The Pirate, first published 1822
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 Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Gesang der Norna", op. 85 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2, D 831 (1825), published 1828 [ voice and piano ], A. Diabelli & Co., VN 2877, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 96
Mon chemin me conduit sur maints miles À travers le golfe, le courant et les douves. Les vagues connaissent le chant des runes Et se lissent comme un miroir. Les vagues connaissent le chant des runes, Le golfe devient lisse, le courant devient tranquille ; Mais le cœur de l'homme, dans un élan sauvage, Ne connaît pas ce qu'il veut lui-même. Seulement une heure m'est accordée, Dans l'espace d'un an, pour chanter ma plainte, Elle sonne quand cette lampe brûle -- Quand elle s'éteint -- l'heure est terminée. Salut, filles de Magnus, encore et encore ! La lampe brûle dans une paix profonde ; Pendant cette heure, je vais vous dire mon histoire, Éveillez-vous, levez-vous, écoutez-moi !
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Translation of title "Gesang der Norna" = "Chant de Norna"Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Samuel Heinrich Spiker (1786 - 1858), no title, first published 1822
Based on:
- a text in English by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), no title, appears in The Pirate, first published 1822
This text was added to the website: 2012-10-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 111