Rückweg
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE
Zum Donaustrom, zur Kaiserstadt
Geh' ich in Bangigkeit:
Denn was das Leben Schönes hat,
[Entschwindet]1 weit und weit.
Die Berge [weichen]2 allgemach,
Mit ihnen [Thal]3 und Fluß;
Der Kühe Glocken läuten nach,
Und Hütten nicken Gruß.
Was starrt dein Auge thränenfeucht
Hinaus in blaue Fern'?
Ach, dorten weilt ich, unerreicht,
Frey unter Freyen gern!
Wo Liebe noch und Treue gilt,
Da öffnet sich das Herz;
Die Frucht an ihren Strahlen schwillt,
Und strebet Himmelwärts.
Available sung texts: (what is this?)
• F. Schubert View original text (without footnotes)
Confirmed with Gedichte von Johann Mayrhofer. Wien. Bey Friedrich Volke. 1824, page 24.
1 Schubert: "Entweichet"
2 Schubert: "schwinden"
3 Schubert: "Wald"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Camí de tornada", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Terugweg", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The way back", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le chemin de retour", 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 between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 74
Le chemin de retour
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Vers le Danube, vers la ville impériale,
Je vais avec appréhension ;
Car ce que la beauté de la vie a
S'enfuit au loin.
Les montagnes disparaissent peu à peu
Et avec elles les forêts et les rivières ;
Les cloches des vaches sonnent vers moi,
Et les chaumières me saluent de la tête.
Pourquoi tes yeux, humides de larmes, regardent-ils
Vers le lointain bleu ?
Ah, là j'ai séjourné,
Libre parmi des hommes libres.
Là où l'amour et la fidélité prévalent,
Le cœur s'ouvrira ;
Les fruits grossissent sous leurs rayons,
Et cherchent à atteindre le ciel.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Guy Laffaille, (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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This text was added to the website: 2012-11-01
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Word count: 94