Der Jüngling an der Quelle | Leise, rieselnder Quell, ihr wallenden, flispernden Pappeln

by Johann Gaudenz Freiherr von Salis-Seewis (1762 - 1834)

Der Jüngling an der Quelle

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CHI DUT ENG FRE ITA SPA SPA

Leise, rieselnder Quell, ihr wallenden, flispernden Pappeln,
Euer Schlummergeräusch wecket die Liebe nur auf.
Linderung sucht' ich bei euch, und sie zu vergessen, die Spröde;
Ach! und Blätter und Bach seufzen: [Elisa! mir zu.]¹

Available sung texts: ← What is this?

• F. Schubert

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Confirmed with Deutsches Museum. Zweiter Band. Julius bis Dezember. 1786. Leipzig, in der Weygandschen Buchhandlung. Zwölftes Stück. Dezember, 1786, page 481; and with Gedichte von J.G. von Salis. Neueste Auflage. Wien 1815. Bey B.Ph. Bauer, page 149.

¹ Schubert: "Luise dir nach!"; some recordings appear to have "Geliebte dir nach!"

Text Authorship:

by Johann Gaudenz Freiherr von Salis-Seewis (1762 - 1834), "Der Jüngling an der Quelle", appears in Blumen am Wege, no. 1, first published 1786 [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 Danielle Baas (b. 1958), "Der Jüngling an der Quelle", op. 21 (1996) [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Der Jüngling an der Quelle", D 300 (1816?), published 1842 [sung text checked 1 time]

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