by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)
Am Bache sitz' ich lange Zeit
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Am Bache sitz' ich lange Zeit Und lausche, Ob er vor lauter Seligkeit So rausche. Er weiß wohl was ein liebend Herz Mag sinnen, Wie eigen Lust sich eint mit Schmerz Darinnen. Das singt er nun im Morgenwind So helle. Vom Kuß der Sonne trunken rinnt Die Welle. Im süßen Schauer küssen sich Die Bäume, Ich seh's mein Kind, und denk' an dich Und träume.
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Confirmed with Christian Reinhold Köstlin’s poetry manuscripts, Z 2728-8, poem [3], undated, Deutsches Literaturarchiv, Marbach, Germany. This is the only manuscript of this poem. It is in Köstlin's manuscript collection in Marbach, but is written in Josephine Lang's hand.
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Riggoldsau" [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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Am Bache", op. 20 (1850), published <<1860 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch- und Musikhandlung [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) (Harald Krebs) , "By the brook", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2006-12-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 65