Text & Translation
Der Sänger am Felsen
German source:
Pichler, Caroline
Die entschwundnen schönen Tage
Und des Frühlings schnelle Flucht,
Hier auf den verwelkten Fluren,
Wo mein Geist umsonst die Spuren
Süss gewohnter Freuden sucht.
Klage, meine Flöte, klage!
Einsam rufest du dem Tage,
Der dem Schmerz zu spät erwacht.
Einsam schallen meine Lieder;
Nur das Echo hallt sie wieder
Durch die Schatten stiller Nacht.
The Singer on the Rock
English translation ©
Richard Wigmore
the beautiful, vanished days,
and the swift flight of spring
here on the faded meadows,
where in vain my spirit seeks the traces
of sweet, familiar pleasures.
Mourn, my flute, mourn!
All alone you cry out to the day
which too late awakes to pain.
My lonely songs ring out;
only the echo carries them back
through the shades of the silent night.
Der Sänger am Felsen
German source:
Pichler, Caroline
The Singer on the Rock
English source:
Richard Wigmore
Klage, meine Flöte, klage
Mourn, my flute, mourn
Die entschwundnen schönen Tage
the beautiful, vanished days,
Und des Frühlings schnelle Flucht,
and the swift flight of spring
Hier auf den verwelkten Fluren,
here on the faded meadows,
Wo mein Geist umsonst die Spuren
where in vain my spirit seeks the traces
Süss gewohnter Freuden sucht.
of sweet, familiar pleasures.
Klage, meine Flöte, klage!
Mourn, my flute, mourn!
Einsam rufest du dem Tage,
All alone you cry out to the day
Der dem Schmerz zu spät erwacht.
which too late awakes to pain.
Einsam schallen meine Lieder;
My lonely songs ring out;
Nur das Echo hallt sie wieder
only the echo carries them back
Durch die Schatten stiller Nacht.
through the shades of the silent night.
Composer
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert was an late Classical and early Romantic composer. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works (largely Lieder), and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. He…
Poet
Pichler, Caroline
Karoline Pichler, also spelled Caroline Pichler, was an Austrian novelist. She was born in Vienna to Hofrat Franz Sales von Greiner (1730–1798) and his wife Charlotte, née Hieronimus (1739–1815). In 1796, Karoline married Andreas Pichler, a…