Der Strom, der neben mir verrauschte, wo...

Der Strom, der neben mir verrauschte, wo ist er nun?
Der Vogel, dessen Lied ich lauschte, wo ist er nun?
Wo ist die Rose, die die Freundin am Herzen trug? 
Und jener Kuß, der mich berauschte, wo ist er nun?
Und jener Mensch, der ich gewesen, und den ich längst
Mit einem andern ich vertauschte, wo ist er nun?

Authorship

by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796-1835) , title unknown, from Ghaselen, no. 17, published 1821

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "Der Strom, der neben mir verrauschte", op. 32 (Neun Lieder und Gesänge) no. 4 (1864).
by Friedrich von Kerstorf , "Ghasele", published 1874 [voice and piano], from Zwölf deutsche Lieder, für 1 Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 2, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The stream that rolled past me", copyright ©
FRE French (Pierre Mathé) , title unknown, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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The stream that rolled past me

The stream that rolled past me, where is it now?
The bird to whose song I listened, where is it now?
Where is the rose that my sweetheart wore on her heart?
And that kiss that intoxicated me, where is it now?
And that man that I once was, whom long ago I exchanged
for another self - where is he now?

Authorship

Translation from German to English copyright © by Emily Ezust,

a text in German by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796-1835) , title unknown, from Ghaselen, no. 17, published 1821 FRE

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.