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"Auf dem Wasser zu singen" (To sing on the water), D. 774, is a Lied composed by Franz Schubert in 1823, based on the poem of the same name by Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg.^[1]

The text describes a scene on the water from the perspective of the narrator who is in a boat, and delves into the narrator's reflections on the passing of time. The song's piano accompaniment recreates the texture of the shimmering waves (der Freude sanftschimmernden Wellen) mentioned in the third line of the poem and its rhythmic style in the 6/8 meter is reminiscent of a barcarole. Harmonically, the song as a whole and within each stanza traces a movement from the minor mode to the major mode: the song begins in A-flat minor and ends in A-flat major.^[2]

Franz Liszt transcribed the piece for solo piano, S. 558.

Text

Mitten im Schimmer der spiegelnden Wellen
Gleitet, wie Schwäne, der wankende Kahn;
Ach, auf der Freude sanftschimmernden Wellen
Gleitet die Seele dahin wie der Kahn;
Denn von dem Himmel herab auf die Wellen
Tanzet das Abendrot rund um den Kahn.

Über den Wipfeln des westlichen Haines
Winket uns freundlich der rötliche Schein;
Unter den Zweigen des östlichen Haines
Säuselt der Kalmus im rötlichen Schein;
Freude des Himmels und Ruhe des Haines
Atmet die Seel' im errötenden Schein.

Ach, es entschwindet mit tauigem Flügel
Mir auf den wiegenden Wellen die Zeit.
Morgen entschwindet mit schimmerndem Flügel
Wieder wie gestern und heute die Zeit,
Bis ich auf höherem, strahlenden Flügel
Selber entschwinde der wechselnden Zeit.

Amid the shimmer of the mirroring waves
the rocking boat glides, swan-like,
on gently shimmering waves of joy.
The soul, too, glides like a boat.
For from the sky the setting sun
dances upon the waves around the boat.

Above the tree-tops of the western grove
the red glow beckons kindly to us;
beneath the branches of the eastern grove
the reeds whisper in the red glow.
The soul breathes the joy of heaven,
the peace of the grove, in the reddening glow.

Alas, with dewy wings
time vanishes from me on the rocking waves.
Tomorrow let time again vanish with shimmering
wings, as it did yesterday and today,
until, on higher, more radiant wings,
I myself vanish from the flux of time.^[3]

References

^ Wollenberg, Susan (2011). Schubert's Fingerprints: Studies in the Instrumental Works. Ashgate Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 978-140-942-122-1.
^ Schafer, Maureen (2002). "Illuminating Text: A Macro Analysis of Franz Schubert's "Auf dem Wasser zu singen"" (PDF). Musical Insights. 2. Macromusic.org: 97–104.
^ Wigmore, Richard. "Auf dem Wasser zu singen | Song Texts, Lyrics &…". Oxford International Song Festival. Gollancz, reprinted in the Hyperion Schubert Song Edition. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

External links

German Wikisource has original text related to this article: "Lied auf dem Wasser zu singen" (Stolberg's poem)
"Auf dem Wasser zu singen": Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Animated score on YouTube, Barbara Bonney, Geoffrey Parsons

[1] Wollenberg, Susan (2011). Schubert's Fingerprints: Studies in the Instrumental Works. Ashgate Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 978-140-942-122-1.

[2] Schafer, Maureen (2002). "Illuminating Text: A Macro Analysis of Franz Schubert's "Auf dem Wasser zu singen"" (PDF). Musical Insights. 2. Macromusic.org: 97–104.

[3] Wigmore, Richard. "Auf dem Wasser zu singen | Song Texts, Lyrics &…". Oxford International Song Festival. Gollancz, reprinted in the Hyperion Schubert Song Edition. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

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+[[File:Franz Schubert c1827.jpg|thumb|upright|Portrait of Franz Schubert by [[Franz Eybl]] (1827)]]
-'''Auf dem Wasser zu singen''' (D.774) is a [[Lied]] composed by [[Franz Schubert]] in 1823 and based on the poem of the same name by [[Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg]].<ref name=Wollenberg>{{cite book|last=Wollenberg|first=Susan|title=Schubert's Fingerprints: Studies in the Instrumental Works|year=2011|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|isbn=140-942-122-8|pages=33|url=http://books.google.cz/books?id=jMPIUEfX4ocC&pg=PA33&dq=Auf+dem+Wasser+zu+Singen+schubert&hl=cs&sa=X&ei=7G8AUPqkL4G3hQemnqGHCA&ved=0CDIQuwUwADgK#v=onepage&q=Auf%20dem%20Wasser%20zu%20Singen%20schubert&f=false}}</ref>
+"'''{{Lang|de|Auf dem Wasser zu singen|italic=no}}'''" (To sing on the water), [[Deutsch catalogue|D.]] 774, is a [[Lied]] composed by [[Franz Schubert]] in 1823, based on the poem of the same name by [[Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wollenberg|first=Susan|title=Schubert's Fingerprints: Studies in the Instrumental Works|year=2011|publisher=Ashgate Publishing|isbn=978-140-942-122-1|page=33|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jMPIUEfX4ocC&pg=PA33}}</ref>
-The text describes a scene on the water from the perspective of the narrator who is in a boat, and delves into the narrator's reflections on the passing of time.The song's famous piano accompaniment recreates the texture of the shimmering waves (''der Freude sanftschimmernden Wellen'') mentioned in the third line of the poem and its rhythmic style in the 6/8 meter is reminiscent of a [[Barcarole]]. Harmonically, the song as a whole and within each stanza traces a movement from the minor mode to the major mode: the song begins in A-flat minor and ends in A-flat major.<ref name=Schafer>{{cite book|last=Schafer|first=Maureen|title=Illuminating Text: A Macro Analysis of Franz Schubert's Auf dem Wasser zu singen|publisher=Macromusic.org|pages=97|url=http://www.macromusic.org/journal/volume2/13MusicalInsights.pdf}}</ref> The song was used in the film,[[ Battle Royale]].
+The text describes a scene on the water from the perspective of the narrator who is in a boat, and delves into the narrator's reflections on the passing of time. The song's piano [[accompaniment]] recreates the texture of the shimmering waves (''{{Lang|de|der Freude sanftschimmernden Wellen}}'') mentioned in the third line of the poem and its rhythmic style in the [[Compound meter (music)|6/8 meter]] is reminiscent of a [[barcarole]]. Harmonically, the song as a whole and within each stanza traces a movement from the [[minor mode]] to the [[major mode]]: the song begins in [[A-flat minor]] and ends in [[A-flat major]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Schafer|first=Maureen|title=Illuminating Text: A Macro Analysis of Franz Schubert's "Auf dem Wasser zu singen"|journal=Musical Insights|volume=2|year=2002|publisher=Macromusic.org|pages=97–104|url=http://www.macromusic.org/journal/volume2/13MusicalInsights.pdf}}</ref>
+[[Franz Liszt]] transcribed the piece for [[Piano solo|solo piano]], [[List of compositions by Franz Liszt#Transcriptions|S. 558]].
-== Words ==
-Mitten im Schimmer der spiegelnden Wellen<br>
-Gleitet, wie Schwäne, der wankende Kahn :<br>
-Ach, auf der Freude sanftschimmernden Wellen<br>
-Gleitet die Seele dahin wie der Kahn;<br>
-Denn von dem Himmel herab auf die Wellen<br>
-Tanzet das Abendrot rund um den Kahn.<br>
+== Text ==
-Über den Wipfeln des westlichen Haines<br>
+<poem lang="de" style="float:left;">Mitten im Schimmer der spiegelnden Wellen
-Winket uns freundlich der rötliche Schein;<br>
+Gleitet, wie Schwäne, der wankende Kahn;
-Unter den Zweigen des östlichen Haines<br>
+Ach, auf der Freude sanftschimmernden Wellen
-Säuselt der Kalmus im rötlichen Schein;<br>
+Gleitet die Seele dahin wie der Kahn;
-Freude des Himmels und Ruhe des Haines<br>
+Denn von dem Himmel herab auf die Wellen
-Atmet die Seel im errötenden Schein.<br>
+Tanzet das Abendrot rund um den Kahn.
+Über den Wipfeln des westlichen Haines
-Ach, es entschwindet mit taugem Flügel<br>
+Winket uns freundlich der rötliche Schein;
-Mir auf den wiegenden Wellen die Zeit;<br>
+Unter den Zweigen des östlichen Haines
-Morgen entschwinde mit schimmerndem Flügel<br>
+Säuselt der Kalmus im rötlichen Schein;
-Wieder wie gestern und heute die Zeit,<br>
+Freude des Himmels und Ruhe des Haines
-Bis ich auf höherem strahlendem Flügel<br>
+Atmet die Seel' im errötenden Schein.
-Selber entschwinde der wechselnden Zeit.
+Ach, es entschwindet mit tauigem Flügel
+Mir auf den wiegenden Wellen die Zeit.
+Morgen entschwindet mit schimmerndem Flügel
+Wieder wie gestern und heute die Zeit,
+Bis ich auf höherem, strahlenden Flügel
+Selber entschwinde der wechselnden Zeit.</poem>
+<poem style="margin-left:1em; float:left;">Amid the shimmer of the mirroring waves
+the rocking boat glides, swan-like,
+on gently shimmering waves of joy.
+The soul, too, glides like a boat.
+For from the sky the setting sun
+dances upon the waves around the boat.
+Above the tree-tops of the western grove
+the red glow beckons kindly to us;
+beneath the branches of the eastern grove
+the reeds whisper in the red glow.
+The soul breathes the joy of heaven,
+the peace of the grove, in the reddening glow.
+Alas, with dewy wings
+time vanishes from me on the rocking waves.
+Tomorrow let time again vanish with shimmering
+wings, as it did yesterday and today,
+until, on higher, more radiant wings,
+I myself vanish from the flux of time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wigmore |first1=Richard |title=Auf dem Wasser zu singen &#124; Song Texts, Lyrics &… |url=https://oxfordsong.org/song/auf-dem-wasser-zu-singen |website=Oxford International Song Festival |publisher=Gollancz, reprinted in the Hyperion Schubert Song Edition |access-date=31 March 2024}}</ref></poem>{{clear|left}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+==Further reading==
+* {{cite journal|last= Youens|first= Susan|author-link=Susan Youens|title= Swan Songs: Schubert's 'Auf dem Wasser zu Singen' |journal= Nineteenth-Century Music Review |volume=5|issue=2|pages=19–42|date= November 2008|doi= 10.1017/S1479409800003359|ref=none}}
 ==External links==
-*{{IMSLP2|id=12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S.558 (Liszt, Franz)|cname=Auf dem Wasser zu singen}}
+*{{Wikisourcelang-inline|1=de|2=Lied auf dem Wasser zu singen|3="Lied auf dem Wasser zu singen" (Stolberg's poem)}}
-*[[s:de:|German Wikisource]] has original text related to this article: [[s:de:Lied auf dem Wasser zu singen|Auf dem Wasser zu singen]].
+*{{IMSLP|work=Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D.774 (Schubert, Franz)|cname="Auf dem Wasser zu singen"}}
+*{{YouTube|laa2fqo-2IE|Animated score}}, [[Barbara Bonney]], [[Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)|Geoffrey Parsons]]
+{{Schubert lieder}}
+{{Portal bar|Classical music}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Lieder composed by Franz Schubert]]
 [[Category:1823 songs]]
+[[Category:Compositions in A-flat minor]]

v t e Songs by Franz Schubert
Part songs	"Schwertlied", D 170 "An die Freude", D 189 "Gesang der Geister über den Wassern", D 714 "Ständchen", D 920
Lieder	"Der Taucher", D 77 "Gretchen am Spinnrade", D 118 "Rastlose Liebe", D 130 "Der Mondabend", D 141 "Amphiaraos", D 166 "Die Bürgschaft", D 246 "Heidenröslein", D 257 "Vaterlandslied", D 287 "Hermann und Thusnelda", D 322 "Erlkönig", D 328 "Der König in Thule", D 367 "Der Wanderer", D 489 "Wiegenlied", D 498 "Der Tod und das Mädchen", D 531 "An die Musik", D 547 "Die Forelle", D 550 "Prometheus", D 674 "Willkommen und Abschied", D 767 "Der Zwerg", D 771 "Auf dem Wasser zu singen", D 774 "Du bist die Ruh', D 776 "Lachen und Weinen", D 777 "Nacht und Träume", D 827 "Ave Maria", D 839 "Im Frühling", D 882 "Ständchen", D 889 "An Sylvia", D 891 "Der Doppelgänger", D 957 No. 13 "Der Hirt auf dem Felsen", D 965
Cycles	Schubert's song cycles, including: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795 Winterreise, D 911 Schwanengesang, D 957
Multiple	Mignon "Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt" Romanze Sehnsucht Ständchen Trinklied "Wandrers Nachtlied"
List of compositions by Franz Schubert List of compositions by Franz Schubert by genre Schubert opus/Deutsch number concordance

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