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[[File:Franz Schubert c1827.jpg|thumb|upright|Portrait of Franz Schubert by [[Franz Eybl]] (1827)]]
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'''{{Lang|de|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]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wollenberg|first=Susan|title=Schubert's Fingerprints: Studies in the Instrumental Works|year=2011|publisher=Ashgate Publishing|isbn=140-942-122-8|page=33|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jMPIUEfX4ocC&pg=PA33}}</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 (''{{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"|work=Musical Insights|volume=2|year=2002|publisher=Macromusic.org|pages=97–104|url=http://www.macromusic.org/journal/volume2/13MusicalInsights.pdf}}</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 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 (S.351–S.999)#Schubert_4|S.558]].
[[Franz Liszt]] transcribed the piece for [[Piano solo|solo piano]], [[List of compositions by Franz Liszt#Transcriptions|S. 558]].

The song was used on the album ''[[Barbra Streisand…and Other Musical Instruments]]'' (1973), and in the films ''[[The Adventures of Milo and Otis]]'' (1986), ''[[Battle Royale (film)|Battle Royale]]'' (2000), and ''[[Things_to_Come_(2016_film)|Things to Come]]'' (2016).


== Text ==
== Text ==
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<poem lang="de" style="float:left;">Mitten im Schimmer der spiegelnden Wellen
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Gleitet, wie Schwäne, der wankende Kahn;
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|<poem>{{Lang|de|Mitten im Schimmer der spiegelnden Wellen
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Gleitet, wie Schwäne, der wankende Kahn :
Ach, auf der Freude sanftschimmernden Wellen
Ach, auf der Freude sanftschimmernden Wellen
Gleitet die Seele dahin wie der Kahn;
Gleitet die Seele dahin wie der Kahn;
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Atmet die Seel' im errötenden Schein.
Atmet die Seel' im errötenden Schein.


Ach, es entschwindet mit tauigen Flügeln
Ach, es entschwindet mit tauigem Flügel
Mir auf den wiegenden Wellen die Zeit;
Mir auf den wiegenden Wellen die Zeit.
Morgen entschwinde mit schimmernden Flügeln
Morgen entschwindet mit schimmerndem Flügel
Wieder wie gestern und heute die Zeit,
Wieder wie gestern und heute die Zeit,
Bis ich auf höheren, strahlenden Flügel
Bis ich auf höherem, strahlenden Flügel
Selber entschwinde der wechselnden Zeit.}}</poem>
Selber entschwinde der wechselnden Zeit.</poem>
|<poem style="margin-left: 2em;">In the midst of the shimmering, mirroring waves
<poem style="margin-left:1em; float:left;">Amid the shimmer of the mirroring waves
Glides like swans the rocking boat
the rocking boat glides, swan-like,
Ah, on softly shimmering waves of joy
on gently shimmering waves of joy.
Glides the soul away like the boat.
The soul, too, glides like a boat.
For from the heavens down on the waves
For from the sky the setting sun
Dances the evening glow round about the boat.
dances upon the waves around the boat.


Above the treetops of the western glade
Above the tree-tops of the western grove
the red glow beckons kindly to us;
Beckons to us amiably the ruddy glow;
Under the branches of the eastern glade
beneath the branches of the eastern grove
Rustle the reeds in the ruddy glow.
the reeds whisper in the red glow.
The soul breathes the joy of heaven,
Joy of the heavens and peace of the glades
Breathes the soul in the reddening glow.
the peace of the grove, in the reddening glow.


Ah, with dewy wings
Alas, with dewy wings
time vanishes from me on the rocking waves.
On the rocking waves, time escapes from me
Tomorrow with shimmering wings
Tomorrow let time again vanish with shimmering
Like yesterday and today may time again escape from me,
wings, as it did yesterday and today,
Until I on towering, radiant wings
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}}
Myself escape from changing time.</poem>
|}


==References==
==References==
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==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==
==External links==
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*{{IMSLP|work=Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D.774 (Schubert, Franz)|cname="Auf dem Wasser zu singen"}}
*{{YouTube|laa2fqo-2IE|"Auf dem Wasser zu singen"}}, animated score, [[Barbara Bonney]], [[Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)|Geoffrey Parsons]]
*{{YouTube|laa2fqo-2IE|Animated score}}, [[Barbara Bonney]], [[Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)|Geoffrey Parsons]]

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[[Category:Lieder composed by Franz Schubert]]
[[Category:Lieder composed by Franz Schubert]]

Latest revision as of 21:09, 31 March 2024

Portrait of Franz Schubert by Franz Eybl (1827)

"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

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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

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  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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