"Wohin?" by Schubert

A song on what feels here like the first day of spring.

"Wohin?" from the song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin by Franz Schubert

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone
Gerald Moore, Piano


Photographs by Paul Whiton


Wohin?

Ich hört' ein Bächlein rauschen
Wohl aus dem Felsenquell,
Hinab zum Tale rauschen
So frisch und wunderhell.

Ich weiß nicht, wie mir wurde,
Nicht, wer den Rat mir gab,
Ich mußte gleich hinunter
Mit meinem Wanderstab.

Hinunter und immer weiter
Und immer dem Bache nach,
Und immer frischer rauschte
Und immer heller der Bach.

Ist das denn meine Straße?
O Bächlein, sprich, wohin?
Du hast mit deinem Rauschen
Mir ganz berauscht den Sinn.

Was sag ich denn von Rauschen?
Das kann kein Rauschen sein:
Es singen wohl die Nixen
Dort unten ihren Reihn.

Laß singen, Gesell, laß rauschen
Und wandre fröhlich nach!
Es gehn ja Mühlenräder
In jedem klaren Bach.

Where to?

I hear a brooklet rushing
Right out of the rock's spring,
Down there to the valley it rushes,
So fresh and wondrously bright..

I know not, how I felt this,
Nor did I know who gave me advice;
I must go down
With my wanderer's staff.

Down and always farther,
And always the brook follows after;
And always rushing crisply,
And always bright is the brook.

Is this then my road?
O, brooklet, speak! where to?
You have with your rushing
Entirely intoxicated my senses.

But why do I speak of rushing?
That can't really be rushing:
Perhaps the water-nymphs
are singing rounds down there in the deep.

Let it sing, my friend, let it rush,
And wander joyously after!
Mill-wheels turn
In each clear brook.

Thanks to The Lied and Art Song Texts Page for original text by Wilhelm Müller and English translation. Link to site:
http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=11923

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[SuperLuckydream]

What a joy to hear this recording! Both vocal and piano are very beautiful. Thank you, dear Barbara.

[oakroom48]

@SuperLuckydream So glad you enjoyed Tamara! :-)

[Faleen3]

Isn't this called 'the brook'?

[oakroom48]

@Faleen3 It might be in some translations :-)

[walleyewinder23]

im singing this for my highschool solo and ensemble contest. it will be fun!

[oakroom48]

@walleyewinder23 Good luck!

[D0ug91]

@Faleen3 The German title is "To Where?", but English versions tend to take some liberties and assume a different title were the piece conceived originally in English. This is more of an exact translation.

[MHNmusique]

@japokittie G Major, not F as stated above :)

Beautiful nonetheless!!

[prpiano24]

@japokittie Key of F

[japokittie]

does anyone happen to know what key this is in?