by Ludwig Wihl (1807 - 1882)
Die Wogen ergriffen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Wogen ergriffen Vom Loreley-Sang, Sprangen und sangen Den Rhein entlang. Sprangen und sangen Zum Schlosse hinein Der schönen herzlosen Sieben Fräulein. 1 "Ihr thatet so grausam Mit schönem Gesicht. Die Freier versanken, Ihr liebtet sie nicht. Loreley, Loreley Singt euch hinab; Es [freu'n]2 sich die Freier Im bläulichen Grab."1
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Rheinisches Odeon, Dritter Jahrgang, Düsseldorf, Verlag von J. Wolf, 1839, in a section titled Gedichte von Ludwig Wihl, in a subsection titled "II. Rhein und Wein", no. 1., page 66. Note: modern German would change following spelling: "thatet" -> "tatet"
1 Speyer adds "Loreley, Loreley, Loreley!"2 Marschner: "räumt"
Authorship:
- by Ludwig Wihl (1807 - 1882), "Die sieben Schwestern" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Die sieben Freier ", op. 128 ([Sieben] Lieder und Gesänge für Bass) no. 1, published 1844 [ bass and piano ], Hannover, Nagel [sung text checked 2 times]
- by Wilhelm Speyer (1790 - 1878), "Die sieben Schwestern" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Louis [Ludwig] Spohr (1784 - 1859), "Die sieben Schwestern", WoO. 102 (1839) [ voice and piano four-hands ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Michael Leinert , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-28
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