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Ade, mein Schatz, du mocht'st mich nicht, ich war dir zu geringe. Einst wandelst du bei Mondenlicht und hörst ein süßes Klingen: Ein Meerweib singt, die Nacht ist lau, die stillen Wolken wandern, da denk' an mich, 's ist meine Frau, nun such' dir einen Andern! Ade, ihr Landsknecht', Musketier'! wir zieh'n auf wildem Roße, das bäumt und überschlägt sich schier vor manchem Felsenschloße. Der Wassermann bei Blitzesschein taucht auf in dunklen Nächten, der Haifisch schnappt, die Möven schrei'n, das ist ein lustig Fechten! Streckt nur auf eurer Bärenhaut daheim die faulen Glieder, Gott Vater aus dem Fenster schaut, schickt seine Sündflut wieder! Feldwebel, Reiter, Musketier, sie müssen all' ersaufen, derweil mit frischem Winde wir im Paradies einlaufen.
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Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Seemanns Abschied", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder [author's text not yet checked 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 Alfred Dregert (1836 - 1893), "Trennung", op. 17 (Zwei Volkslieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 2, published 1875 [ four-part men's chorus ], Trier, Hoenes [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Seemanns Abschied", 1886-8 [ voice and piano ], from Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 17 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L'adéu del mariner", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Seaman's Farewell", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'adieu du marin", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "L'addio del marinaio", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 118
Adieu, my love, you do not want me - I was too low for you. One day you will wander by moonlight and hear sweet sounds: a mermaid is singing, the night is mild, the quiet clouds are drifting; you will think of me. It is my wife, so go find yourself someone else! Adieu, soldiers and musketeers! we ride a wild horse that rears up and almost flips over before many a rocky castle. The merman in the lightning flash surfaces in dark nights, the shark snaps and the seagulls cry: this is a merry struggle! Stretch out your lazy legs on your bearskin at home, Father God gazes out of his window and sends his Deluge again! Fieldmarshals, cavalrymen and musketeers, all must drown, while with a fresh wind we will land in paradise.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Seemanns Abschied", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 137