Der Wandrer, von der Heimat weit
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE ITA
Der Wandrer, von der Heimat weit,
Wenn rings die Gründe schweigen,
Der Schiffer in Meeres Einsamkeit,
Wenn die Stern aus den Fluten steigen:
Die beiden schauern und lesen
In stiller Nacht,
Was sie nicht gedacht,
Da es noch fröhlicher Tag gewesen.
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Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's Werke. Erster Theil. Gedichte. Berlin. Verlegt von M. Simion. 1841, page 46-47; and with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's sämmtliche Werke. Zweite Auflage. Erster Band. Leipzig, Voigt & Günther. 1864, page 280, as no. 8 of Wandersprüche.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Am Meer", 1866 [ vocal duet for soprano and baritone with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Der Wandrer, von der Heimat weit", op. 28, Heft 1 no. 11, published 1921, first performed 1922 [ tenor, bass, and orchestra ], from Von deutscher Seele - Teil I - Mensch und Natur, no. 11, Adolph Fürstner, Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Der Wand'rer, von der Heimat weit", op. 42 no. 8 (1928) [ voice, piano, clarinet, horn, percussion ], from Wandersprüche: Liederfolge nach Gedichten von Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 8, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "At the seaside", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Meditazione 7 dalle "Meditazioni del viandante"", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2004-04-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 41
At the seaside
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
The rambler, far away from home,
Surrounded by silent nature,
The lone sailor on the vast sea,
When the stars rise from the waves:
Both shiver and feel
In the silent night,
What didn't come to mind,
In the bonnie light of day.
Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-24
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Word count: 43