Warte, warte, wilder Schiffsmann

Warte, warte, wilder [Schiffsmann]1,
gleich folg' ich zum Hafen dir;
von zwei Jungfraun nehm' ich Abschied,
von Europa und von ihr.

Blutquell, rinn' aus meinen Augen,
Blutquell, brich aus meinem Leib,
daß ich mit dem heißen Blute
meine Schmerzen niederschreib'.

Ei, mein Lieb, warum just heute
[schauderst du]2, mein Blut zu sehn?
Sahst mich bleich und herzeblutend
lange Jahre vor dir [stehn!]3

Kennst du noch das alte Liedchen
von der Schlang' im Paradies,
die durch schlimme Apfelgabe
unsern Ahn ins Elend stieß.

Alles Unheil brachten Äpfel!
Eva bracht' damit den Tod,
Eris brachte Trojas Flammen,
du brachst'st beides, Flamm' und Tod.

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Authorship

• by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Lieder, no. 6 [ author's text checked 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Gary Bachlund , "Nehm ich Abscheid", 2007. [tenor or baritone and piano] [ sung text verified 1 time]
• by Paul Claussnitzer (1867 - 1924), "Warte", op. 2 (Sieben kleine Chöre für vier Männerstimmen) no. 4, published 1896 [four-part men's chorus a cappella], Leipzig, Loebel [ sung text not verified ]
• by Leslie Crabtree (b. 1941), "Warte, warte wilder Schiffmann", from Liederkreis, no. 6. [ sung text verified 1 time]
• by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Warte, warte, wilder Schiffsmann" [voice and piano], from Buch der Lieder - Junge Leiden - Lieder, no. 6. [ sung text not verified ]
• by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Warte, warte wilder Schiffmann", op. 24 no. 6 (1840), published 1840 [voice and piano], from Liederkreis von Heinrich Heine, no. 6, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [ sung text verified 1 time]

• by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Buch der Lieder - Junge Leiden", 2014. [voice and piano]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Wacht, o wacht toch, wilde schipper", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Wait, wait, wild boatman", copyright ©
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Attends, attends, satané marin", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Aspetta, aspetta, nocchiero selvaggio", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Wait, wait, wild boatman

 Wait, wait, wild boatman,
 soon I'll follow you to the harbor;
 from two maidens I am taking my leave,
 from Europe and from Her.
 
 Stream of blood, run from my eyes,
 stream of blood, burst from my body,
 so that with this hot blood
 I can write down my agonies.
 
 Ah, my dear, why just today
 do you shudder to see my blood?
 You've seen me pale, my heart bleeding,
 standing before you for many years!
 
 Do you know that old song
 about the serpent in Paradise
 who, by wickedly giving an apple,
 threw our ancestors into misery?
 
 Apples have caused every ill!
 Eve brought death through them,
 Eris caused the flames of Troy;
 and you brought both, flame and death.

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Lieder, no. 6 CAT DUT FRE ITA
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Gary Bachlund, Paul Claussnitzer, Leslie Crabtree, Richard Farber, Robert Schumann. Go to the text.

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.