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Des Abendsterns ersehnter Schein Beglänzt den Saum der Flut, Der Knabe zieht den Kahn herein, Der [still im]1 Hafen ruht. "Mein Tagewerk ist [treu]2 vollbracht, Doch, liebe Seele, sprich, O sprich, wie soll die lange Nacht Vergehn mir ohne dich?" Am Ufer steht ein Weidenbaum Und dran gelehnt ein Stein, [Darunter]3 liegt in schmalem Raum Ihr kaltes Totenbein.
J. Lang sets stanza 1
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View text without footnotes1 Lang: "in dem"
2 Burgmüller: "nun"
3 Burgmüller: "Und drunter"
Text Authorship:
- by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), "Fischerknabe", written 1817, appears in Gedichte, in Romanzen und Jugendlieder, no. 4 [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 (August Joseph) Norbert Burgmüller (1810 - 1836), "Fischerknabe", op. 3 (Sechs Gesänge von Uhland, Goethe, Heine, Platen) no. 5 (1827-36?), published 1838 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Hofmeister [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Friedrich von Kerstorf , "Fischerknabe", published 1874 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf deutsche Lieder, für 1 Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 5, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), no title, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], unpublished, undated, incomplete [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Leo Schrattenholz , "Fischerknabe", op. 5 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Julius August) Philipp Spitta (1841 - 1894), "Fischerknabe", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Fisher lad", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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The longed-for gleam of the evening star Shines upon the margin of the floodwaters, The lad pulls in the boat That [lies quietly]1 in the harbour. "My day's work is [faithfully]2 completed, But, dear soul, tell me, Oh tell me, how shall the long night Pass for me without you?" On the shore stands a willow tree And leaning against it a stone, [Below]3 it lie in a narrow space Her cold dead bones.
1 Lang: "lies"
2 Burgmüller: "now"
3 Burgmüller: "And below"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), "Fischerknabe", written 1817, appears in Gedichte, in Romanzen und Jugendlieder, no. 4
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 77