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Der Jüngling steht auf dem Verdeck, Sieht seine Schiffe fahren, Die Sonne strahlt, es spielt die Luft Mit seinen goldnen Haaren. Das Ruder schallt, das Segel schwillt, Die bunten Wimpel fliegen, Meerfrauen mit Gesang und Spiel Sich um die Kiele wiegen. [Er spricht:]1 "Das ist mein Königreich, Das frei und lustig streifet, Das um die träge Erde her Auf blauen Fluten schweifet." Da ziehen finstre Wolken auf Mit Sturm und [mit]1 Gewitter. Die Blitze zucken aus der Nacht, Die Maste springen in Splitter. Und Wogen stürzen auf das Schiff, So wilde, Bergen gleiche; Verschlungen ist der Königssohn Sammt seinem lust'gen Reiche.
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Text Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), no title, appears in Der Königssohn, no. 2 [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 Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Der Königssohn I", op. 64, Heft 2 no. 10, KWV 9108 no. 10, published [1825/26] [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Romanzen mit Klavierbegleitung, no. 10, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), no title, op. 116 no. 2 (1851), published 1853 [ soli, chorus and orchestra ], from Der Königssohn, no. 2, Leipzig, Whistling
Score: IMSLP [external link]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 103
The youth stands upon the deck, Sees his ships a-sailing, The sun gleams, the breezes play With his golden locks. The oars resound, the sail swells, The colourful pennants flutter, Singing and playing, mermaids Cavort about the keel. [He says:]1 That is my kingdom That freely and merrily ranges, That, encircling the lazy world, Roves upon the blue waters. Then dark clouds appear Bringing tempests and [bringing]1 thunderstorms. The lightning bolts streak from out the night, The masts burst into splinters. The waves dash themselves onto the ship, Such wild [waves], [waves] like mountains; The king's son is consumed With his whole merry kingdom.
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View text without footnotesTranslated titles:
"Der Königssohn" = "The son of the king"
"Der Jüngling steht auf dem Verdeck" = "The youth stands upon the deck"
1 omitted by Schumann.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 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 Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), no title, appears in Der Königssohn, no. 2
This text was added to the website: 2015-05-08
Line count: 20
Word count: 106