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Guten Morgen, große, Goldne Sonn' am Himmel, Die hier einsame Braut bescheinst! Schön willkommen, weiße Wall'nde Meeresnebel, Die hier einsame Braut umhaucht! Froher grüßt' ich, große, Goldne Sonne, dein Leuchten, Wärst du ein Harnisch, golden und hell. Schöner willkommen wär't ihr, Wall'nde Meeresnebel, Kämt ihr als Segel von der See. Gedulde dich! Zum Gruß Golden wird Harnisch leuchten, Aus schimmerndem Helme Liebe schau'n, Weiße Segel werden Wall'n am Meeresstrande, Heimholend die schöne Heldenbraut. Jäger verliert wohl Fährte Fluchtig niedern Wildes, Nicht die Tritte des schönsten Reh's im Tann; Leichtlich löscht bey Helden Liebe niedrer Frauen[,] Doch Gluth für hohe Schönheit glimm't fort. Guten Morgen, große, Goldne Sonn' am Himmel, Die hier einsame Braut bescheinst! Schön willkommen, weiße, Wall'nde Meeresnebel, Die hier einsame Braut umhaucht!
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Confirmed with Friedrich Baron de la Motte-Fouqué, Auslauga. Ein Heldenspiel in drey Abenteuren, In: Der Held des Norden, Wien: In der Haas’schen Buchhandlung, 1816, pages 66-67
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843), no title, appears in Aslauga. Ein Heldenspiel in drey Abenteuren, Zweyte Abenteuer [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 Axel Liebmann (1849 - 1876), "Aslaugs Morgengesang", op. 3 no. 12 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Aslaug’s morning song", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-13
Line count: 30
Word count: 124
Good morning, great Golden sun in the sky, Which shines down upon this solitary bride! A warm welcome to you, white Rolling sea-fog, Which wafts about this solitary bride! More happily would I greet, great Golden sun, your radiance, If you were a harness, golden and bright. I would bid you a warmer welcome, Rolling sea-fog, If you approached as a sail from the sea. Patience! To greet you, The harness shall shine in gold, From the shimmering helmet love shall gaze forth, White sails shall Flutter at the seashore, Leading home the beautiful bride of the hero. A hunter may rapidly lose The track of base wildlife, But not the steps of the most beautiful deer in the forest; For heroes, the love of low women Is easily extinguished[,] But the fervour for lofty beauty glows on and on. Good morning, great Golden sun in the sky, Which shines down upon this solitary bride! A warm welcome to you, white Rolling sea-fog, Which wafts about this solitary bride!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843), no title, appears in Aslauga. Ein Heldenspiel in drey Abenteuren, Zweyte Abenteuer
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-13
Line count: 30
Word count: 169