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Auf der fernen See ein Segel steht, Mein Schatz ist [auf der]1 See; Der Wind mir an die Beine weht, Der Wind, der Wind [von]2 der See. Blas ihn her zu mir, blas ihn [schnell zu mir her]3, Du Wind, du Wind [auf der]4 See; Mein Herz ist [so tief, so tief]5 wie das Meer Und so stark wie der Wind auf der See.
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View text without footnotes1 Marx: "bei dem" (typo?)
2 Marx: "an"
3 Marx: "her zu mir"
4 Marx: "von der"
5 Marx: "tief, so"
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Lied des Schiffermädels", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Lieder [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 Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Lied des Schiffermädels", 1902 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, Vol. I (1901-04), no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Sang des Schiffermädels", 1902 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Lied des Schiffermädels", op. 12 (3 Mädchenlieder) no. 3 (1908), published c1920, first performed 1913 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant de l'amie du marin", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson de la mie du marin", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 70
There is a sail on a distant sea, My beloved is on the sea; The wind tugs against my legs, The wind, the wind from the sea. Blow him here to me, blow him quickly to me, You wind, you wind on the sea; My heart is as deep, as deep as the ocean And as strong as the wind on the sea.
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Translations of titles
"Lied des Schiffermädels" = "Song of the sailors' maidens"
"Sang des Schiffermädels" = "Song of the sailors' maidens"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by Michael P Rosewall, (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 Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Lied des Schiffermädels", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Lieder
This text was added to the website: 2020-01-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 63