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by August Ferdinand Meyer (1811 - 1894), as Friedrich Brunold

Das Wellengrab
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Hier, wo du bist gestorben,
da soll auch sein dein Grab;
wir wickeln dich in ein Segel
und senken dich hier hinab.

Schlaf' wohl, du Kamerade,
du armer Bootsknecht, nun;
tief unten in dem Meere
soll sein dein Grab zum Ruh'n.

Die Wellen geh'n und wandern
ruh'los darüber fort;
dass du hier liegst begraben,
sagt weder Stein noch Wort.

Und wir, wir Kameraden,
wir steuern fort durchs Meer;
wohl keiner kommt je wieder
von uns zur Stelle her.

Wirst bald vergessen werden;
nur Eine vergisst dich nicht:
die Dirne am fernen Strande
mit dem verweinten Gesicht.

Text Authorship:

  • by August Ferdinand Meyer (1811 - 1894), as Friedrich Brunold [author's text not yet checked 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 Wilhelm Heiser (1816 - 1897), "Das Wellengrab", op. 442, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Brelin: G. Tschentscher [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2021-02-08
Line count: 20
Word count: 96

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