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Das ist eine wilde, stürmische Fahrt, Ein kühnes, ein keckes Wagen! Es heult der Sturm nach Sturmes Art, Ans Schiff die Wellen schlagen. Es schäumt die Flut, es schwankt das Bot, Es schwankt nach unten und oben; Ja, zwischen den Schiffer und den Tod Ist nur ein Brett geschoben. Doch wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt, Jung frein mag niemand reuen, Und wer sein Lieb von Herzen minnt, Der darf den Tod nicht scheuen. Das Zögern macht mir angst und bang Und bringt nicht aus der Stelle; Drum frisch durch Sturm und Wogendrang: Bei Gott, fahr zu, Geselle!
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Confirmed with Einsame Lieder von Ludwig Grote, Hannover: Im Selbstverlage des Verfaßers, 1873, page 35.
Text Authorship:
- by Ludwig Grote (1825 - 1887), "Frischer Mut", appears in Einsame Lieder, in 2. Von der Wanderschaft [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 (Friedrich) Oskar Wermann (1840 - 1906), "Frischer Muth", op. 19 (Gesänge für Soprano, Alt, Tenor und Bass), Heft 2 no. 12, published 1878 [ satb quartet ], Dresden: Plötner & Meinhold [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-06-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 98
That is a wild, stormy journey, A bold, an audacious daring! The storm is howling as is its wont, The waves are beating at the ship. The waters are foaming, the boat is reeling, It vacillates upward and downward; Yes, between the sailor and death Only a board has been inserted. But he who does not venture, does not win, To marry young causes no one rue, And whoever loves his darling with all his heart, Must not shy away from death. Hesitation causes me great fear And does not move me from the spot; Therefore, briskly through storm and the affliction of the waves: By God, sail on, comrade!
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Translations of titles:
"Frischer Mut" = "Renewed courage"
"Frischer Muth" = "Renewed courage"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Grote (1825 - 1887), "Frischer Mut", appears in Einsame Lieder, in 2. Von der Wanderschaft
This text was added to the website: 2025-06-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 110