At the beach | The little ship strikes out from the shore

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by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Am Strande

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Schifflein stößt vom Strande.
Fahr in Meer hinein!
Ich bleib auf dem Sande,
muß erst größer sein.

Dann, sollst du mal sehen,
werd ich ein Kadett,
mit des Windes Wehen
flieg ich um die Wett.

Über alle Meere
bis nach Feuerland!
Wenn ich wiederkehre,
bin ich schwarz gebrannt.

Confirmed with Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte von Albert Sergel, 11.-15. Tausend, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien & Bern: Franz Schneider Verlag, 1921, page 51.

Text Authorship:

by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Am Strande", appears in Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte [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 Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Am Strande", op. 15 no. 12, published 1907/8 [ voice and piano ], from Ringelreihen: 21 Kinderlieder von Albert Sergel, no. 12, München: Wunderhornverlag [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "At the beach", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-12-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 48

At the beach

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The little ship strikes out from the shore.
Sail off into the sea!
I shall stay on the sand,
for I must grow bigger first.

But then you shall see,
I will become a cadet,
I shall fly, racing 
with the gusts of the wind.

Over all the oceans
all the way to Tierra del Fuego!
When I return
I shall be burned black.

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Am Strande", appears in Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte
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This text was added to the website: 2024-12-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 64