by Hermann von Lingg (1820 - 1905)
Am Meere
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
So sanft, so ruhig lag es da,
Das Meer in seinen Purpurrosen;
Ich trat ihm nah --
Mit einem Male hört' ich's tosen;
Es schlug den Strand mit Donnerwucht
In ew'gem Andrang, ew'ger Flucht --
Erschüttert bebt davon die Bucht.
Ja Meer, das bist du, friedevoll
Und schmeichelnd in den Sonnenstrahlen;
Dein Zorngeroll
Aus Tiefen voll Titanenqualen
Erkennt erst, wer dir nahe tritt;
Nimm auch, was ich Geringes litt,
In dein erhab'nes Zürnen mit!
Confirmed with Die Gartenlaube, 29. Band (1881), No. 8, page 131.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann von Lingg (1820 - 1905), "Am Meere" [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 M. Pleyer , "Am Meere", op. 19, published 1896 [ men's chorus and piano ], Aussig: Pleyer [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "At the sea", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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