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Schon hat die Nacht den [Silberschrein]1 Des Himmels [aufgetan]2; Nun spült der See den [Widerschein]3 Zu dir, zu dir hinan! Und in dem Glanze schaukelt sich Ein leichter dunkler Kahn; Der aber trägt und schaukelt mich Zu dir, zu dir hinan! Ich höre schon den Brunnen gehn Dem Pförtlein nebenan, Und dieses hat ein gütig Wehn Von Osten aufgetan. Das Sternlein schießt, vom Baume fällt Das Blust in meinen Kahn; Nach Liebe dürstet alle Welt, Nun, Schifflein, leg' dich an!
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Gesammelte Gedichte von Gottfried Keller , Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1884, page 13.
1 Sinding: "Silberschein"2 Herzogenberg: "aufgemacht"; further changes may exist not noted above.
3 Schoeck, Sinding: "Wiederschein"
Text Authorship:
- by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890), "Schifferliedchen", appears in Gesammelte Gedichte, in Buch der Natur, in Drei Ständchen, no. 3 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Baumgartner (1820 - 1867), "Schifferständchen", 1856 [ men's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Willy Burkhard (1900 - 1955), "Ständchen", op. 6 (Vier Lieder) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Schifferlied", op. 41 (Sieben Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 7, published 1883 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexis Holländer (1840 - 1924), "Schifferliedchen", op. 43 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Schifferliedchen (Ständchen)", op. 80 (Sieben zweistimmige Gesänge mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1885 [ vocal duet with piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Isenmann (1839 - 1889), "Gondellied", op. 75 (Sechs Lieder im Volkston für vier Männerstimmen) no. 2, published 1885 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Schleusingen, Glaser [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1863 - 1932), "Schifferliedchen", op. 79 (Vier Lieder) no. 1, published 1908 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Křenek (1900 - 1991), "Schifferliedchen", op. 61 (Drei gemischte Chöre für Chor a cappella) no. 3 (1929) [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Universal Edition [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Pache (1857 - 1897), "Schifferständchen", op. 67 no. 1, published 1888 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Licht [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter Rabl (1873 - 1940), "Schifferliedchen", op. 7 (Drei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Schifferliedchen", op. 6 (Sechs Lieder für höhere Stimme und Klavier) no. 2 (1906), published 1907 [ high voice and piano ], Zürich, Hug [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Schifferlied", op. 11 (Lieder und Gesänge) no. 1 (1888) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Suter (1870 - 1926), "Schifferliedchen", op. 12 (3 Lieder für Tenor mit Klavier) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Paul Weingartner (1863 - 1942), "Schifferliedchen", op. 22 (Zwölf Gedichte von Gottfried Keller für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 6, published 1896 [sung text not yet checked]
Set in a modified version by Robert von Hornstein, Richard Trunk.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 83
Night has already opened The silver [shrine]1 of heaven, Now the lake swirls the reflection Toward you, up to you! And in the radiance, there rocks A light, dark-coloured barque; It, in turn, bears and rocks me Toward you, up to you! I already hear the water-well rippling Beside the little gate, And a beneficent breeze from the east Has opened the little gate. The little star is shooting, from the tree Blossoms fall into my barque; All the world is thirsting for love, Now, my little barque, come to your berth!
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Gondellied" = "Gondola song"
"Schifferlied" = "Sailor's song"
"Schifferliedchen" = "Sailor's song"
"Schifferliedchen (Ständchen)" = "Sailor's song (serenade)"
"Schifferständchen" = "Sailor's serenade"
"Ständchen" = "Serenade"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890), "Schifferliedchen", appears in Gesammelte Gedichte, in Buch der Natur, in Drei Ständchen, no. 3
This text was added to the website: 2024-05-28
Line count: 16
Word count: 93