Storm song | Oh roaring of the sea and voice of the storm

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by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Sturmlied

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

O Brausen des Meers und Stimme des Sturms
Und Irren im Nebelschwarm!
In Hafens Ruhe, im Schutze des Turms,
Wie eng und arm.

Ich will kein Kissen mir unters Haupt,
Kein Schreiten auf Teppichen weich;
Hat mir der Sturm auch die Segel geraubt,
Da war ich reich!

O herrliche Fahrt im Windeshauch
Hinauf und hinab und zurück!
Nur kämpfend, und unterlieg ich auch,
Ist Leben Glück.

Confirmed with Ricarda Huch, Liebesgedichte, Insel-Verlag zu Leipzig, Druck der Spamerschen Buchdruckerei, Leipzig, 1907, page 16.

Text Authorship:

by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), "Sturmlied", appears in Neue Gedichte (Liebesgedichte), first published 1907 [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 Hans Fleischer (1896 - 1981), "Sturmlied", op. 89 (6 Lieder für Mezzosopran und Klavier) no. 3 (1932) [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Otto Frickhoeffer (1892 - 1968), "Sturmlied" [ voice and piano ], from Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
by Adam Teleki , "Sturmlied" [ voice and piano ], from Lieder, no. 13 [sung text not yet checked]
by Viktor Ullmann (1898 - 1944), "Sturmlied", op. 26 no. 3 (1939), from Fünf Liebeslieder von Richarda Huch, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Storm song", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson de tempête", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

Storm song

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Oh roaring of the sea and voice of the storm
And straying in the swarm of fog!
In the peace of the harbour, in the protection of the tower,
How narrow and needy.

I want no pillow under my head,
No striding upon soft carpets;
Even if the storm stole my sails,
There I was rich!

Oh glorious ride in the breath of the wind
Upward and downward and back!
Only while fighting, and though I may be vanquished,
Is life happy.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), "Sturmlied", appears in Neue Gedichte (Liebesgedichte), first published 1907
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This text was added to the website: 2023-01-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 82