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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Bleib du in deiner Meerestiefe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Bleib du in deiner Meerestiefe,
Wahnsinniger Traum,
Der du einst so manche Nacht
Mein Herz mit falschem Glück gequält hast,
Und jetzt, als Seegespenst,
Sogar am hellen Tag mich bedrohest --
Bleib du dort unten, in Ewigkeit,
Und ich werfe noch zu dir hinab
All meine Schmerzen und Sünden,
Und die Schellenkappe der Torheit,
Die so lange mein Haupt umklingelt,
Und die kalte, gleißende Schlangenhaut
Der Heuchelei,
Die mir so lang die Seele umwunden,
Die kranke Seele,
Die gottverleugnende, engelverleugnende,
Unselige Seele --
Hoiho! hoiho! Da kommt der Wind!
Die Segel auf! Sie flattern und schwelln!
Über die stillverderbliche Fläche
Eilet das Schiff,
Und es jauchzt die befreite Seele.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Reinigung", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Nordsee, in Erster Zyklus, no. 11 [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) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Reinigung", op. 12 no. 2, published 1876 [ baritone or alto and piano ], from Meer-Lieder : Drei Lieder, no. 2, Berlin, Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Georg Capellen (1869 - 1934), "Bleib du in deiner Meerestiefe", op. 20 (Drei Lieder) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Catharinus Elling (1858 - 1942), "Reinigung / Heine, aus den Nordseebildern", op. 12 no. 14 [ voice and piano ], from Catharinus Elling-Album, no. 14, Kjøbenhavn (Copenhagen), Kongelig (Kgl.) Hof-Musikhandel [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Elie-André Clot , "Purification", written 1911, appears in Le Retour et La Mer du Nord, essai d'imitation poétique, Lyon, Éd. A. Rey & Cie, first published 1911 ; composed by Paul Ponthus.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , "Purification", appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Purification", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-05-06
Line count: 22
Word count: 107

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