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Der Sturm spielt auf zum Tanze, [Er]1 pfeift und saust und brüllt; Heisa! wie [springt]2 das Schifflein! Die Nacht ist lustig und wild. Ein lebendes Wassergebirge Bildet die tosende See; Hier gähnt ein schwarzer Abgrund, Dort türmt es sich [weiß]3 in die Höh'. Ein Fluchen, Erbrechen und Beten Schallt aus der Kajüte heraus; Ich halte mich fest [am]4 Mastbaum Und wünsche: Wär ich zu Haus!
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View text without footnotes1 Lachner: "es"
2 Lachner: "springet"
3 Lachner: "weit"
4 Lachner: "an den"
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, 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 Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Wär' ich zu Haus", op. 34 (Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine) no. 3 [ voice, piano, and violoncello (or flute, violin, horn) ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Der Sturm spielt auf zum Tanze", published 1851 [ voice and piano ], from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Philip Wolfrum (1854 - 1919), "Der Sturm spielt auf zum Tanze", op. 5 (Lieder und Gesänge, Heft I) no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Walter Thomas Heyn (b. 1953), "Seebild : zwei Gedichte aus dem Zyklus "Die Heimkehr"", op. 63 (Lebensgruß : 10 Lieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine) no. 3, published c2003 [ low voice and guitar ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La tempête joue une danse", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 69
La tempête joue une danse, Elle siffle et mugit et rugit; Hourra! comme le bateau saute! La nuit est joyeuse et sauvage. Une vivante montagne d'eau Se forme sur la mer qui gronde; Ici s'ouvre un noir précipice, Là une blanche tour monte vers le ciel. Un juron,un vomi, une prière S'échappent de la cabine; Je m'agrippe fermement au mât Et je souhaiterais être à la maison.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 11
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 67