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by Anton Prokesch-Osten (1795 - 1876)

Lied in der See
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ach, war mein Leid so ferne 
Wie du, mein Lieb, mir bist! 
Ach, [wärst du mir so nahe]1 
[Als]2 mir mein Leiden ist! 

Wohl gehn an mir vorüber 
Viel [Küsten]3, Berg' und Thal -
Doch da sie dich nicht bringen, 
Was bringen sie als Qual? 

Wohl wühlen [Bug und Steuer]4
Die wilden Wasser auf -
Doch, da ich dir nicht nahe, 
Zu was mein Weg und Lauf? 

Zu was mein Spiel und Wagen, 
Zu was Gefahr und Muth? 
Du bist ja doch verloren, 
Mein einzig Ziel und Gut! 

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   B. Molique 

View original text (without footnotes)
1 Molique: "wärest du mir nahe"
2 Molique: "Wie"
3 Molique: "Ufer"
4 Molique: "Winterstürme"

Text Authorship:

  • by Anton Prokesch-Osten (1795 - 1876), appears in Wanderung, in Venedig, in Leyerlieder, no. 7, first published 1844 [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), "Lied in der See", from Der Sänger am Rhein : Deutsche Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Wilhelm) Bernhard Molique (1802 - 1869), "Lied in der See", op. 12 (Sechs Lieder für eine Bariton- oder Mezzosopran-Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1839 [ baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano ], Leipzig : Friedrich Hofmeister [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2011-07-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 91

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