Auf der fernen See ein Segel steht,
Mein Schatz ist [auf der]1 See;
Der Wind mir an die Beine weht,
Der Wind, der Wind [von]2 der See.

Blas ihn her zu mir, blas ihn [schnell zu mir her]3,
Du Wind, du Wind [auf der]4 See;
Mein Herz ist [so tief, so tief]5 wie das Meer
Und so stark wie der Wind auf der See.

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¹ Marx: "bei dem" (typo?)
² Marx: "an"
³ Marx: "her zu mir"
⁴ Marx: "von der"
⁵ Marx: "tief, so"

Text Authorship:

• by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Lied des Schiffermädels", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Lieder [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 Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Lied des Schiffermädels", 1902 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, Vol. I (1901-04), no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Sang des Schiffermädels", 1902 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Lied des Schiffermädels", op. 12 (3 Mädchenlieder) no. 3 (1908), published c1920, first performed 1913 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

• ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant de l'amie du marin", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson de la mie du marin", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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