Die Wogen ergriffen
Vom Loreley-Sang,
Sprangen und sangen
Den Rhein entlang. 

Sprangen und sangen
Zum Schlosse hinein
Der schönen herzlosen
Sieben Fräulein. 1

"Ihr thatet so grausam
Mit schönem Gesicht.
Die Freier versanken,
Ihr liebtet sie nicht. 

Loreley, Loreley
Singt euch hinab;
Es [freu'n]2 sich die Freier
Im bläulichen Grab."1

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Confirmed with Rheinisches Odeon, Dritter Jahrgang, Düsseldorf, Verlag von J. Wolf, 1839, in a section titled Gedichte von Ludwig Wihl, in a subsection titled "II. Rhein und Wein", no. 1., page 66. Note: modern German would change following spelling: "thatet" -> "tatet"

¹ Speyer adds "Loreley, Loreley, Loreley!"
² Marschner: "räumt"

Text Authorship:

• by Ludwig Wihl (1807 - 1882), "Die sieben Schwestern" [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 Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Die sieben Freier ", op. 128 ([Sieben] Lieder und Gesänge für Bass) no. 1, published 1844 [ bass and piano ], Hannover, Nagel [sung text checked 2 times]
• by Wilhelm Speyer (1790 - 1878), "Die sieben Schwestern" [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Louis [Ludwig] Spohr (1784 - 1859), "Die sieben Schwestern", WoO. 102 (1839) [ voice and piano four-hands ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Michael Leinert , Johann Winkler

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