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Hast du von den Fischerkindern Das alte Mährchen vernommen, Die auf dem schwanken Kahne Allein ins Meer geschwommen? Sie pflückten sich Wasserrosen, Sie sangen sich Lieder viele, Sie herzten und küßten einander Im süßen Wechselspiele. Sie haben den Strand verloren, Als sich der Tag entschwungen, Sie kehrten nimmer wieder, Ihr Name ist verklungen.-- Und weißt du: wir sind die Kinder, Die Maid du, ich der Knabe, Das Meer ist unsre Liebe, Die wird uns wohl zum Grabe!
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Rheinisches Jahrbuch für Kunst und Poesie, herausgegeben von F. Freiligrath, C. Matzerath und K. Simrock, Erster Jahrgang, Köln: M. DuMont-Schauberg, 1840, pages 397-398, in which the poem is titled "Ahnung".
Confirmed also with a later edition, Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter, Dichtungen eines Rheinischen Poeten, Erster Band, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1871, page 82, in which the poem is titled "Von den Fischerkindern".Text Authorship:
- by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873), title 1: "Ahnung", title 2: "Von den Fischerkindern", appears in Dichtungen eines Rheinischen Poeten, in 1. Mein Herz ist am Rheine: Liederbuch, in 3. Melodien [author's text checked 2 times 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 Paul Blumenthal (1843 - 1930), "Von den Fischerkindern", op. 14 (Zwei Lieder für Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1879 [ soprano and piano ], Berlin, Sulzbach [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Buths (1851 - 1920), "Die Fischerkinder", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Seitz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Dannehl (1870 - 1947), "Die Fischerkinder", op. 20 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
- by Émile Jacques-Dalcroze (1865 - 1950), "Hast du von den Fischerkindern", op. 14 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "Die Fischerkinder", op. 12 (Drei Duetten [sic] für weibliche Stimmen mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1840 [ duet for 2 sopranos with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Hast du von den Fischerkindern das alte Märchen vernommen?", op. 7 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Eduard Rommel , "Hast du von den Fischerkindern", op. 4 (Sechs Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 4, published [1858] [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
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Have you heard the old fairy tale About the fisherman’s children? The ones who went out to sea Alone in a rickety boat? They picked water-lilies for each other, They sang each other many songs, They embraced and kissed each other In sweet exchange. They lost sight of the shore When the day departed, They never returned, Their names have been forgotten. -- And do you know: we are the children, You the maiden, I the lad, The sea is our love, It shall likely become our grave!
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View text with all available footnotesTranslated titles:
"Ahnung" = "Premonition"
"Von den Fischerkindern" = "About the fisherman’s children"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873), title 1: "Ahnung", title 2: "Von den Fischerkindern", appears in Dichtungen eines Rheinischen Poeten, in 1. Mein Herz ist am Rheine: Liederbuch, in 3. Melodien
This text was added to the website: 2015-01-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 90