by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886)
Sonne taucht in Meeresfluten
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Language: German (Deutsch)
Sonne taucht in Meeresfluten, Himmel blitzt in letzten Gluten, Langsam will der Tag verscheiden, Ferne Abendglocken läuten. Dein gedenk' ich, Margaretha! Haupt gelehnt auf Felsens Kante, Fremder Mann in fremdem Lande. Um den Fuß die Wellen schäumen, Durch die Seele zieht ein Träumen. Dein gedenk' ich, Margaretha!
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Joseph Victor von Scheffels sämtliche Werke, ed. by Johannes Franke, Erster Band, Leipzig: Hesse & Becker Verlag, 1916.
Note: at least three editions of Der Trompeter von Säkkigen (1859, 1869, 1872) have "Fluß" in stanza 2, line 3, word 3; but the editions of 1874, 1883, and 1890 have "Fuß", as does the above edition. Henschel uses "Fluß" in his setting, but since the English translation in the score has "at my feet" in that line, it seems this is a typo and "Fuß" should be sung instead.
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), no title, appears in Der Trompeter von Säkkingen, in Vierzehntes Stück. Das Büchlein der Lieder, in 5. Fünf Jahre später -- Werners Lieder aus Welschland, no. 4 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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