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... Lang noch ich stand Eh dort im Westen sein Seegel verschwand; Glücklich ist's, darf in die Weiten Frithiof begleiten. Bläuliches Meer, Schnell genug geht es, o schwille nicht mehr! Leuchtet dem Segler, ihr Sterne, Hell in die Ferne! ... Mein Jäger so schön, Mir von der Schulter zum Meer sollst du sehn. Ach, ob wir sehnend auch spähen, Nichts ist zu sehen. Wenn ich nun todt, Kommt er zurück, dann vollbring' mein Gebot: Tausendmal grüss' von der Seinen, Siehst Du ihn weinen.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 2-3,10-11 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Carl Adolf Lorenz, Dr. (1837 - 1923), "Ingeborg's Klage", op. 17, published 1874, stanzas 2-3,10-11 [ soprano and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger
Text Authorship:
- by Amalia von Helvig (1776 - 1831), "Ingeborg's Klage", appears in Die Frithiofs-Sage, no. 9
Based on:
- a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Esaias Tegnér (1782 - 1846), "Ingeborgs klagan", appears in Frithiofs saga, no. 9, first published 1825
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Ingeborg's lament", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2017-09-27
Line count: 44
Word count: 221
... I stood for a long time yet Before his sail disappeared in the west; The sail is fortunate, into faraway places It is permitted to accompany Frithiof. Bluish sea, It goes quickly enough, Ye stars, shine for the sailor Brightly into the distance! ... My hunter so beautiful, You shall gaze upon the sea from my shoulder. Ah, though we look yearningly, There is nothing to be seen. When I am dead now, And he returns; then fulfill my command: Greet him a thousand times from his maiden, When you see him weeping.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 2-3,10-11 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2021 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Amalia von Helvig (1776 - 1831), "Ingeborg's Klage", appears in Die Frithiofs-Sage, no. 9
Based on:
- a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Esaias Tegnér (1782 - 1846), "Ingeborgs klagan", appears in Frithiofs saga, no. 9, first published 1825
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This text was added to the website: 2021-10-13
Line count: 44
Word count: 275