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by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835)

Fischerknabe
 (Sung text for setting by N. Burgmüller)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
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Des Abendsterns ersehnter Schein
Beglänzt den Saum der Flut,
Der Knabe zieht den Kahn herein,
Der still im Hafen ruht.
 
"Mein Tagewerk ist nun vollbracht,
Doch, liebe Seele, sprich,
O sprich, wie soll die lange Nacht
Vergehn mir ohne dich?"
 
Am Ufer steht ein Weidenbaum
Und dran gelehnt ein Stein,
Und drunter liegt in schmalem Raum
Ihr kaltes Totenbein.

Composition:

    Set to music by (August Joseph) Norbert Burgmüller (1810 - 1836), "Fischerknabe", op. 3 (Sechs Gesänge von Uhland, Goethe, Heine, Platen) no. 5 (1827-36?), published 1838 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Hofmeister

Text Authorship:

  • by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), "Fischerknabe", written 1817, appears in Gedichte, in Romanzen und Jugendlieder, no. 4

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Fisher lad", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Claus-Christian Schuster [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 61

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