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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Lied vom Meer
 (Sung text for setting by H. Apostel)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Uraltes Wehn vom Meer,
Meerwind bei Nacht:
  du kommst zu keinem her;
wenn einer wacht,
so muß er sehn, wie er
dich übersteht:
  uraltes Wehn vom Meer,
welches weht
nur wie für Ur-Gestein,
lauter Raum
reißend wie weit herein . . .

O wie fühlt dich ein
treibender Feigenbaum
oben im Mondschein.

Composition:

    Set to music by Hans Erich Apostel (1901 - 1972), "Lied vom Meer", subtitle: "(Capri, piccola marina)", op. 6 (Vier Lieder) no. 3, published 1937 [ voice and piano ], Wien: Universal-Edition, Nr. 10917

Text Authorship:

  • by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Lied vom Meer", subtitle: "Capri. Piccola Marina", appears in Der neuen Gedichte anderer Teil

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Song of the Sea", subtitle: "Capri. Piccola Marina", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 54

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