's Nachts vaart stil hier menig schip

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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Meerfey

(Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE

Still bei Nacht fährt manches Schiff,
Meerfei kämmt ihr Haar am Riff,
Hebt von Inseln an zu singen,
Die im Meer dort untergingen.

Purpurrot, smaragdengrün
Sieht's der Schiffer unten blühn,
Silberne Paläste blinken,
Holde Frauenmienen winken:

Wann die Morgenwinde wehn,
Ist nicht Riff noch Fei zu sehn,
Und das Schifflein ist versunken,
Und der Schiffer ist ertrunken.

Composition:

Robert Schumann

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Text Authorship:

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Verloren", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Perdu", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Meermin

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

's Nachts vaart stil hier menig schip
'n Meermin kamt zich op een klip,
Gaat van eilanden dan zingen,
Die in zee daar ondergingen.

Purperrood, groen als smaragd
Gloeit de diepte in de nacht,
Zilveren paleizen vonken,
Lieve vrouwenogen lonken:
 
Waait daarna de morgenwind,
Men geen klip of meermin vindt,
En het scheepje is gezonken,
En de schipper is verdronken.

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