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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Sturm
 (Sung text for setting by E. Berckman)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Es wütet der Sturm,
Und er peitscht die Wellen,
Und die Welln, wutschäumend und bäumend,
Türmen sich auf, und es wogen lebendig
Die weißen Wasserberge,
Und das Schifflein erklimmt sie,
Hastig mühsam,
Und plötzlich stürzt es hinab
In schwarze, weitgähnende Flutabgründe --

O Meer!
Mutter der Schönheit, der Schaumentstiegenen!
Großmutter der Liebe! schone meiner!
 ... 

 ... 

Fern an schottischer Felsenküste,
Wo das graue Schlößlein hinausragt
Über die brandende See,
Dort, am hochgewölbten Fenster,
Steht eine schöne, kranke Frau,
Zartdurchsichtig und marmorblaß,
Und sie spielt die Harfe und singt,
 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Evelyn Domenica Berckman (1900 - 1978), "Sturm", published 1926, stanzas 1, 2 (lines 1-3), 4 (lines 1-7), also set in French (Français)

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Sturm", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Nordsee, in Erster Zyklus, no. 8

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

  • ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , "Storm", appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Tempête", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-05-06
Line count: 39
Word count: 189

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