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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Meergruß
 (Sung text for setting by S. Lange)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Thalatta! Thalatta!
Sei mir gegrüßt, du ewiges Meer!
Sei mir gegrüßt zehntausendmal,
Aus jauchzendem Herzen,
 ... 

 ... 

 ... 
Wie Sprache der Heimat rauscht mir dein Wasser,
Wie Träume der Kindheit seh ich es flimmern
Auf deinem wogenden Wellengebiet,
 ... 

 ... 
In des Botanikers blecherner Kapsel,
Lag mir das Herz in der Brust.
Mir ist, als saß ich winterlange,
Ein Kranker, in dunkler Krankenstube,
Und nun verlaß ich sie plötzlich,
Und blendend strahlt mir entgegen
Der smaragdene Frühling, der sonnengeweckte,
Und es rauschen die weißen Blütenbäume,
 ... 
Und es duftet und summt, und atmet und lacht,
 ... 

 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Samuel de Lange (1840 - 1911), "Meergruß", op. 87 (Die Nordsee : vier Gesänge) no. 1, published 190-?, stanzas 1 (lines 1-4), 3 (lines 2-4), 4 (lines 3-10,13) [ baritone and orchestra ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Meergruß", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Nordsee, in Zweiter Zyklus, no. 1

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

  • ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , "Salutation to the sea", appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Salut à la mer", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-05-07
Line count: 59
Word count: 287

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