Die Stunden eilen -- Mitternacht! Am Himmel ist nicht Mond, nicht Stern. Ob unsrer Reise halte Wacht, Madonna, Mutter unsres Herrn! Die Stunden eilen. Bank und Riff Sind nah. Madonna, lenke du Durch Sturm und Mitternacht das Schiff Dem Hafen und der Heimat zu! Die Stunden eilen ohne Rast. Madonna des Erbarmens du, Die du den Herrn geboren hast, Hilf uns dereinst zur ewigen Ruh!
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Composition:
- Set to music by Heinrich Pestalozzi (1878 - 1940), "Gebet der Schiffer ", op. 46 no. 1, published 1925 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Gebet der Schiffer", subtitle: "Adriatisches Meer", written 1901
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "Adriatic Sea", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2007-05-25
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Word count: 64