by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ITA
Ewig muntres Spiel der Wogen! Viele hast du schon belogen, Mancher kehrt nicht mehr zurück. Und doch weckt das Wellenschlagen Immer wieder frisches Wagen, Falsch und lustig wie das Glück.
The poem has the subtitle Am Meer in the 1837 edition.
Composition:
- Set to music by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), no title, op. 28, Heft 1 no. 10, published 1921, first performed 1922 [ satb quartet and orchestra ], from Von deutscher Seele - Teil I - Mensch und Natur, no. 10, Adolph Fürstner, Berlin
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder, in Wandersprüche, no. 7, Berlin, Duncker und Humblot, first published 1837
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Meditazione 6 dalle "Meditazioni del viandante"", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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