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by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (1865 - 1940)

Po szerokiem, po szerokiem morzu
 (Sung text for setting by M. Karłowicz)
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Language: Polish (Polski) 
Our translations:  ENG
Po szerokiem, po szerokiem morzu
Płynie okręt z kotwicą urwaną,
Wiatr go pędzi coraz dalej, dalej
W przestrzeń pustą, chmurną, ołowianą.

Po szerokiem, po szerokiem morzu
Nie do brzegu ty płyniesz okręcie,
O podwodną gdzieś uderzysz skałę
I bez śladu przepadniesz w odmęcie.

Composition:

    Set to music by Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876 - 1909), "Po szerokiem, po szerokiem morzu", op. 3 no. 9 (1896), published 1933 [ voice and piano ], Verified with Trzy piesny Warszawskie Towarzystwo Muzyczne, Warsaw 1933.

Text Authorship:

  • by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (1865 - 1940), no title, appears in Preludja, no. 24

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

  • ENG English (Iain Sneddon) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-02-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 43

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