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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Wasserfahrt
 (Sung text for setting by J. Dessauer)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Ich stand gelehnet an den Mast,
Und zählte jede Welle.
Ade! mein schönes Vaterland!
Mein Schiff, das segelt schnelle!

Ich kam schön Liebchens Haus vorbei,
Die Fensterscheiben blinken;
Ich guck' mir fast die Augen aus,
Doch will mir niemand winken.

Ihr Tränen, bleibt mir aus dem Aug',
Daß ich nicht dunkel sehe.
Mein krankes Herze brich mir nicht
Vor allzugroßem Wehe.

Composition:

    Set to music by Joseph Dessauer (1798 - 1876), "Wasserfahrt", op. 14 (Sechs Gesänge für eine Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1834 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Wasserfahrt", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, no. 14

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Op de boot", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "I stood leaning against the mast", copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "The voyage"
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Voyage en bateau", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Jakob Kellner

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 61

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