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sometimes misattributed to Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884) and by Wilhelm Wagner (flourished 1826-1843)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Fahr' mich hinüber, junger Schiffer
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the French (Français) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG
Fahr' mich hinüber, [junger]1 Schiffer,
  Nach dem Rialto fahre mich! 
[Sieh'! dieses]2 Halsband [nimm]3 zum Lohne; 
  Ich hab' es längst bestimmt für Dich. -- 
Der Schiffer [spricht]4: "Nein, Gianetta! 
  Der Lohn ist wahrlich gar zu klein,
Und soll ich Dich hinüberfahren,
  So kann's um diesen Preis nicht seyn."

Fahr' mich hinüber, [junger]1 Schiffer! 
  Ich weiß ein wunderlieblich Lied; 
[Das sing' ich Dir, indeß]5 die Gondel
  Dahin auf leichter Welle zieht. -- 
Der Schiffer sprach: "Nein, Gianetta! 
  Ich fahre nicht für solchen Lohn, 
Was hülfe mir Dein schönstes Liedchen? 
  Der süße Klang ist schnell entfloh'n." 

[Fahr' mich hinüber, junger Schiffer! 
  Und nimm das Beste, was ich hab',
Den Rosenkranz, den mir der Bischof 
  Am letzten Ostertage gab. --
Der Schiffer sprach]6: "Nein, Gianetta! 
  [Dein]7 Rosenkranz genügt mir nicht; 
Hast Du nichts Bess'res mir zu geben,
  Du holdes Engelsangesicht?"

[Doch seh' ich jetzt]8 die Gondel schwimmen 
  [Hin]9 über die bewegte Fluth,
[Und drinnen]10 sitzt mit Gianetta 
  Der Schiffer froh und wohlgemuth.
Sie landen an, und Gianetta, 
  Sie [eilte]11 schnellen Schritt's davon.
Was hat dem Schiffer sie gegeben? 
  Er war zufrieden mit dem Lohn! -- 

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   K. Reinecke •   H. Sommer •   F. Truhn 

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Confirmed with Auswahl von Gedichten der neueren französischen Poesie nach Victor Hugo, P. J. Beranger, Cas. Delavigne, Alph de Lamartine u A. übersetzt von Wilhelm Wagner, Frankfurt am Main, bei Siegmund Schmerber, 1835, pages 159-160.

1 Sommer, Truhn: "schöner"
2 Sommer, Truhn: "Hier, dieses"
3 Reinecke: "schenk' ich dir"
4 Reinecke: "sprach"
5 Reinecke: "Sieh', das sing' ich dir, indess mit uns"
6 Sommer, Truhn: "Nimm diesen Rosenkranz zum Lohne,/ Es ist das Beste, was ich hab',/ Der Bischof ihm am Ostertage/ Den Segen und die Weihe gab./ Der Schiffer spricht:"; Reinecke: "Fahr' mich hinüber, junger Schiffer!/ Und nimm das Beste, was ich hab',/ Sieh', den Rosenkranz, den mir der fromme Bischof/ Am letzten Ostertage gab. --/ Der Schiffer sprach "
7 Sommer, Truhn: "Der"
8 Sommer, Truhn: "Jetzt seh' ich dort"
9 Sommer, Truhn: "Schnell"
10 Reinecke: "D'rin"
11 Sommer, Truhn: "eilet"

Text Authorship:

  • sometimes misattributed to Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
  • by Wilhelm Wagner (flourished 1826-1843), "Der Gondelier " [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in French (Français) by Casimir Delavigne (1793 - 1843), "Le Gondolier", appears in Derniers chants, poèmes et ballades sur l'Italie, first published 1833
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817 - 1890), "Der Gondolier" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848 - 1906), "Schifferlied", published 1893 [ voice and piano ], from Neue Lieder und Gesänge, no. 15, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Gondoliera", op. 24 ([Zehn] Heitere Gesänge für Sopran (oder Tenor)) no. 9, published 1849 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "Der Gondolier", op. 27 (Sechs Lieder umd Gesänge) no. 4 (1850) [ baritone or bass and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Schifferlied", op. 10 no. 4 (1885/86), published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], from Aus dem Süden, no. 4, Braunschweig, Litolff; note: the score misattributes the author of the text to Geibel [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Friedrich Hieronymus Truhn (1811 - 1886), "Schifferlied", confirmed with Die Lieder aller Völker und Zeiten aus 75 fremden Sprachen, in metrischen deutschen Uebersetzungen und sorgfältiger Auswahl, zusammengestellt und herausgegeben von Hans Grabow, Hamburg: Verlag von G. Kramer, 1888, pages 259-260, in which the text is misattributed to Geibel [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó del gondoler", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Sailor's song", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2014-12-18
Line count: 32
Word count: 190

Sailor's song
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Row me across, handsome sailor,
  Row me to the Rialto.
  Here, take this necklace as your recompense;
  I earmarked it for you long ago.
  The sailor says: "No, Gianetta!
  That fee is really too small,
  And if I am to row you across
  It cannot be for such a price!"

Row me across, handsome sailor,
  I know a wondrously lovely song,
  I shall sing it for you while the gondola
  Glides over the soft waves.
  The sailor says: "No, Gianetta!
  I will not row for such a wage,
  Of what use is your most beautiful song?
  The sweet sounds vanish all too quickly!"

Take this wreath of roses as a fee,
  It is the best thing that I possess,
  On Easter morning the bishop
  Blessed and consecrated it.
  The sailor says: "No, Gianetta!
  The wreath of roses is not enough for me,
  Have you nothing better to give me,
  You lovely angelic countenance?"

Now I see the gondola floating there
  Quickly over the turbulent waters,
  And in it sits with Gianetta
  The sailor, happy and contented;
  They land, and Gianetta,
  She hurries away with quick steps.
  What did she give the sailor? --
  "He was satisfied with the payment!"

Note: this is a translation of the version by Sommer and Truhn.


Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) misattributed to Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884) and by Wilhelm Wagner (flourished 1826-1843), "Der Gondelier "
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in French (Français) by Casimir Delavigne (1793 - 1843), "Le Gondolier", appears in Derniers chants, poèmes et ballades sur l'Italie, first published 1833
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2014-03-31
Line count: 32
Word count: 198

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