Op het strand | Ze spreken en kijken, de golven

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by Hermann Hölty (1828 - 1897)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Am Strande

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE POR

Es sprechen und blicken die Wellen
Mit sanfter Stimme,
Mit freundlichem Blick,
Und wiegen die träumende Seele
In ferne Tage zurück.

Aus fernen, verklungene Tagen
Spricht's heimlich
Mit sanften Stimmen zu mir.
Schaut's heimlich
Mit freundlichen Blicken
Zum Wandrer am Strande hier.

Mir ist, als hätten die Stimmen
Die je die Seele
Mir sanft bewegt
Und alle die freundlichen Blicke
Sich in die Wellen gelegt.

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hölty (1828 - 1897) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Am Strande", op. 66 (Fünf Duette) no. 3, published 1876 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A la platja", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Op het strand", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Along the shore", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sur la rive", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Joana Albergaria Teixeira) , "Na Praia", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Bea Brewster

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 65

Op het strand

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Ze spreken en kijken, de golven,
Met zachte stemmen,
Met vriend’lijke blik,
En wiegen de dromende ziel zo
Naar verre dagen terug.
 
Het verre, verklonken verleden
Spreekt heim’lijk
Met zachte stemmen tot mij,
Kijkt heim’lijk
Met vriend’lijke blikken
Naar d’ eenling op ‘t strand vlakbij.
 
Het is, als hadden de stemmen,
Die ooit mijn ziel
Hadden zacht ontroerd,
En ook alle vriend’lijke blikken
Zich in de golven gevoerd.

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This text was added to the website: 2014-11-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 68