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by Ludwig I, König von Bayern (1786 - 1868)

Auf dem Meere
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wechselnd sinkt das Schiff und schwebt
Auf des Meeres hohen Wogen,
Unterm grossen Himmelsbogen,
Doch zu dir mein Geist sich hebt.

Was auch bringe das Geschick,
Mit den Wellen sterbend ringend
Wird zu dir noch sehnend schwingend
Richten sich mein letzter Blick.

Confirmed with: Gedichte des Königs Ludwig von Bayern, Zweyter Theil, Zweyte, vermehrte Auflage, München: im Verlage der Artist. Anstalt der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1829, page 152.


Text Authorship:

  • by Ludwig I, König von Bayern (1786 - 1868), "Auf dem Meere", subtitle: "An die Geliebte" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Friederike Molitor , "Auf dem Meere" [vocal duet for two sopranos with piano], The title page of the score reads: " Duett. “Auf dem Meere” aus den Gedichten Seiner Majestät des Königs Ludwig " ; in English: "Duet. ‘Upon the ocean’ from the poems of his Majesty King Ludwig." [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Upon the ocean", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2014-12-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 42

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