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Über die See, Fern über die See, Ist mein Schatz gezogen, [Ist]1 mein Herz Voll Ach und Weh, Bang ihm nachgeflogen. Brauset das Meer, Wild brauset das Meer, Stürme dunkel jagen, [Sinkt]2 die Sonn', Die Welt wird leer, Muß mein Herz verzagen. Bin ich allein, Ach, immer allein, Meine Kräfte schwinden. [Muß]3 zurück In matter Pein, Kann dich nimmer finden.
1 Brahms: "Ist ihm"
2 Brahms: "sinket"
3 Brahms: "Muß ich"
Authorship
- by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913), "Über die See", appears in Lieder und Gedichte, in 6. Vermischte Gedichte, first published 1861 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Über die See", op. 69 (Neun Gesänge) no. 7 (1877), published 1877 [voice and piano], Berlin, Simrock [text verified 1 time]
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- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Across the sea", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Sur la mer", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Over de zee", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2015-06-18 15:37:44
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Word count: 60
Over de zee, Ver over de zee, Is mijn schat getogen, Is hem mijn hart, Vol ach en wee, Angstig nagevlogen. Luid bruist de zee, Wild buldert de zee, Donk’re stormen jagen, ‘t Zonlicht verdwijnt, De wereld wordt leeg, ‘t Doet mijn hart versagen. ‘k Ben heel alleen, Ach, altijd alleen, En mijn krachten wijken. ‘k Moet toch terug, Vermoeid, vol pijn; ‘k Kan je nooit bereiken.
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2015 by Lau Kanen, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913), "Über die See", appears in Lieder und Gedichte, in 6. Vermischte Gedichte, first published 1861
Text added to the website: 2015-01-19 00:00:00
Last modified: 2015-01-19 12:54:49
Line count: 18
Word count: 67