Im Hafen (Capri) | Lass dich halten bei der Hand

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by Caroline Alice Elgar, née Roberts (1848 - 1920)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

In Haven (Capri)

Language: English

Our translations: CAT CAT GER ITA

Closely let me hold thy hand,
   Storms are sweeping sea and land;
Love alone will stand.

Closely cling, for waves beat fast,
   Foam-flakes cloud the hurrying blast;
Love alone will last.

Kiss my lips, and softly say:
   Joy, sea-swept, may fade to-day;
Love alone will stay.

Text Authorship:

by Caroline Alice Elgar, née Roberts (1848 - 1920) [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 Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "In Haven (Capri)", op. 37 no. 2, first performed 1899, from Sea Pictures, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Set in a modified version by Edward Elgar, Sir.

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al port (Capri)", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , "Al port (Capri)", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , "Im Hafen (Capri)", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Nel porto (Capri)", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 46

Im Hafen (Capri)

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Lass dich halten bei der Hand,
Sturm braust über Meer und Land;
nur die Lieb’ hält stand.

Halt dich fest, hart brandet’s an,
Bö jagt Gischt um Gischt heran;
nur die Lieb’ hält an.

Küsse mich, dann lass mich sehn:
Wonne mag im Sturm verwehn;
Liebe bleibt bestehn.

Text Authorship:

Singable translation from English to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2015 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:

a text in English by Caroline Alice Elgar, née Roberts (1848 - 1920)
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This text was added to the website: 2015-08-07
Line count: 9
Word count: 48