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O komm' in mein [Schiffchen]1,
Geliebte, daher!
Die Nacht ist so still und
Es leuchtet das Meer!
Und, wo ich hin rudre,
Entbrennet die Flut:
Es schaukelt [mein]2 Nachen
In wallender Glut! -- --
Die Glut ist die Liebe,
Der Nachen bin ich:
Ich sink' in den Flammen,
O rette du mich!
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with: Blüthenkranz neuer deutscher Dichtung, herausgegeben von Rudolph Gottschall, Dritte Auflage, Breslau: Verlag von Eduard Trewendt, 1858, page 119.
1 Bade, Draeseke: "Schifflein"2 Draeseke: "der"
Authorship
- by August Kopisch (1799 - 1853), "Das Meeresleuchten" [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 Philipp Bade , "Barkarole", op. 3 (Vier Lieder für 1 Männerstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1896 [male voice and piano], Offenbach, André [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ignaz Brüll (1846 - 1907), "Das Meerleuchten", op. 52 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1886 [voice and piano], Berlin, Bote & Bock [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Felix (August Bernhard) Draeseke (1835 - 1913), "Meeresleuchten", op. 26 no. 4, published 1885 [voice and piano], from Vermischte Lieder. Sechs Gesänge, no. 4, Dresden, Hoffarth [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jan Karol Gall (1856 - 1912), "Barcarole", op. 13 no. 3, published 1890 [voice and piano], from Aus Italien. Drei Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme -- für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Leuckart [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Meeresleuchten", op. 4 (Elf Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1895 [high voice and piano], Berlin, Schlesinger [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Rohan Srinivasan [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2007-07-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 50
Oh come into my little boat,
Beloved, from there!
The night is so still and
The sea is gleaming!
And wherever I row
The waters are enflamed:
[My]1 craft is pitching
In a swirling blaze! -- --
Love is the blaze,
I am the little craft:
I sink into the flames,
Oh rescue me thou!
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Translated titles:
"Das Meeresleuchten" and "Meeresleuchten" = "Marine luminescence"
"Barcarole" and "Barkarole" = "Barcarole"
1 Draeseke: "the"
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Kopisch (1799 - 1853), "Das Meeresleuchten"
This text was added to the website: 2015-08-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 53