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Auf Matrosen, die Anker gelichtet, [Segel]1 gespannt, den Compaß gerichtet! Liebchen, Ade! Scheiden thut weh, Morgen geht's in die wogende See. Dort draußen auf tobenden Wellen, Schwankende Schiffe an Klippen zerschellen. [Im]2 Sturm und Schnee Wird mir so weh, Daß ich auf immer vom Liebchen geh'. Einen Kuß noch von rosigen Lippen, Und ich fürchte nicht Sturm und nicht Klippen, Brause, du See! Sturmwind, [o]3 weh'! Wenn ich mein Liebchen nur wieder seh'! Und seh' ich die Heimath nicht wieder, Reißen die Fluthen mich nieder Tief in die See: Liebchen, Ade! Wenn ich dich droben nur wieder seh'!
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Liederbuch des deutschen Volkes, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1843, pages 26-27
1 Stollewerk: "Die Segel"2 Pohlenz, Stollewerk: "In"
3 omitted by Stollewerk
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Seemannslied", written 1817 [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 (Christian) August Pohlenz (1790 - 1843), "Der Matrose", op. 4 (Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 1, published [c1824] [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Auf Kosten des Verlegers [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Nina (Anna) Stollewerk (1825 - 1914), "Matrosenlied", op. 6 no. 1, published 1847 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Diabelli und Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2010-07-10
Line count: 20
Word count: 101
Bestir yourselves, sailors, the anchors raised, [Sails]1 taut, the compass set! Sweetheart, adieu! Parting is painful, Tomorrow we are off on the surging sea. Out there upon the tempestuous waves, Rocking ships are shattered upon the cliffs. In storm and snow It pains me so That I must leave my sweetheart forever. One kiss yet from her rosy lips, And I fear neither storm nor cliffs, Roar, you ocean! Storm-wind, [oh]2 blow! If I may only see my sweetheart again! And should I never see my homeland again, Should the floodwaters submerge me Deep in the sea: Sweetheart, adieu! If I only see you again in the great beyond!
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View text without footnotesTranslations of titles:
"Der Matrose" = "The Sailor"
"Matrosenlied" = "Sailor song"
"Seemannslied" = "Seaman’s song"
2 omitted by Stollewerk
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Seemannslied", written 1817
This text was added to the website: 2016-03-06
Line count: 20
Word count: 111