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Aus der Schiffsbank mach ich meinen Pfühl. Endlich wird die heiße Stirne kühl! O wie suß erkaltet mir das Herz! O wie weich verstummen Lust und Schmerz! Über mir des Rohres schwarzer Rauch Wiegt und biegt sich in des Windes Hauch. Hüben hier und drüben wieder dort Hält das Boot an manchem kleinen Port: Bei der Schiffslaterne kargem Schein Steigt ein Schatten aus und niemand ein. Nur der Steurer noch, der wacht und steht! Nur der Wind, der mir im Haare weht! Schmerz und Lust erleiden sanften Tod. Einen Schlummrer trägt das dunkle Boot.
Confirmed with Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Gedichte, fünfte vermehrte Auflage, Leipzig: H. Haessel, 1892, page 39. Appears in 2. Stunde. Reprint, ed. by Karl Maria Guth, Berlin: Hofenberg, 2015.
Authorship
- by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), "Im Spätboot", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Stunde [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Im Spätboot", op. 56 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Im Spätboot", op. 16 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4 (1903/5) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al darrer vaixell", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "In de laatste boot", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In the last boat", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Nicolas Certenais) , "Dans le Bateau tardif", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Nella barca della sera", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Van de scheepsbank maak ik mij een brits, Eind’lijk wordt mijn hete voorhoofd fris! O, hoe heerlijk koel wordt nu mijn hart! O, hoe zacht verstommen lust en smart! Boven uit de pijp komt zwarte rook, Wiegt en buigt zich in het windgespook. Nu eens hier en dan ginds verderop Houdt de boot in kleine havens stop; Bij het karig licht der scheepslantaarn Zie ‘k alleen een schim de boot afgaan. Slechts de stuurman nog die waakt en staat, Slechts de wind die door mijn haren gaat! Pijn en hartstocht gaan nu zachtjes dood, Slechts een slaper draagt de donk’re boot.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), "Im Spätboot", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Stunde
This text was added to the website: 2018-03-15
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Word count: 101