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Marinaro in guardia sta! In guardia sto. Gia' la notte più s'imbruna, Gia' il buon vento si cangio'. Mugghe l'onda: In gran fortuna presto il mar si levera'. Marinaro in guardia sta. In guardia sto. Oh! Attento sta, Tira, allenta. A poppa, a prora, Via la vela, Ancora ancora' Gia' di bordo si volto'. Dove andrem? Chi sa? Marinaro in guardia sta. In guardia sto. Romba il tuono Il vento sibila, La saetta gia' striscio'. Si fa, l'acqua. Dove? La'. Su, coraggio, io vincero'. Marinaro in guardia sta. In guardia sto. Nel furor della fortuna Mai timor mi prendera', L'angiol mio dalla laguna Ho gia' fede che prego'. Marinaro in guardia sta. In guardia sto. Ecco il ciel si fa sereno, Spunta il sol nel suo splendor, Guido' a noi l'arcobaleno La preghiera dell'amor. Sceso a spiaggia, la mia bella Mille volte vo'baciar, Sara' ognor a vera stella Del suo fido marinar A riva, a riva, Viva il mar.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (1792 - 1868), "I marinai", 1835, from Les soirées musicales [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Robert Garrigós) , "Els mariners", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Johannes Becker) , "Die Seeleute", copyright ©, (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: 42
Word count: 159
Seemann, sei wachsam! Ich bin wachsam. Schon dunkelt die Nacht, der gute Wind wechselt. Es tosen die Wellen: Bald wird sich die See mächtig erheben. Seemann, sei wachsam! Ich bin wachsam, Oh! Gib acht! Zieh, lass nach, Zum Bug, zum Heck, Hol die Segel ein, weiter, weiter, schon drehen wir ab. Wohin fahren wir? Wer weiß? Seemann, sei wachsam! Ich bin wachsam. Der Donner rollt, der Wind pfeift, der Blitz leuchtet. Wasser im Schiff! Wo? Da. Nur Mut, ich werde siegen. Seemann, sei wachsam! Ich bin wachsam. Wenn auch das Unglück wütet, nie wird mich Furcht erfassen. Mein Engel an der Lagune, so glaub ich fest, wird beten. Seemann, sei wachsam! Ich bin wachsam. Jetzt wird der Himmel heiter, die Sonne bricht mit ihrem Glanz hervor, der Regenbogen wurde zu uns geführt vom Gebet der Liebe. Wenn ich an Land gehe, werde ich meine Schöne tausendmal küssen, sie wird immer der Leitstern ihres treuen Seemanns sein. Zum Lande, zum Lande, es lebe die See.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to German (Deutsch) copyright © by Johannes Becker, (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.
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Carlo Pepoli, Conte (1796 - 1881)
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 42
Word count: 165