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Die Welt verstummt, dein Blut erklingt;
in seinen hellen Abgrund sinkt
der ferne Tag,
er schaudert nicht; die Glut umschlingt
das höchste Land, im Meere ringt
die ferne Nacht,
sie zaudert nicht; der Flut entspringt
ein Sternchen, deine Seele trinkt
das ewige Licht.
Confirmed with Weib und Welt. Gedichte von Richard Dehmel mit einem Sinnbild, Berlin: Verlag von Schuster u. Loeffler, 1896, page 25
Note: in stanza 2, line 2, word 4 is "um" in Štěpán's score, probably a misprint.
Authorship
- by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Am Ufer", appears in Weib und Welt, first published 1896 [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 Conrad Ramrath (1880 - 1972), "Am Ufer", op. 10 (Vier Lieder) no. 1, published 1910 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josef Antonín Štěpán (1726 - 1797), "Am Ufer", op. 7 no. 4 [ low voice and piano ], from April samt Mai, fünf Lieder für tiefere Stimme = Duben i Maj, pět písní pro nižší hlas, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Am Ufer", op. 41 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3 (1899), published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Am Ufer", 1908, from Fünf Lieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al ribatge", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CZE Czech (Čeština) [singable] (Marie Fantová) , "Na břehu"
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de kust", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Joel Ayau) , "On the shore", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "At the shore", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sur le rivage", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Sulla spiaggia", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Oscar Aquite) , "En la orilla", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Jeroen Scholten , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 43
Het wordt nu stil, jouw bloed weerklinkt; In zijn verlichte afgrond zinkt De verre dag, Hij huivert niet; de gloed omringt Het hoogste land, in ’t zeediep dringt De verre nacht, Die aarzelt niet; de vloed ontspringt Een sterretje, en jouw ziel, zij drinkt Het eeuwige licht.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Am Ufer", appears in Weib und Welt, first published 1896
This text was added to the website: 2018-12-26
Line count: 9
Word count: 47