Despondency | I sit by the shore of the roaring sea

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by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Verzagen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Ich sitz' am Strande der rauschenden See
Und suche dort nach Ruh',
Ich schaue dem Treiben der Wogen
Mit dumpfer Ergebung zu.

Die Wogen rauschen zum Strande hin,
Sie schäumen und vergehn,
Die Wolken, die Winde darüber,
Die kommen und verwehn.

Du ungestümes Herz sei still
Und gib dich doch zur Ruh',
Du sollst mit Winden und Wogen
Dich trösten, - was weinest du?

Text Authorship:

by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913), "Verzagen", appears in Lieder und Gedichte, in 6. Vermischte Gedichte, first published 1861 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Verzagen", op. 72 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 4 (1877), published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Desconsol", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Moedeloosheid", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Despondency", copyright © 2019
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Désespoir", copyright © 2012, (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: 12
Word count: 63

Despondency

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I sit by the shore of the roaring sea
And there I seek calm;
I watch the swelling waves
With dull resignation.

The waves rush in to the shore,
They foam and dwindle,
The clouds, the winds above me,
They come and drift away.

You, my storming heart, be quiet
And give yourself over now to tranquility;
With the wind and waves you should
Take solace! Why do you weep?

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2019 by Emily Ezust
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913), "Verzagen", appears in Lieder und Gedichte, in 6. Vermischte Gedichte, first published 1861
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This text was added to the website: 2019-12-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 70