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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Maria und der Schiffer
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Maria wollt' zur Kirche gehn,
Da kam sie an den tiefen See.
"Ach Schiffmann, schiff mich über das Meer,
So geb ich dir, was dein Herz begehrt."

"Ich schiffe dich wohl über das Meer,
Wenn du willst meine Hausfrau sein."
"Soll ich erst deine Hausfrau sein,
Viel lieber schwimm ich über das Meer."

Als sie wohl in die Mitte kam,
Da fingen alle Glöcklein an.
Sie läuten groß, sie läuten klein,
Sie läuten wohl alle zugleich.

Maria kniet auf einem Stein,
Dem Schiffmann sprang sein Herz entzwei.

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , first published 1855 [author's text not yet checked 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 Maria Bach (1896 - 1978), "Maria und der Schiffer", 1944-46 [ soprano and piano or orchestra ], from Sechs altdeutsche Marienlieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Armin Knab (1881 - 1951), "Maria und der Schiffer", 1914, from Wunderhorn-Lieder, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Erich J. Wolff (1874 - 1913), "Maria und der Schiffer", Lieder no. 37, published 1914 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 87

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