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by Johann Heinrich Julius Frauenstein (1815 - 1880)

Schiffer's Abfahrt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Hochbootsmannsruf! Kommandowort! 
Matrosenjubel rings am Bord. 
Der Anker steigt, mit stolzem Muth 
Durchfurcht das Schiff die grüne Fluth. 
Hinaus, hinaus zum Ocean,
Es winkt die spiegeleb'ne Bahn!
Hurrah!

Nach Westen hin, zum fremden Strand!
Ade, ade, lieb Vaterland!
Ade, ade, traut Heimathaus,
Nach andern Zonen geht's hinaus!
Und trübt das Scheiden auch den Blick,
Streng' ist die Pflicht, streng' das Geschick.
Ade!

Wohlauf, mein Schiff! Wohlauf, wohlauf! 
Beflüg'le deinen stolzen Lauf! 
Und ob auch Sturm und Woge droht, 
Ist Gott der Herr doch dein Pilot. 
Hei, wie so frisch die Wimpel weh'n! 
Mein Heimatland, auf Wiederseh'n! 
Ade!

Confirmed with Deutscher Sängerkalender, Herausgegeben von Heinrich Pfeil, Dritter Jahrgang (1877), page 18.


Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Heinrich Julius Frauenstein (1815 - 1880), "Schiffers Abfahrt" [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 Jakob Eduard Schmölzer (1812 - 1886), "Schiffer's Abfahrt", op. 210 (Vier Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 3, published 1881 [ ttbb chorus ], Leipzig: C.F.W. Siegel [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Sailor's departure", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-05-04
Line count: 21
Word count: 97

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