Ewig ewig ewig braust das Meer . . .

   Und wir lagen in [festverschlossenem]1 Haus
[lachend]2 geschmiegt Brust an Brust,
dachten nicht mehr an das Meer,
das ewig ewig ewig braust.
Und [lachend geschmiegt]2 schliefen [wir]2 ein.
Da in der Nacht weckt mich das Weib
zitternd mit [aufgerissenem Aug']3:
"Mann, Mann, [siehst du]4das Schiff,
das kämpfende Schiff auf brausendem Meer?"
Wir stoßen den Laden auf --
Das Meer . . .

   Ewig ewig ewig braust das Meer.

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Confirmed with Alfred Mombert, Tag und Nacht. Gedichte, Heidelberg: Verlag von J. Hörning, 1894, page 89

¹ Vycpálek: "festverschloss'nem"
² omitted by Vycpálek
³ Vycpálek: "aufgeriss'nem Auge"
⁴ Vycpálek: "sieh"

Text Authorship:

• by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942), "Das Meer", appears in Tag und Nacht: Gedichte [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 Ladislav Vycpálek (1882 - 1969), "Das Meer", op. 5 no. 3, published 1923, from Visionen: Tuchy a Vidiny, no. 3, also set in Czech (Čeština) [ sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in Czech (Čeština), a translation by Ladislav Vycpálek (1882 - 1969) ENG ; composed by Ladislav Vycpálek.
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• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The sea", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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