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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Über die hellen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Über die hellen
Funkelnden Wellen
Tanzen Libellen den lustigen Tanz,
Fröhlich und munter,
Auf und hinunter,
Schweben und weben im sonnigen Glanz.

Kühlende Lüfte,
Liebliche Düfte,
Wonniges Wetter und Vögelgesang!
Gleich den Libellen
Über die Wellen
Schwebt unser Nachen am Ufer entlang

Blumen und Bäume
Fliegen wie Träume,
Alles enteilet und schwindet dahin.
Doch im Enteilen
Lassen wir weilen,
Weilen im Herzen den fröhlichen Sinn.

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Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Schiffahrt", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Kinderleben, in Die vier Jahreszeiten, in 2. Der Sommer [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Schifferliedchen", op. 184 (10 leichte zweistimmige Lieder mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1861 [ vocal duet with piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Julius Becker (1811 - 1859), "Schiffahrt", op. 30 (Fünf dreistimmige Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Alt) Tenor und Bass mit Begleitung des Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 4, published 1843 [ chorus or vocal trio for mezzo-soprano or alto, tenor, and bass with piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ludwig Erk (1807 - 1883), "Schiffahrt", published 1874 [ voice and piano ], from Alte und neue Kinderlieder von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, no. 69 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Wasserfahrt", op. 6 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 1, published 1846 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gustav Hasse (1834 - 1889), "Schifffahrt", op. 26 (Acht Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns (1809 - 1888), "Schifffahrt", op. 68, published 1890 [ mixed chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johann Wenzeslaus Kalliwoda (1801 - 1866), "Über die hellen funkelnden Wellen", op. 99 (6 Gesänge für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass mit willkührlicher Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1839 [ SATB chorus and piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-01-28
Line count: 18
Word count: 65

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