Serenade | The waves surged past dreamily

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by Pauline Schanz (1828 - 1913)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Serenade

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Vorüber rauschten träumerisch die Wogen,
  Im klaren Äther schwamm des Mondes Kahn,
Wir standen auf verwittertem Altan,
Hoch über des Rialto mächt'gem Bogen.

  Die Fackeln glühten, die Raketen flogen,
Und majestätisch kam auf dunkler Bahn
Ein singender, lichtfarbner Riesenschwan
Die leichtbewegte Flut einhergezogen.

  Wie Feuerfliegen, schwärmend in der Glut,
Treibt Bark' um Barke plätschernd durch die Flut,
Und jauchzend grüßt das Volk von Strand zu Strande.

  Vom bunten Flatterlicht emporgeschreckt
Aufglühn,wie aus versteintem Traum geschreckt
Die Marmorschlösser am Canale grande.

Confirmed with Gedichte von Pauline Schanz, Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Friedrich, [no year], pages 93-94.

Text Authorship:

by Pauline Schanz (1828 - 1913), "Serenade", appears in Gedichte, in Venedig [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 Paul Caro (1859 - 1914), "Serenade", op. 38 (Lieder für eine höhere Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1910 [ high voice and piano ], Wien & Leipzig: Adolf Robitscheck [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Serenade", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-02-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 80

Serenade

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The waves surged past dreamily,
  In the clear aether floated the moon's boat,
We stood upon a weathered balcony
High above the mighty curve of the Rialto [Bridge].

  The torches glowed, the rockets flew,
And majestically upon the dark path there came
A singing, light-coloured great swan,
Coursing toward us upon the gently moving waterway.

  Like fireflies, swarming in the glow,
Barque upon barque floats, purling through the water,
And, rejoicing, the people call greetings from bank to bank.

  Startled by the colourful, flickering lights,
The marble palaces along the Grand Canal come aglow
As if shocked out of a petrified dream.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Pauline Schanz (1828 - 1913), "Serenade", appears in Gedichte, in Venedig
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This text was added to the website: 2024-02-13
Line count: 14
Word count: 102