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Der Mondstrahl ist das Ruder, Seerose dient als Boot; Drauf fährt Pierrot gen Süden Mit gutem Reisewind. Der Strom summt tiefe Skalen Und wiegt den leichten Kahn. Der Mondstrahl ist das Ruder, Seerose dient als Boot. Nach Bergamo, zur Heimat, Kehrt nun Pierrot zurück; Schwach dämmert schon im Osten Der grüne Horizont. - Der Mondstrahl ist das Ruder.
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Authorship
Based on- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Départ de Pierrot", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Max Kowalski (1882 - 1956), "Heimfahrt", op. 4 no. 12 (1913), published 1913 [voice and piano], from 12 Gedichte aus Pierrot lunaire, no. 12, Berlin, N. Simrock [text verified 1 time]
- by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Heimfahrt (Barcarole)", op. 21 no. 20 (1912), from Pierrot lunaire, no. 20. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- NYN Norwegian (Nynorsk) (Are Frode Søholt) , title 1: "Heimfart", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Mimmi Fulmer) (Ric Merritt) , title 1: "Homeward journey", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Ritorno a casa (Barcarola)", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (汉语 / 漢語) (Yen-Chiang Che) , title 1: "歸鄉旅途", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Retour au pays natal", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-16
Line count: 13
Word count: 59
Med månestrålen som ror, og vassliljene som båt: Pierrot seglar mot sør og vinden fyller godt. Elva nynnar djupt ein skala, voggar båten som eit barn. Med månestrålen som ror, og vassliljene som båt: Til Bergamo, til heimstaden reiser han attende. Svakt gryr det i aust ein grønleg horisont. - Med månestrålen som ror.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Norwegian (Nynorsk) copyright © 2008 by Are Frode Søholt, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905)
- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Départ de Pierrot", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
This text was added to the website: 2008-03-28
Line count: 13
Word count: 54