by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887)
Am fernen Horizonte
Language: German (Deutsch)
Am fernen Horizonte Erscheint, wie ein Nebelbild, Die Stadt mit ihren Thürmen, In Abenddämmrung gehüllt. Ein feuchter Windzug kräuselt Die graue Wasserbahn; Mit traurigem Tacte rudert Der Schiffer in meinem Kahn. Die Sonne hebt sich noch einmal Leuchtend vom Boden empor, Und zeigt mir jene Stelle, Wo ich das Liebste verlor.
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Confirmed with Buch der Lieder von H. Heine. Hamburg bei Hoffmann und Campe. 1827, page 195; and with Reisebilder von H. Heine. Erster Theil. Hamburg, bey Hoffmann und Campe. 1826, page 21.
First published as number III of Drei und dreißig Gedichte von H. Heine in Der Gesellschafter oder Blätter für Geist und Herz. Herausgegeben von F. W. Gubitz. Achter Jahrgang. Berlin, 1824. In der Maurerschen Buchhandlung. Freitag den 26. März. 49stes Blatt, page 243.
Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), written 1823-24, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 16, first published 1824 [author's text checked 2 times 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 M. Bedekovics , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Evelyn Domenica Berckman (1900 - 1978), "Die Nebelstadt", published 1926 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerard Bunk (1888 - 1958), "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 24 (Acht Lieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine) no. 6 (1908?) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Claussen (1843 - 1869), "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder von H. Heine, für Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1874 [ alto and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by A. Dalman , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 35 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 37 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 3 (1866?), published 1866 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Auf dem Wasser", op. 67 (Fünf Lieder für Alt (oder Bariton)) no. 3, published 1855 [ alto or baritone with piano ], Breslau, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Huber (1837 - 1886), "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 14 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Stürmer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Emil Kreuz (1867 - 1932), "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 1 (Four Songs) no. 1, published 1890 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Krežma (1862 - 1881), "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 3 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 11 (1877), published 1879 [ high voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Kullak (1855 - 1914), "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 19 (Vier Lieder) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Die Stadt", from Zwei Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918), "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 3 (Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1869 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Wasserfahrt", op. 50 (Sechs Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 4 (1838), published 1840 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Oscar Meyer (1865 - 1935), "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 2 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text not yet checked]
- by Curt Neumann , "Brief vom 7/1 1903! Am fernen Horizonte (Heine)", published 1903 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Theobald Petschke (1806 - 1888), "Abendgedanken", op. 6 (Sechs Gesänge für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1838 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Rakemann , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 12 (Vier Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Bariton) mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1886 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Bremen, Praeger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Riedel (1847 - 1913), "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 13 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jakob Rosenhain (1813 - 1894), "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 40 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Die Stadt", D 957 no. 11 (1828), published 1829 [ voice and piano ], from Schwanengesang, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Th. Trendelenburg , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder von H. Heine) no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Hieronymus Truhn (1811 - 1886), "Die Heimkehr", op. 67 (Elegische Poesieen), Heft 2 no. 5 [ soprano or tenor with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Die Stadt", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 16 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Wintzer (1866 - 1952), "Am fernen Horizonte", published 1887, from Vier Lieder, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La ciutat", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De stad", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Appearing on the far horizon", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , "Am fernen Horizonte", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, p. 94, first published 1887
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La ville", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Athanasios Papaisiou) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La città", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "도시", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Byen", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 51
Am fernen Horizonte
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Upon the far Horizon Like a picture of the mist, Appears the towered city By the twilight shadows kissed. The moist soft breezes ripple Our boat's wake grey and dark, With mournful measured cadence The boatman rows my bark. The sun from clouds outshining, Lights up once more the coast; The very spot it shows me Where she I loved was lost.
Authorship:
- by Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887), "Am fernen Horizonte", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, p. 94, first published 1887 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), written 1823-24, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 16, first published 1824
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 62