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Möven, Möven in weißen Flocken! Sonnenschein! Enten stolzieren in gelben Socken schmuck und fein. Fahr', fahr' zum Fischerstrand, ruhig ist es am Schärenrand; rings die See liegt so stille, wowowille. Löse, löse, mein Schatz, die dichte Lockenpracht, Dann lass uns tanzen, die warme, lichte Juninacht. Wart', wart'! zu Sankte Hans gibt es Hochzeit mit lust'gem Tanz, Geigen in Hülle und Fülle. Wowowille. Wiege, wiege mich, blanke Welle, immerfort! Lieblich naht, wie die schlanke Gazelle, mein Schätzlein dort. Wieg', wieg' in Traum mich ein, du bist mein und ich bin dein. Geigen, schweiget nun stille! Wowowille.
Authorship
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Vilhelm Krag (1871 - 1933), "Mens jeg venter", appears in Digte, in Sommersange, first published 1891
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Im Kahne", op. 60 (Digte af Vilhelm Krag) no. 3 (1893-4), published 1894, also set in Norwegian (Bokmål) [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , title 1: "In the boat", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , title 1: "Afloat"
Researcher for this text: Emily Bateman
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-11
Line count: 24
Word count: 95
Seagulls, seagulls like white flakes! Sunshine! Ducks strut about in their yellow socks Prim and propper. Go, go to the fishermens beach, How peaceful it is at the skerry's rim; The surrounding sea without a ripple, Wowowille. Let your hair down, my precious Your heavy mass of curls, Then, let us dance, In this balmy June night filled with light. See, see! On St. John's Eve There is a merry time with dancing And fiddles a-playing to our hearts' delight. Wowowille. Rock, me rock me, sparkling wave, On and on! In all her loveliness approaches, like a slender deer, My precious darling. Rock, me rock me, as in my dream, You are mine and I'm yours. Fiddles, be quiet now! Wowowille!
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2008 by Linda Godry, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
- a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Vilhelm Krag (1871 - 1933), "Mens jeg venter", appears in Digte, in Sommersange, first published 1891
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-15
Line count: 24
Word count: 121