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by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Afsted min Baad!
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  FRE
Afsted min Baad, afsted min Baad
Ad Lidenskabens Strømme!
Dig styrer ingen Viljes Ror,
Hvorhen de vil, du svømme!
	 
Af sted min Baad, af sted min Baad!
Længst Haabets Flag vi strøge,
Der findes ingen Havn for dig,
Hvor du kan Hvile søge.
	 
Af sted min Baad, af sted min Baad!
Dig lyser ingen Stjerne,
Snart knuses du i Fossens Fald,
Det bruser i det Fjerne.

Text Authorship:

  • by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885), "Afsted min Baad!" [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 Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947), "Afsted min Baad!", 1921, from Romantik: Fem digte, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "En avant mon bateau !", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-04-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

En avant mon bateau !
Language: French (Français)  after the Danish (Dansk) 
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En avant mon bateau ! en avant mon bateau !
Sur les courants de la passion !
Aucune volonté ne tient ton gouvernail,
Tu dois nager où ils t'emportent.

En avant mon bateau, en avant mon bateau, !
Depuis longtemps nous avons amené le pavillon de l'espoir ;
Il n'existe pour toi aucun port
Où tu puisses chercher le repos.

Va, mon bateau, va, mon bateau !
Aucune étoile ne t'éclaire ;
Bientôt tu te briseras dans de violents rapides.
Ils grondent au loin.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Danish (Dansk) to French (Français) copyright © 2026 by Pierre Mathé, (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.


Based on:

  • a text in Danish (Dansk) by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885), "Afsted min Baad!"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 77

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