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Es flüstern und rauschen die Wogen Wohl über ihr stilles Haus. Es ruft eine Stimme: "Gedenke mein! Bei stiller Nacht im Vollmondschein! Gedenke mein!" Und flüsternd ziehen die Wogen Wohl über ihr stilles Haus. "Gedenke mein!"
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Authorship:
- by (Auguste) Wilhelmine Lorenz (1784 - 1861) [author's text not yet checked 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 Gustav Hasse (1834 - 1889), "Lorelei", op. 25 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Loreley", op. 53 (Romanzen und Balladen für Singstimme und Klavier (Heft 3)) no. 2 (1840), published 1845 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lorelei", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Lorelei", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Lorelei", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Loreley", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Mormorano e sussurrano le onde Proprio sopra la sua casa muta. Risuona una voce: "Non mi dimenticare! Nel silenzio notturno al chiarore lunare! Non mi dimenticare!" Mormorando le onde corrono Proprio sopra la sua casa muta. "Non mi dimenticare".
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2008 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Auguste) Wilhelmine Lorenz (1784 - 1861)
This text was added to the website: 2008-11-29
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