In Meeres Mitten ist ein Ball von Golde,
Es streitet drum der Türke mit dem Christen.
Wem wird zuletzt der edle Schatz zu Solde?

Text Authorship:

• by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Der Goldball im Meere", written 1817, appears in Ritornelle, in 5. Die Ritornelle von Ariccia, Auswahl aus den an Ort und Stelle gesammelten, no. 66 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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• by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "In Meeres Mitten", op. 91 (Romanzen für Frauenstimmen (Heft 2)) no. 6 (1849), published 1851 [ vocal sextet of 3 sopranos and 3 altos with piano ], Bonn, Simrock
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "In volle zee, daar is een bal, een gouden", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Dr. Gerrit den Hartogh

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