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Bleib du in deiner Meerestiefe, Wahnsinniger Traum, Der du einst so manche Nacht Mein Herz mit falschem Glück gequält hast, Und jetzt, als Seegespenst, Sogar am hellen Tag mich bedrohest -- Bleib du dort unten, in Ewigkeit, Und ich werfe noch zu dir hinab All meine Schmerzen und Sünden, Und die Schellenkappe der Torheit, Die so lange mein Haupt umklingelt, Und die kalte, gleißende Schlangenhaut Der Heuchelei, Die mir so lang die Seele umwunden, Die kranke Seele, Die gottverleugnende, engelverleugnende, Unselige Seele -- Hoiho! hoiho! Da kommt der Wind! Die Segel auf! Sie flattern und schwelln! Über die stillverderbliche Fläche Eilet das Schiff, Und es jauchzt die befreite Seele.
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Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Reinigung", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Nordsee, in Erster Zyklus, no. 11 [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 (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Reinigung", op. 12 no. 2, published 1876 [ baritone or alto and piano ], from Meer-Lieder : Drei Lieder, no. 2, Berlin, Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Georg Capellen (1869 - 1934), "Bleib du in deiner Meerestiefe", op. 20 (Drei Lieder) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Catharinus Elling (1858 - 1942), "Reinigung / Heine, aus den Nordseebildern", op. 12 no. 14 [ voice and piano ], from Catharinus Elling-Album, no. 14, Kjøbenhavn (Copenhagen), Kongelig (Kgl.) Hof-Musikhandel [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Elie-André Clot , "Purification", written 1911, appears in Le Retour et La Mer du Nord, essai d'imitation poétique, Lyon, Éd. A. Rey & Cie, first published 1911 ; composed by Paul Ponthus.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , "Purification", appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Purification", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-05-06
Line count: 22
Word count: 107
Reste dans tes profondeurs marines, Rêve délirant, Toi qui naguère, durant de si nombreuses nuits A tourmenté mon cœur de bonheurs fallacieux, Et maintenant, fantôme de la mer, Me menace même en plein jour -- Reste dans les profondeurs pour l'éternité Et je jetterai vers toi Toutes mes peines et tous mes péchés, Et le bonnet à grelots de ma folie Qui a si souvent sonné autour de ma tête, Et la froide et brillante peau de serpent De l'hypocrisie Qui si longtemps m'a enserré l'âme, Cette âme malade, Reniant Dieu, reniant les anges, Cette âme impie -- Oh hisse ! Oh hisse ! Voilà le vent ! Hissez les voiles ! Elles flottent et s'enflent Sur cette surface calme et pernicieuse ! Le navire se dépêche, Et mon âme libérée jubile.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Reinigung", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Nordsee, in Erster Zyklus, no. 11
This text was added to the website: 2009-10-29
Line count: 22
Word count: 125