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Aus der Schiffsbank mach ich meinen Pfühl. Endlich wird die heiße Stirne kühl! O wie suß erkaltet mir das Herz! O wie weich verstummen Lust und Schmerz! Über mir des Rohres schwarzer Rauch Wiegt und biegt sich in des Windes Hauch. Hüben hier und drüben wieder dort Hält das Boot an manchem kleinen Port: Bei der Schiffslaterne kargem Schein Steigt ein Schatten aus und niemand ein. Nur der Steurer noch, der wacht und steht! Nur der Wind, der mir im Haare weht! Schmerz und Lust erleiden sanften Tod. Einen Schlummrer trägt das dunkle Boot.
Confirmed with Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Gedichte, fünfte vermehrte Auflage, Leipzig: H. Haessel, 1892, page 39. Appears in 2. Stunde. Reprint, ed. by Karl Maria Guth, Berlin: Hofenberg, 2015.
Authorship
- by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), "Im Spätboot", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Stunde [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Im Spätboot", op. 56 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Im Spätboot", op. 16 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4 (1903/5) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al darrer vaixell", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "In de laatste boot", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In the last boat", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Nicolas Certenais) , "Dans le Bateau tardif", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Nella barca della sera", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 94
Je fais mon oreiller du banc du bateau Finalement devient frais le front brûlant Ah comme doucement devient froid mon coeur Ah comme doucement deviennent muettes volupté et peine ! Au dessus de moi, la noire fumée du tuyau (cheminée) Se berce et se plie dans le souffle du vent Ici et là de nouveau s'arrête le nateau dans maints petits ports. Près de la faible lumière de la lanterne L'ombre descend et personne ne monte, Il n'y à que le pilote qui veille et se tient debout Seul le vent souffle dans mes cheveux Peine et plaisir subissent une douce mort C'est un dormeur que porte le sombre bateau.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Nicolas Certenais, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), "Im Spätboot", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Stunde
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-31
Line count: 14
Word count: 110