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by Felix Ludwig Julius Dahn (1834 - 1912)

Die Bernstein‑Hexe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
I.
Sankt Elms Licht [flackert]1 am Hexenturm.
Die Bernstein-Hexe beschwor den Sturm.

Ihre Botin ruft ihn flugs herbei --
Lachmöve mit gellendem Schrilleschrei:

Den West-Nord-West vom schwedischen Sund:
Der wühlt das Meergold auf vom Grund!

Hinaus mit Netzen, mit Bark' und Boot,
In das gleißende Glück, in den Tauchertod!

Bald kehren wir wieder, das Boot randvoll --
Nur der Iüngste ertrunken -- das ist ihr Zoll!

II.
Heut' traf es Iung Iörge von Heidebrink,
Hei, haschte die Hexe hinab ihn flink!

Doch wohl dir, jung Jörge! Sie bettet dich warm
Am wogenden Bufen, im weißen Arm,

Und schlingt dir mit Kosen ins triefende Haar
Von flammendem Bernstein die Krone klar.

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1 Zincke: "flattert"; further changes may exist not noted above.

Text Authorship:

  • by Felix Ludwig Julius Dahn (1834 - 1912), "Die Bernstein Hexe" [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 Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Die Bernstein-Hexe", op. 11 (Balladen und Romanzen für mittlere Stimme) no. 7 (1885/86), published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-27
Line count: 18
Word count: 108

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