Bord de mer | La mouette vole au-dessus de la lagune

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by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Meeresstrand

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Ans Haff nun fliegt die Möwe,
Und Dämmerung bricht herein;
Über die feuchten Watten
Spiegelt der Abendschein.

Graues Geflügel huschet
Neben dem Wasser her;
Wie Träume liegen die Inseln
Im Nebel auf dem Meer.

Ich höre des gärenden Schlammes
Geheimnisvollen Ton,
Einsames Vogelrufen -
So war es immer schon.

Noch einmal schauert leise
Und schweiget dann der Wind;
Vernehmlich werden die Stimmen,
Die über der Tiefe sind.

Text Authorship:

by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Meeresstrand" [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 Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), "Meeresstrand", op. 57 no. 3 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder von Theodor Storm für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung, no. 3, Wien, Rörich [sung text checked 1 time]
by Hans Christian Détlefsen (b. 1951), "Meeresstrand", from Fünf Gedichte von Theodor Storm, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
by Friedrich Friedrichs , "Meeresstrand", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1898 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Schuberth jun. [sung text not yet checked]
by Bertold Hummel (1925 - 2002), "Meeresstrand", op. 71b no. 3, from Zehn Lieder nach Gedichten von Theodor Storm, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Seashore", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Bord de mer", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-04-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 66

Bord de mer

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

La mouette vole au-dessus de la lagune
Tandis qu'approche le crépuscule;
Les reflets du soir miroitent
Sur les laisses humides.

Un oiseau gris passe furtif
Près de l'eau, tout près;
Des îles s'étendent comme en rêve
Dans le brouillard sur la mer.

J'entends le bruit secret
De la boue qui fermente,
Un cri d'oiseau solitaire -
Il en a toujours été ainsi.

Encore une fois un léger frisson
Et puis le vent se tait;
Au-dessus des profondeurs
Les voix deviennent intelligibles.

Text Authorship:

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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-28
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Word count: 80