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by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896)

Die Wellen flüstern und rauschen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die Wellen flüstern und rauschen
Und murmeln ihr altes Lied; 
Dem düsteren Klange sie lauschen,
Der bang die Lüfte durchzieht.

Woher?  Weiß Keiner zu sagen, 
Wohin?  Nur fort!  Nur fort!  
Die fliehende Winde sie tragen 
Das Lied von Ort zu Ort:  

"Wir Alle treiben zum Meere, 
Weiß Niemand, wohin er geht, 
Ob jemals er wiederkehre? 
Ob Welle und Wind ihn verweht?" 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Gedichte von Richard Pohl, Weimar, Landes-Industrie-Comptoir, 1859, page 91.


Text Authorship:

  • by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896), "Am Strande", appears in Gedichte, in Wanderbuch [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 Philipp Bade , "Am Strande", op. 1 (Vier Lieder für 1 Frauenstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1893 [ female voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Guido, Freiherr von Bülow (1830 - 1894), "Am Strande", op. 15 (Fünf Gedichte) no. 1, published 1861 [ SATB chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Karl Haine (1830 - 1910), "Sommernacht", op. 42, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Düsseldorf, Bannier [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Welle und Wind", published 1859 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Eduard, Freiherr von Seldeneck (1831 - 1886), "Die Wellen flüstern und rauschen", op. 107, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Baden-Baden, Sommermeyer [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2017-08-26
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Word count: 61

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