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by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858)

Matrosenlied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Lustiger Matrosensang
Töne laut das Meer entlang!
Bald im Süden bald Im Nord  
Sing' ich hier und singe dort,
Werf' die Grillen über Bord.

In der Woge nassen Bauch
Blas' ich meines Pfeifchens Rauch.
Fischlein springt im Sonnenschein, 
Seehund schwimmt uns hinterdrein,
Und die wilden Möven schrein. 

Hat der Sturm den Keil gefaßt,
Klettr' ich auf den höchsten Mast. 
Seid nicht bange, Kapitän! 
Wind und Wetter warden sch&oouml;n: 
Laßt die Flagge lustig wehn! 

Eines machete mir Verdruß:
Ich entbehre Jettchens Kuß.
Denk' ich auf bewegter See 
An des Busens Lilienschnee,
Foltert mich der Liebe Weh. 

Aber wenn der Hafen winkt,
Und ihr schwarzes Auge blinkt:  
Küss' ich, bei so mildem Strahl,
Nach der Trennung banger Qual
Jettchen hunderttausendmal.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   C. Banck 

C. Banck sets stanzas 1-2

Confirmed with W. Gerhard's Gedichte, erster Band, Leipzig: Joh. Ambr. Barth, 1826, pages 123 - 124.

Note: after lines 1, 2, and 5 of each stanza set, Banck adds "Hoiho!"


Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Matrosenlied", appears in Gedichte, in Euterpe: Lieder und Romanzen [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 John Böie (1822 - 1900), "Matrosenlied", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1846 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Böhme [sung text not yet checked]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
  • by Carl Banck (1809 - 1889), "Matrosenlust", published 1839, from 3 Lieder, no. 3, Hamburg, Schuberth und Co.
      • View the full text. [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2018-06-27
Line count: 25
Word count: 118

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