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possibly by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) and possibly by Marianne von Willemer (1784 - 1860)

Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Als ich auf dem Euphrat schiffte

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

Suleika:
 Als ich auf dem Euphrat schiffte,
 Streifte sich der goldne Ring 
 Finger ab, in Wasserklüfte,
 Den ich jüngst von dir empfing.
 
 Also träumt ich. Morgenröte
 Blitzt' ins Auge durch den Baum,
 Sag, Poete, sag, Prophete!
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Text Authorship:

possibly by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
possibly by Marianne von Willemer (1784 - 1860), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh [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 Konrad Heubner (1860 - 1905), "Suleikas Traum", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder von Goethe für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1883 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Als ich auf dem Euphrat schiffte", 1888, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 41, Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

by Johanna Kinkel, née Mockel (1810 - 1858), "Traumdeutung", op. 10 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5, published 1839, note: the text consists of stanza 1 of "Als ich auf dem Euphrat schiffte" followed by the first two stanzas of "Dies zu deuten bin erbötig!"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "When I was sailing on the Euphrates", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Catherine Beloin) , "Alors que je naviguais sur l'Euphrate", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Viaggiavo in nave sul fiume Eufrate", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 40

Viaggiavo in nave sul fiume Eufrate

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)

Suleika:
 Viaggiavo in nave sul fiume Eufrate
 quando dal dito mi cadde l'anello dorato,
 e presto scomparve nelle acque agitate,
 l'anello che tu mi avevi appena donato.

 Questo fu il sogno. Poi attraverso le piante
 luce d'aurora i miei occhi ha colpito.
 Dimmi poeta, dimmi veggente,
 ha questo sogno un significato?

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) possibly by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) and possibly by Marianne von Willemer (1784 - 1860)
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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-01
Line count: 9
Word count: 51