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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Hoffnung auf Hoffnung geht zu Scheiter
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
  Hoffnung auf Hoffnung geht zu Scheiter,
Aber das Herz hofft immer weiter;
Wie sich Wog' über Woge bricht,
Aber das Meer erschöpft sich nicht.

  Daß die Wogen sich senken und heben,
Das eben ist des Meeres Leben;
Und das es hoffe von Tag zu Tag,
Das ist des Herzens Wellenschlag.

  Wie zum Himmel des Meeres Schäume
Ringen empor des Herzens Träume;
Und immer Traum aus Traum ersteht,
Wie ewig Schaum in Schaum zergeht.

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Confirmed with Deutsche Lyrik, selected and arranged, notes and a literary introduction by A. Buchheim, Third, revised edition, London: MacMillan and Co., 1881, pages 140-141.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Das Meer der Hoffnung" [author's text checked 2 times 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 Arthur Claassen (1859 - 1920), "Hoffnung auf Hoffnung geht zu Scheiter", op. 32 (Sechs Männerchöre) no. 2, published 1894 [ ttbb chorus ], Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Karl Anton Florian Eckert (1820 - 1879), "Das Meer der Hoffnung", op. 13 (Sieben Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 7, published 1840 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Das Meer der Hoffnung", op. 16 (8 kleine Lieder für Mezzosopran) no. 5, published 1868 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Stuttgart, Ebner [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-04-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 74

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