Sur un vaisseau de fleurs nimbé d'or | Sur un vaisseau de fleurs nimbé d'or

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by Arno Hermann Oscar Alfred Holz (1863 - 1929)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Auf einem vergoldeten Blumenschiff

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Auf einem vergoldeten Blumenschiff
mit Ebenholzmasten und Purpursegeln
schwimmen wir ins offne Meer. 
Hinter uns,
zwischen Wasserrosen,
schaukelt der Mond. 
Tausend bunte Papierlaternen schillern an seidnen Fäden, 
In runden Schalen kreist der Wein. 
Die Lauten klingen. 
Aus fernem Süd 
taucht blühend eine Insel ... 
Die Insel -- der Vergessenheit!

Text Authorship:

by Arno Hermann Oscar Alfred Holz (1863 - 1929), "Auf einem vergoldeten Blumenschiff", appears in Phantasus [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 Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Auf einem vergoldeten Blumenschiff", op. 9 (Fünf Gesänge aus Phantasus) no. 5 (1905), published c1920 [ soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Chris D. Godwin) , "On a gilded flowership", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sur un vaisseau de fleurs nimbé d'or", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 47

Sur un vaisseau de fleurs nimbé d'or

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

Sur un vaisseau de fleurs nimbé d'or
Avec des mâts d'ébène et des voiles de pourpre
Nous nageons sur la haute mer.
Derrière nous,
Entre les nymphéas,
La lune se balance.
Mille lanternes de papier multicolore miroitent au bout de fils de soie.
Dans des coupes rondes, le vin tourbillonne.
Les luths résonnent.
Du lointain sud
Une île fleurie émerge . . .
L'île -- de l'oubli.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Arno Hermann Oscar Alfred Holz (1863 - 1929), "Auf einem vergoldeten Blumenschiff", appears in Phantasus
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This text was added to the website: 2011-04-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 66