by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886)
Translation Singable translation by Virginia Woods (b. 1845), as Mrs. John P. Morgan
Sonne taucht in Meeresfluten
Language: German (Deutsch)
Sonne taucht in Meeresfluten, Himmel [blitzt]1 in letzten Gluten, Langsam will der Tag verscheiden, Ferne Abendglocken läuten. Dein gedenk' ich, Margaretha! Haupt gelehnt [auf]2 Felsens Kante, Fremder Mann [in fremdem]3 Lande. Um den [Fuß]4 die Wellen schäumen, Durch die Seele zieht ein Träumen. Dein gedenk' ich, Margaretha!
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Joseph Victor von Scheffels sämtliche Werke, ed. by Johannes Franke, Erster Band, Leipzig: Hesse & Becker Verlag, 1916.
Note: at least three editions of Der Trompeter von Säkkigen (1859, 1869, 1872) have "Fluß" in stanza 2, line 3, word 3; but the editions of 1874, 1883, and 1890 have "Fuß", as does the above edition. Henschel uses "Fluß" in his setting, but since the English translation in the score has "at my feet" in that line, it seems this is a typo and "Fuß" should be sung instead.
1 Bruch, Meyer-Helmund: "strahlt"2 Bruch, Meyer-Helmund: "an"
3 Bruch, Henschel, Kienzl, Meyer-Helmund: "im fremden"
4 Bruch, Meyer-Helmund: "Fels"
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), no title, appears in Der Trompeter von Säkkingen, in Vierzehntes Stück. Das Büchlein der Lieder, in 5. Fünf Jahre später -- Werners Lieder aus Welschland, no. 4 [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 Julius (or Jules) André (1808 - 1880), "Jung Werner's Lied aus Welschland", op. 58 ([Sechs] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Bruch (1838 - 1920), "Dein gedenk' ich, Margaretha", op. 33 no. 3, published 1870 [ baritone and piano ], from Vier Lieder von J. V. Scheffel aus Frau Aventiure und Trompeter von Säkkingen, no. 3, Bremen, Cranz [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hugo Brückler (1845 - 1871), "Sonne taucht in Meeresfluten", op. 1 ([Fünf] Gesänge "Jung Werner's" aus Scheffel's "Trompeter von Säckingen" für eine Baritonstimme und Klavier) no. 4 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Chop , "Dein gedenk' ich, Margaretha", published 1895 [ voice and piano ], from Trompeter-Lieder nach V. Scheffel's Dichtungen für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Neu-Ruppin, Michaëlis [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gheorghe (or Georg) Dima (1847 - 1925), "Dein gedenk' ich, Margaretha", published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from [Fünfzehn] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Dreyschock (1860 - 1906), "Sonne taucht in Meeresfluthen", op. 2 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Feininger , "An Margaretha", op. 17 no. 2, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from Werner's Lieder aus Welschland, aus dem Trompeter von Säkkingen, von Scheffel, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Hamburg, Böhme [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Fritsche , "Dein gedenk ich", op. 2 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Gernsheim (1839 - 1916), "Dein gedenk' ich", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5, published 1865 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812 - 1883), "Sonne taucht in Meeresfluthen", op. 60 no. 4, published 1875 [ low voice and piano ], from Werner's Lieder aus Welschland aus Scheffel's Trompeter von Säkkingen, no. 4, Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Isador) George Henschel (1850 - 1934), "Sonne taucht in Meeresfluten", op. 25 no. 5, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Werners Lieder aus Welschland: Acht lieder aus Scheffels Trompeter von Säckingen, no. 5, Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Herbeck (1831 - 1877), "Werner's Lied aus Welschland", published 1877 [ men's chorus a cappella ], from Drei Lieder aus Scheffel's Trompeter von Säkkingen, für Männerchor, no. 2, Wien, Spina [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Kienzl (1857 - 1941), "Jung Werners Lied", op. 32 (Drei Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1884 [ high voice and piano ], Kassel, Voigt [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Friedrich [Fritz] Kirchner (1840 - 1907), "Dein gedenk' ich, Margaretha", op. 94 no. 3, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder Werner's aus Scheffel's "Trompeter von Säkkingen" für 1 Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Dein gedenk' ich Margaretha", op. 18 (Fünf Gesänge für eine tiefe Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1875 [ low voice and piano ], Berlin, Simon [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Maase (c1851 - 1932), "Sonne taucht in Meeresfluthen", op. 13 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1898 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Metzdorff (1844 - 1919), "Sonne taucht in Meeresfluthen", op. 32 no. 4, published 1877 [ baritone or bass and piano ], from Werner's Lieder aus Welschland, von Scheffel, für Bariton (oder Bass) mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Dein gedenk' ich, Margaretha", op. 12 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Rahter [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Friedrich August Naubert (1839 - 1897), "Sonne taucht in Meeresfluthen", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder aus "Jung Werners Lieder aus Italien von V. Scheffel, für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1876 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Ressler (1850 - c1900), "Sonne taucht in Meeresfluten", published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 12, München, Schmid [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Riedel (1847 - 1913), "Werner: Sonne taucht in Meeresfluthen", published 1876 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder Jung Werner's und Margaretha's aus Scheffel's Trompeter von Säkkingen , no. 6, Wien, Gutmann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by J. Schaureck , "Dein gedenk' ich, Margareta", published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schwalm (1845 - 1912), "Sonne taucht in Meeresfluthen", op. 34 no. 8, published 1879 [ medium voice and piano ], from Zehn Lieder "Werners" aus J.V. von Scheffel's Trompeter von Säkkingen, für Bariton mit Pianoforte, no. 8, Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard, Freiherr von Seldeneck (1831 - 1886), "Sonne taucht in Meeresfluthen", published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Margaretha", op. 12 no. 7 (1887-89), published 1889 [ medium voice and piano ], from Werner's Lieder aus Welschland nach V. von Scheffel's Dichtung "Der Trompeter von Säkkingen" für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 7, Leipzig, Leede [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Traunwart , "Sonne taucht in Meeresfluthen", published 1889 [ low voice and piano ], from Werners Lieder aus Wälschland für 1 tiefe Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Wien, Wetzler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Trautmann (1866 - 1926), "Margaretha", op. 2 (5 Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1891 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Fürstner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Vogl (1845 - 1900), "Sonne taucht in Meeresfluthen", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from 14 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte aus dem Trompeter von Säkkingen, no. 4, Leipzig, Wild [sung text not yet checked]
- by Reinhardt Vollhardt , "Dein gedenk' ich, Margaretha", op. 1 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius L. Wulf , "Sonne taucht in Meeresfluthen", op. 5 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1890 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 51
Young Werner
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
On the sea the sun is lying, On the earth his last rays dying, Slowly down the night is falling, Evening bells afar are calling! I think of thee, Margareta! On the lonely cliff I stand, A stranger in a foreign land. The foaming flood below me streaming, In my soul a heav'nly dreaming - Thinking of thee, Margareta!
From the Riedel score.
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Virginia Woods (b. 1845), as Mrs. John P. Morgan, "Young Werner"
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), no title, appears in Der Trompeter von Säkkingen, in Vierzehntes Stück. Das Büchlein der Lieder, in 5. Fünf Jahre später -- Werners Lieder aus Welschland, no. 4
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2011-05-05
Line count: 10
Word count: 58