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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation © by Lau Kanen
Wir saßen am Fischerhause
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wir saßen am Fischerhause, Und schauten nach der See; Die Abendnebel kamen, Und stiegen in die Höh'. Im Leuchtturm wurden die Lichter Allmählich angesteckt, Und in der weiten Ferne Ward noch ein Schiff entdeckt. Wir sprachen von Sturm und Schiffbruch, Vom Seemann, und wie er lebt, Und zwischen Himmel und Wasser, Und Angst und Freude schwebt. Wir sprachen von fernen Küsten, Vom Süden und vom Nord, Und von den seltsamen Menschen Und seltsamen Sitten dort. Am Ganges duftet's und leuchtet's, Und Riesenbäume blühn, Und schöne, stille Menschen Vor Lotosblumen knien. In Lappland sind schmutzige Leute, Plattköpfig, breitmäulig, klein; Sie kauern ums Feuer und backen Sich Fische, und quäken und schrein. Die Mädchen horchten ernsthaft, Und endlich sprach niemand mehr; Das Schiff war nicht mehr sichtbar, Es dunkelte gar zu sehr.
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Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 7 [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 Christian Bruhn (b. 1934), "Wir saßen am Fischerhaus" [ voice and orchestra ], from Heine-Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968), "Am Leuchtturm", op. 60 (Drei Heine-Lieder) no. 2 (1929), published 1933 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Don Forsythe (b. 1932), "Am Fischerhause", published c2004 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Reisenauer (1863 - 1907), "Wir saßen am Fischerhause", published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Berlin, Fürstner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Abends am Strand", op. 45 (Romanzen und Balladen für Singstimme und Klavier (Heft 1)) no. 3 (1840), published 1844 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Am Meere", op. 22 (Abendbilder : Gedichte aus Heine's "Reisebildern") no. 2, published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Maurice Dufresne (d. 1953) ; composed by Tibor Harsányi.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "'s Avonds aan het strand", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "We sat at the fisherman's house", copyright ©
- ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Presso la casa del pescatore", copyright © 2010, (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: 28
Word count: 130
's Avonds aan het strand
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)
Wij zaten bij 't vissershuisje, En keken naar de zee; De avondnevels kwamen En stegen op, gedwee. In de vuurtoren werden de lichten Nu één voor één gewekt, En in de wijde verte Werd nog een schip ontdekt. Wij spraken van storm en schipbreuk, Van de zeeman en hoe hij leeft, Hoe tussen hemel en golven, En angst en vreugde hij zweeft. Wij spraken van verre kusten, Van zuiden en van noord, En over vreemde mensen En zeden van vreemde soort. Aan de Ganges geurt het en licht het, Waar reuzenbomen staan, En mooie stille mensen Voor de lotus knielen gaan. In Lapland zijn smerige lieden, Plathoofdig, breedmondig, klein; Zij hurken om 't haardvuur en bakken Zich vissen, en schreeuwen niet fijn. De meisjes luisterden ernstig, Ten slotte sprak niemand meer; Het schip was niet meer zichtbaar, Het donkerde al te zeer.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 7
This text was added to the website: 2012-10-05
Line count: 28
Word count: 142