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Über die See, Fern über die See, Ist mein Schatz gezogen, [Ist]1 mein Herz Voll Ach und Weh, Bang ihm nachgeflogen. Brauset das Meer, Wild brauset das Meer, Stürme dunkel jagen, [Sinkt]2 die Sonn', Die Welt wird leer, Muß mein Herz verzagen. Bin ich allein, Ach, immer allein, Meine Kräfte schwinden. [Muß]3 zurück In matter Pein, Kann dich nimmer finden.
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View text without footnotes1 Brahms: "Ist ihm"
2 Brahms: "sinket"
3 Brahms: "Muß ich"
Text Authorship:
- by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913), "Über die See", appears in Lieder und Gedichte, in 6. Vermischte Gedichte, first published 1861 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Über die See", op. 69 (Neun Gesänge) no. 7 (1877), published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time] - by Hermann Theodor Otto Grädener (1844 - 1929), "Über die See, fern über die See", op. 30 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1892 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Fürstner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2013, (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: 18
Word count: 63
Across the sea, Far across the sea, My sweetheart has gone; My heart is Full of sorrow and woe, And it has flown after him fearfully. The sea storms, Wildly storms the sea; Tempests chase darkly, The sun sinks, The world becomes empty, And my heart despairs. I am alone, Ah, ever alone; My strength is vanishing, And I must go back In feeble pain, For I can never find you.
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Translation of title "Über die See" = "Across the sea"Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust, (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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913), "Über die See", appears in Lieder und Gedichte, in 6. Vermischte Gedichte, first published 1861
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 71