Auf der fernen See ein Segel steht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE FRE
Auf der fernen See ein Segel steht,
Mein Schatz ist [auf der]1 See;
Der Wind mir an die Beine weht,
Der Wind, der Wind [von]2 der See.
Blas ihn her zu mir, blas ihn [schnell zu mir her]3,
Du Wind, du Wind [auf der]4 See;
Mein Herz ist [so tief, so tief]5 wie das Meer
Und so stark wie der Wind auf der See.
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1 Marx: "bei dem" (typo?)
2 Marx: "an"
3 Marx: "her zu mir"
4 Marx: "von der"
5 Marx: "tief, so"
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Lied des Schiffermädels", 1902 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, Vol. I (1901-04), no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Sang des Schiffermädels", 1902 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Lied des Schiffermädels", op. 12 (3 Mädchenlieder) no. 3 (1908), published c1920, first performed 1913 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant de l'amie du marin", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson de la mie du marin", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Jeroen Scholten
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 64
There is a sail on a distant sea
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
There is a sail on a distant sea,
My beloved is on the sea;
The wind tugs against my legs,
The wind, the wind from the sea.
Blow him here to me, blow him quickly to me,
You wind, you wind on the sea;
My heart is as deep, as deep as the ocean
And as strong as the wind on the sea.
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Translations of titles
"Lied des Schiffermädels" = "Song of the sailors' maidens"
"Sang des Schiffermädels" = "Song of the sailors' maidens"
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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 63