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Warte, warte, wilder [Schiffsmann]1, gleich folg' ich zum Hafen dir; von zwei Jungfraun nehm' ich Abschied, von Europa und von ihr. Blutquell, rinn' aus meinen Augen, Blutquell, brich aus meinem Leib, daß ich mit dem heißen Blute meine Schmerzen niederschreib'. Ei, mein Lieb, warum just heute [schauderst du]2, mein Blut zu sehn? Sahst mich bleich und herzeblutend lange Jahre vor dir [stehn!]3 Kennst du noch das alte Liedchen von der Schlang' im Paradies, die durch schlimme Apfelgabe unsern Ahn ins Elend stieß. Alles Unheil brachten Äpfel! Eva bracht' damit den Tod, Eris brachte Trojas Flammen, du brachst'st beides, Flamm' und Tod.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Schumann: "Schiffmann"
2 Schumann: "schaudert's dich"
3 Schumann: "stehn! Oh!"
Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Lieder, no. 6 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Nehm ich Abscheid", 2007 [ tenor or baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Paul Claussnitzer (1867 - 1924), "Warte", op. 2 (Sieben kleine Chöre für vier Männerstimmen) no. 4, published 1896 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Loebel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leslie Crabtree (b. 1941), "Warte, warte wilder Schiffmann", from Liederkreis, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Warte, warte, wilder Schiffsmann" [ voice and piano ], from Buch der Lieder - Junge Leiden - Lieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Warte, warte wilder Schiffmann", op. 24 no. 6 (1840), published 1840 [ voice and piano ], from Liederkreis von Heinrich Heine, no. 6, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Buch der Lieder - Junge Leiden", 2014 [ voice and piano ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Wacht, o wacht toch, wilde schipper", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Wait, wait, wild boatman", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Attends, attends, satané marin", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Aspetta, aspetta, nocchiero selvaggio", copyright © 2006, (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: 20
Word count: 101
Wait, wait, wild boatman, soon I'll follow you to the harbor; from two maidens I am taking my leave, from Europe and from Her. Stream of blood, run from my eyes, stream of blood, burst from my body, so that with this hot blood I can write down my agonies. Ah, my dear, why just today do you shudder to see my blood? You've seen me pale, my heart bleeding, standing before you for many years! Do you know that old song about the serpent in Paradise who, by wickedly giving an apple, threw our ancestors into misery? Apples have caused every ill! Eve brought death through them, Eris caused the flames of Troy; and you brought both, flame and death.
Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Lieder, no. 6
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 122