Auf dem See

Blauer Himmel, blaue Wogen,
Rebenhügel um den See,
Drüber blauer Berge Bogen
Schimmernd weiß im reinen Schnee.

Wie der Kahn uns hebt und wieget,
Leichter Nebel steigt und fällt,
Süßer Himmelsfriede lieget
Über der beglänzten Welt.

Stürmend Herz, tu auf die Augen,
Sieh umher und werde mild:
Glück und Friede magst du saugen
Aus des Doppelhimmels Bild.

Spiegelnd sieh die Flut erwidern
Turm und Hügel, Busch und Stadt,
Also spiegle du in Liedern,
Was die Erde Schönstes hat.

Authorship

by Karl Joseph Simrock (1802-1876) , "Vevey", in the section "Travels in Switzerland, 1833", from Gedichte, Leipzig, published 1844

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) , "Auf dem See", op. 59 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 2 (1873).
by Robert Emmerich (1836-1891) , "Auf dem See", op. 47 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 5, published 1880 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "At the lake", copyright ©
FRE French (Guy Laffaille) , "Sur le lac", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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