Am fernen Horizonte

Am fernen Horizonte
Erscheint, wie ein Nebelbild,
Die Stadt mit ihren Türmen,
In Abenddämmrung gehüllt.

Ein feuchter Windzug kräuselt
Die graue Wasserbahn;
Mit traurigem Takte rudert
Der Schiffer in meinem Kahn.

Die Sonne hebt sich noch einmal
Leuchtend vom Boden empor
Und zeigt mir jene Stelle,
Wo ich das Liebste verlor.

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , from Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 16

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by M. Bedekovics , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 1.
by Evelyn Berckman (1900-1978) , "Die Nebelstadt", published 1926.
by Gerard Bunk (1888-1958) , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 24 (Acht Lieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine) no. 6 (1908?)
by Wilhelm Claussen (1843-1869) , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder von H. Heine) no. 4, published 1875. [alto or soprano with piano]
by A. Dalman , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 35.
by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 37 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 3 (1866?)
by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818-1896) , "Auf dem Wasser", op. 67 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3. [soprano or tenor with piano]
by Joseph Huber (1837-1886) , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 14 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1.
by Emil Kreuz (1867-1932) , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 1 (Four Songs) no. 1, published 1890. [tenor and piano]
by Franz Krezma (1862-1881) , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 3 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 11 (1877).
by Ernst Kullak (1855-1914) , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 19 (Vier Lieder) no. 2.
by Franz Paul Lachner (1803-1890) , "Die Stadt", from Zwei Lieder, no. 1.
by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844-1918) , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 4 (Drei Lieder) no. 3.
by (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) , "Wasserfahrt", op. 50 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4.
by Oscar Meyer (1865-1935) , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 2 (Vier Lieder) no. 1.
by Curt Neumann , "Brief vom 7/1 1903! Am fernen Horizonte (Heine)", published 1903.
by Hermann Theobald Petschke (1806-1888) , "Abendgedanken", op. 6 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 1.
by Louis Rakemann , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 12 (Vier Lieder) no. 2.
by Hermann Riedel (1847-1913) , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 13 (Fünf Lieder) no. 5.
by Jakob Rosenhain (1813-1894) , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 40 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 4.
by Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) , "Die Stadt", D. 957 no. 11 (1828), from Schwanengesang, no. 11.
by Th. Trendelenburg , "Am fernen Horizonte", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder von H. Heine) no. 6.
by Friedrich Hieronymus Truhn (1811-1886) , "Die Heimkehr", op. 67 (Elegische Poesieen), Heft 2 no. 5. [soprano or tenor with piano]
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883) , "Die Stadt", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 16.
by Richard Wintzer (1866-1952) , "Am fernen Horizonte", published 1887, from Vier Lieder, no. 4.

by Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin (1902-1963) , "Na dal'nem gorizonte...", op. 26 (Pjat' romansov na slova G. Geine) no. 1, published 1944.

by Ernest Young , "Upon the far horizon", published 1900.

ENG English (Michael P. Rosewall)
NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland)
SPA Spanish (unknown or anonymous translator)
DUT Dutch [singable] (Lau Kanen)
ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato)
ENG English (Emma Lazarus)
FRE French (Pierre Mathé)

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Na dal'nem gorizonte...

Na dal'nem gorizonte,
Kak sumerechnyj obman,
Zakatnyj gorod i bashni
Plyvut v vechernij tuman.

Igraet vlazhnyj veter
Na seroj bystrine;
Traurno pleshchut vesla
Grebca na moem chelne.

V poslednij progljanulo
Nad morem solnce v krovi,
I ja uznal to mesto -
Mogilu mojej ljubvi.

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Note on Transliteration

by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880-1921)

a text in German by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , from Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 16 NOR DUT ENG ITA FRE SPA

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin (1902-1963) , "Na dal'nem gorizonte...", op. 26 (Pjat' romansov na slova G. Geine) no. 1, published 1944.

Date added to the website: 2007-10-16.