Am Ufer

Die Welt verstummt, dein Blut erklingt;
    in seinen hellen Abgrund sinkt
            der ferne Tag,

er schaudert nicht; die Glut umschlingt
    das höchste Land, im Meere ringt
            die ferne Nacht,

sie zaudert nicht; der Flut entspringt
    ein Sternchen, deine Seele trinkt
            das ewige Licht.

Input by Jeroen Scholten

Authorship

by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863-1920) , "Am Ufer", from Weib und Welt, published 1896

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

by Conrad Ramrath (1880-1972) , "Am Ufer", op. 10 (Vier Lieder) no. 1, published 1910.
by Richard Georg Strauss (1864-1949) , "Am Ufer", op. 41 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3 (1899).
by Anton von Webern (1883-1945) , "Am Ufer", 1906-8, from Fünf Lieder, no. 2.

FRE French (Pierre Mathé) , "Sur le rivage", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Joel Ayau) , "On the shore", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Sulla spiaggia", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

Notes about green, red, and white dots

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Sur le rivage

Le monde s'est tu, ton sang vibre
   dans son clair abîme décline
       au loin le jour,

sans frissonner ; son rougeoiement enlace
   les plus hautes terres, dans la mer lutte
       au loin la nuit,

sans tarder ; du flot jaillit
   une petite étoile, ton âme boit
       sa lumière éternelle.

Authorship

Translation from German to French copyright © 2010 by Pierre Mathé, pmathe (AT) neuf (DOT) fr, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. Please contact the copyright-holder(s) when requesting permission to reprint and be sure to give proper credit.

a text in German by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863-1920) , "Am Ufer", from Weib und Welt, published 1896 ENG ITA

Text added to the website: 2010-03-29.