by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Maria Konopnicka (1842 - 1910)
Im Mondenglanze ruht das Meer
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Im Mondenglanze ruht das Meer, die Wogen murmeln leise; mir wird das Herz so bang und schwer, ich denk der alten Weise, der alten Weise, die uns singt von den verlornen Städten, wo aus dem Meeresgrunde klingt Glockengeläut und Beten - Das Läuten und das Beten, wißt, wird nicht den Städten frommen, denn was einmal begraben ist, das kann nicht wiederkommen.
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Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Nachgelesene Gedichte 1828-1844 , no. 42, first published 1830 [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 Moritz Bauer (1875 - 1932), "Im Mondenglanze ruht das Meer", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder für 1 tiefe Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, München, Schmid Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henriëtte Bosmans (1895 - 1952), "Im Mondenglanze ruht das Meer", 1935, from Zwei Lieder, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by L. A. Cossart (1877 - 1965), "Im Mondenglanze ruht das Meer", op. 30 (Meereslieder : 9 Gesänge) no. ? (1917) [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Dütschke (1848 - 1928), "Im Mondenglanze ruht das Meer", op. 3 (Lieder) no. 1, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Hentze [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ladislao (László) de Makray , "Im Mondenglanze ruht das Meer", published 19-?, also set in Hungarian (Magyar) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Siegfried Ochs (1858 - 1929), "Im Mondenglanze ruht das Meer", op. 7 (Drei Gedichte für 2 Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1885 [ duet for 2 female voices with piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alajos Tarnay (1870 - 1933), "Im Mondenglanze ruht das Meer", published 1895 [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Heine-Lieder, no. 3, Budapest, Rózsavölgyi & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Balz Trümpy (b. 1946), "Im Mondenglanze ruht das Meer", published 1990 [ medium voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder : nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Hungarian (Magyar), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ladislao de Makray.
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- Also set in Polish (Polski), a translation by Maria Konopnicka (1842 - 1910) ; composed by Mieczysław Karłowicz.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Aleksey Yakovlevich Meisner (1807 - 1882) , no title ; composed by Pavlo Ivanovych Senitsya.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Iain Sneddon) , "The sea slumbers in the moonlight", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 60
Śpi w blaskach nocy
Language: Polish (Polski) after the German (Deutsch)
Śpi w blaskach nocy morska toń, Leciuchno szemrzą fale, A mnie na sercu ciężko tak, Wspominam dawne żale. I owe wieści dawnych lat, Miast zatopionych jęki, I ze dna morza słyszę w noc Modły i dzwonów dźwięki. Ale nie zbawią miast tych już Modły i dzwonów bicia, Bo to, co raz chwyciła śmierć, Nie wróci się do życia.
Text Authorship:
- by Maria Konopnicka (1842 - 1910) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Nachgelesene Gedichte 1828-1844 , no. 42, first published 1830
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876 - 1909), "Śpi w blaskach nocy", op. 3 no. 4, published 1896, from Drugi śpiewnik, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-08-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 58