Artists: Peter Schöne - Baritone | Boris Cepeda - Piano
Recording: Tuesday, 13. January 2009 | Berlin
Lyrics
Ich treibe auf des Lebens Meer,
Ich sitze gemut in meinem Kahn,
Nicht Ziel, noch Steuer, hin und her,
Wie die Strömung reißt, wie die Winde gahn.
Eine selige Insel sucht der Wahn,
Doch eine ist es nicht.
Du lande gläubig überall an,
Wo sich Wasser an Erde bricht.
About poem
The poem Selige Welt cannot be found in Senn's printed works.
About music
Johann Senn and Franz Schubert were friends. Together with Johann Mayrhofer, Franz von Bruchmann, Leopold Kupelwieser, and Ernst von Feuchtersleben, they formed a circle of friends who secretly and sometimes openly "gained notoriety" and thus "caught the attention of the secret police". Senn was accused of criticizing the regime of Metternich. He was imprisoned in 1820 for his revolutionary ideas and later deported to Tyrol. The group of friends fell apart due to Schubert's sudden death. 2.1
In 1822, Schubert set to music Schwanengesang D 744 and Selige Welt D 743 by Senn. He received the poems from his friend as an autograph.
Source situation
Here you can find some informations about sources: Thematisches Verzeichnis von Otto Erich Deutsch
Manuscript location: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, preussischer Kulturbesitz
The publication procured 1823 Sauer & Leidesdorf in Wien as Opus 23 - 2 | Publisher Number 367
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