The sea and the ships
allure me away from here --
to yonder: the light!
De zee, de schepen	Das Meer, die Schiffe
lokken me mee, weg van hier --	verlocken mich, weg von hier --
naar ginds, naar het licht!	dahinaus, zum Licht!

Poem H4245
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Sea view (Arthur Rimbaud / Benjamin Britten) - 1875
Prose poem "Marine" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Desire (unrest) 
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur 
Composer: Britten, Benjamin