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Der Königssohn.
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"With stalwart arm he cleaves the tide,
"And rides its swell securely;
"High on his head gleams a golden crown,
"Some King I deem him surely."
"And rides its swell securely;
"High on his head gleams a golden crown,
"Some King I deem him surely."
PRINCE.
"Yes, I am come of royal race.
"No home is now before me;
"A feeble mother 'twas at first,
"The cold dull Earth that bore me.
"Yes, I am come of royal race.
"No home is now before me;
"A feeble mother 'twas at first,
"The cold dull Earth that bore me.
"But soon a mightier birth was mine,
"The Sea was my second mother;
"In giant arms she dandled me,
"And those who called me brother.
"The Sea was my second mother;
"In giant arms she dandled me,
"And those who called me brother.
"Shrank the rest from her strong embrace,
"But with me she has hither glided;
"And I thank her love, which this fair broad land
"For the Son of the Sea provided."
"But with me she has hither glided;
"And I thank her love, which this fair broad land
"For the Son of the Sea provided."
IV.
FISHERMAN.
"Why watchest thou thy line
"From morn to close of day,
"And yet, with all thy toil,
"Missest the finny prey?"
FISHERMAN.
"Why watchest thou thy line
"From morn to close of day,
"And yet, with all thy toil,
"Missest the finny prey?"