It has been an infamous maritime disaster site since its first records during the 10th century, with a varied mythos, ranging from dwarfs to a siren trying to explain the high number of ship wrecks and the loud echo inside the passage.[2]
Aerial image of Katz Castle and the LoreleiThe Lorelei in 1900View of the Rhine as seen from the LoreleiLorelei, siren of Germanic mythology, of great beauty and delicious song, who was placed on a rock on the Rhine and with her song seduced the navigators. Sculpture that stands on the banks of the river in the Rhineland.
The name comes from the old German words lureln, Rhine dialect for "murmuring", and the Celtic term ley "rock". The translation of the name would therefore be "murmur rock" or "murmuring rock". The heavy currents, and a small waterfall in the area (still visible in the early 19th century) created a murmuring sound, and this combined with the special echo the rock produces to act as a sort of amplifier, giving the rock its name.[3] The murmuring is hard to hear today owing to the urbanization of the area. Other theories attribute the name to the many boating accidents on the rock, by combining the German verb lauern ('to lurk, lie in wait') with the same "ley" ending, with the translation "lurking rock".
The rock and the murmur it creates have inspired various tales. An old legend envisioned dwarfs living in caves in the rock.
In 1801, German author Clemens Brentano composed his ballad Zu Bacharach am Rheine as part of a fragmentary continuation of his novel Godwi oder Das steinerne Bild der Mutter. It first told the story of an enchanting woman associated with the rock. In the poem, the beautiful Lore Lay, betrayed by her sweetheart, is accused of bewitching men and causing their death. Rather than sentence her to death, the bishop consigns her to a nunnery. On the way thereto, accompanied by three knights, she comes to the Lorelei rock. She asks permission to climb it and view the Rhine once again. She does so, and, thinking that she sees her love in the Rhine, falls to her death; the rock ever afterward retaining an echo of her name. Brentano had taken inspiration from Ovid and the Echo myth.
In 1824, Heinrich Heine seized on and adapted Brentano's theme in one of his most famous poems, "Die Lorelei". It describes the eponymous female as a sort of siren who, sitting on the cliff above the Rhine and combing her golden hair, unwittingly distracted shipmen with her beauty and song, causing them to crash on the rocks. In 1837 Heine's lyrics were set to music by Friedrich Silcher in the art song "Lorelei"[4] that became well known in German-speaking lands. A setting by Franz Liszt was also favored and dozens of other musicians have set the poem to music.[5] During the Nazi regime and World War II, Heinrich Heine (born as a Jew) became discredited as author of the lyrics, in an effort to dismiss and hide Jewish contribution to German art. Lorelei also appears in the poem Waldesgespräch, which appears as a dialog in Joseph von Eichendorff's first novel, Ahnung und Gegenwart [de]. The poem was set by Robert Schumann in his Liederkreis, op. 39.
The Lorelei character, although originally imagined by Brentano, passed into German popular culture in the form described in the Heine–Silcher song and is commonly but mistakenly believed to have originated in an old folk tale. The French writer Guillaume Apollinaire took up the theme again in his poem "La Loreley", from the collection Alcools which is later cited in Symphony No. 14 (3rd movement) of Dmitri Shostakovich. The character continues to be referenced in pop culture.
AccidentsEdit
A barge carrying 2,400 tons of sulphuric acid capsized on 13 January 2011, near the Lorelei rock, blocking traffic on one of Europe's busiest waterways.[6]
^Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Upper Middle Rhine Valley". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
^"Märchen - Märchenland Deutschland - Märchen der Romantik - Goethe-Institut". www.goethe.de. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^Loreley - Ein Beitrag zur Namendeutung 2006-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed June 16, 2006.
^Note: A scan of the sheet music and lyrics (printed in 1859; note the spelling "Lorelei") are available on the commons in three images: File:Lorelei1.gif, File:Lorelei2.gif, File:Lorelei3.gif
lorelei, other, uses, disambiguation, lorr, german, loreley, pronounced, loːʁəˈlaɪ, ˈloːʁəlaɪ, also, found, loreleï, lore, lore, lurley, lurelei, lurlei, throughout, history, metre, high, steep, slate, rock, right, bank, river, rhine, rhine, gorge, middle, rhi. For other uses see Lorelei disambiguation The Lorelei ˈ l ɒr e l aɪ LORR e ly German Loreley or Lorelei pronounced loːʁeˈlaɪ or ˈloːʁelaɪ also found as Lorelei Lore Lay Lore Ley Lurley Lurelei and Lurlei throughout history is a 132 metre high 433 ft steep slate rock on the right bank of the River Rhine in the Rhine Gorge or Middle Rhine at Sankt Goarshausen in Germany part of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site 1 The 1930s Loreley Amphitheatre is on top of the rock LoreleiSlate rockView from the left bank of the Rhine at St GoarCoordinates50 08 22 N 7 43 44 E 50 13944 N 7 72889 E 50 13944 7 72889It has been an infamous maritime disaster site since its first records during the 10th century with a varied mythos ranging from dwarfs to a siren trying to explain the high number of ship wrecks and the loud echo inside the passage 2 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Original folklore and modern myth 3 Accidents 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEtymology Edit nbsp Aerial image of Katz Castle and the Lorelei nbsp The Lorelei in 1900 nbsp View of the Rhine as seen from the Lorelei nbsp Lorelei siren of Germanic mythology of great beauty and delicious song who was placed on a rock on the Rhine and with her song seduced the navigators Sculpture that stands on the banks of the river in the Rhineland The name comes from the old German words lureln Rhine dialect for murmuring and the Celtic term ley rock The translation of the name would therefore be murmur rock or murmuring rock The heavy currents and a small waterfall in the area still visible in the early 19th century created a murmuring sound and this combined with the special echo the rock produces to act as a sort of amplifier giving the rock its name 3 The murmuring is hard to hear today owing to the urbanization of the area Other theories attribute the name to the many boating accidents on the rock by combining the German verb lauern to lurk lie in wait with the same ley ending with the translation lurking rock After the German spelling reform of 1901 in almost all German terms the letter y was changed to the letter i but some proper nouns have kept their y such as Bayern Speyer Spay Tholey Rheinberg Orsoy and including Loreley which is thus the correct spelling in German citation needed Original folklore and modern myth Edit nbsp Lorelei Fountain by Ernst Herter a Heinrich Heine memorial in the Bronx New York CityThe rock and the murmur it creates have inspired various tales An old legend envisioned dwarfs living in caves in the rock In 1801 German author Clemens Brentano composed his ballad Zu Bacharach am Rheine as part of a fragmentary continuation of his novel Godwi oder Das steinerne Bild der Mutter It first told the story of an enchanting woman associated with the rock In the poem the beautiful Lore Lay betrayed by her sweetheart is accused of bewitching men and causing their death Rather than sentence her to death the bishop consigns her to a nunnery On the way thereto accompanied by three knights she comes to the Lorelei rock She asks permission to climb it and view the Rhine once again She does so and thinking that she sees her love in the Rhine falls to her death the rock ever afterward retaining an echo of her name Brentano had taken inspiration from Ovid and the Echo myth In 1824 Heinrich Heine seized on and adapted Brentano s theme in one of his most famous poems Die Lorelei It describes the eponymous female as a sort of siren who sitting on the cliff above the Rhine and combing her golden hair unwittingly distracted shipmen with her beauty and song causing them to crash on the rocks In 1837 Heine s lyrics were set to music by Friedrich Silcher in the art song Lorelei 4 that became well known in German speaking lands A setting by Franz Liszt was also favored and dozens of other musicians have set the poem to music 5 During the Nazi regime and World War II Heinrich Heine born as a Jew became discredited as author of the lyrics in an effort to dismiss and hide Jewish contribution to German art Lorelei also appears in the poem Waldesgesprach which appears as a dialog in Joseph von Eichendorff s first novel Ahnung und Gegenwart de The poem was set by Robert Schumann in his Liederkreis op 39 The Lorelei character although originally imagined by Brentano passed into German popular culture in the form described in the Heine Silcher song and is commonly but mistakenly believed to have originated in an old folk tale The French writer Guillaume Apollinaire took up the theme again in his poem La Loreley from the collection Alcools which is later cited in Symphony No 14 3rd movement of Dmitri Shostakovich The character continues to be referenced in pop culture Accidents EditA barge carrying 2 400 tons of sulphuric acid capsized on 13 January 2011 near the Lorelei rock blocking traffic on one of Europe s busiest waterways 6 Gallery Edit nbsp The Lorelei rock in the Rhine Gorge nbsp Sign on the bank of the Rhine nbsp Ice at the Lorelei in the winter of 1928 29 nbsp The Lorelei in fog nbsp Ship accident near the Lorelei January 2011 nbsp Lorelei seen from the viewpoint Maria RuhSee also EditSiren Ancient Greek Sirin RussianReferences Edit Centre UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage Centre Marchen Marchenland Deutschland Marchen der Romantik Goethe Institut www goethe de Retrieved 3 January 2023 Loreley Ein Beitrag zur Namendeutung Archived 2006 06 15 at the Wayback Machine Accessed June 16 2006 Note A scan of the sheet music and lyrics printed in 1859 note the spelling Lorelei are available on the commons in three images File Lorelei1 gif File Lorelei2 gif File Lorelei3 gif Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Lorelei Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press Mara Darren Illmer Andreas 13 January 2011 Tanker carrying acid capsizes in Germany s Rhine River Deutsche Welle External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loreley Loreley Information about the Lorelei rock and surrounding area Die Lorelei Heinrich Heine s poem with English translation The Lorelei Translation of the tale from Ludwig Bechstein s German Saga Book Recordings from the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project search results for Loreley and Lorelei Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lorelei amp oldid 1176622232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
