112 ("Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage") is a cantata for chorus and orchestra composed by Ludwig van Beethoven.
The cantata evokes the imagery of the pair of poems which later inspired the concert overture of the same name by Mendelssohn.
The poems' titles are not synonymous: in the days before steam, a totally calm sea was cause for alarm; it is only when the wind at last rises that the ship can continue on its journey.
Tiefe Stille herrscht im Wasser, Ohne Regung ruht das Meer, Und bekümmert sieht der Schiffer Glatte Fläche ringsumher.
Deep stillness rules the water Without motion lies the sea, And worried the sailor observes Smooth surfaces all around.
Die Nebel zerreißen, Der Himmel ist helle, Und Äolus löset Das ängstliche Band.