Mein Herz ist schwer, mein Auge wacht

Mein Herz ist schwer, mein Auge wacht,
Der Wind fährt seufzend durch die Nacht;
Die Wipfel rauschen weit und breit,
Sie rauschen von vergangner Zeit.

Sie rauschen von vergangner Zeit,
Von großen Glück und Herzeleid,
Vom Schloß und von der Jungfrau drin -
Wo ist das alles, alles hin?

Wo ist das alles, alles hin,
Leid, Lieb' und Lust und Jugendsinn?
Der Wind fährt seufzend durch die Nacht,
Mein Herz ist schwer, mein Auge wacht.

Translation(s): DUT ENG FRE

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• by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), appears in Spätherbstblätter, in Lieder aus alter und neuer Zeit, no. 16 [ author's text checked 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 94 (Fünf Lieder für 1 tiefe Stimme -- für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 (1883/4), published 1884 [low voice or high voice and piano], Berlin, Simrock [
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• by (Maria) Anna Stubenberg, Gräfin (1821 - 1912), "Mein Herz ist schwer, mein Auge wacht", op. 70, published 1887 [voice and piano], Wien, Kratochwill [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "My heart is heavy", copyright ©
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Mijn hart is zwaar", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Mijn hart is zwaar

Mijn hart is zwaar, mijn oog houdt wacht,
De wind vaart zuchtend door de nacht;
De kruinen ruisen breed en wijd,
Zij ruisen van voorbije tijd.
 
Zij ruisen van voorbije tijd,
Van groot geluk en leed en spijt,
Een slot, een meisje en een man –
Waar bleef dat alles, alles dan?
 
Waar bleef dat alles, alles dan,
Leed, liefde, lust en jong élan?
De wind vaart zuchtend door de nacht,
Mijn hart is zwaar, mijn oog houdt wacht.

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• Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2014 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
  
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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), appears in Spätherbstblätter, in Lieder aus alter und neuer Zeit, no. 16 ENG FRE
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Johannes Brahms, Anna Stubenberg, Gräfin. Go to the text.

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