by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887)
Habe mich mit Liebesreden
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): FRE
Habe mich mit Liebesreden Festgelogen an dein Herz, Und, verstrickt in eigne Fäden, Wird zum Ernste mir mein Scherz. Wenn du dich, mit vollem Rechte, Scherzend nun von mir entfernst, Nahn sich mir die Höllenmächte, Und ich schieß mich tot im Ernst.
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Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 57 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Caspar René Hirschfeld (b. 1965), "Im Ernst", op. 52 (10 heimliche Liebeslieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine) no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Hermann Meyer (1905 - 1988), "Im Ernst" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Sandler , "Habe mich mit Liebesreden", 1946-7, published 1969, from Fem sånger : tonsatta 1946-47, no. 57 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Habe mich mit Liebesreden", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 57 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-02-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 42
Lovers' vows, wherefrom thou turnest
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Lovers' vows, wherefrom thou turnest Boud me closely to thy heart, Now my jest grows sober earnest, I am pierced by mine own dart. Laughingly thou stand'st before me -- If thou leave me in my need, All the powers of hell come o'er me, I shall shoot myself indeed.
About the headline (FAQ)
Authorship:
- by Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887), appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 57
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-05-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 49