Breit' über mein Haupt dein schwarzes...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Breit' über mein Haupt dein schwarzes Haar,
Neig' zu mir dein Angesicht,
Da strömt in die Seele so hell und klar
Mir deiner Augen Licht.
Ich will nicht droben der Sonne Pracht,
Noch der Sterne leuchtenden Kranz,
Ich will nur deiner Locken Nacht
Und deiner Blicke Glanz.
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Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Albert Felix, Graf Amadei (1851 - 1894), "Breit' über mein Haupt", op. 11 (Fünf Gesänge für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Manuel M. Ponce (1883 - 1948), "Breit' über mein Haupt", 1911 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred von Sponer (1870 - 1945), "Breit' über mein Haupt ", op. 12 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1899 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Breit' über mein Haupt dein schwarzes Haar", op. 19 (Sechs Lieder aus "Lotosblätter" von Aldolf Friedrich Graf von Schack) no. 2, published 1888 [ high voice and piano ], München, Aibl [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Spread over my head your black hair", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Sciogli sul mio capo la tua chioma nera", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Écarte au‑dessus de ma tête ta noire...
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Écarte au-dessus de ma tête ta noire chevelure
Et penche sur moi ton visage,
Que coule en mon âme, si claire et pure
La lumière de tes yeux.
Je ne veux pas de la splendeur du soleil,
Ni de la brillante couronne des étoiles,
Je ne veux que la nuit de tes boucles
Et l'éclat de ton regard.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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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