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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Wenn dich ein Weib verraten hat
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn dich ein Weib verraten hat,
So liebe flink eine Andre;
Noch besser wär es, du ließest die Stadt -
Schnüre den Ranzen und wandre!

Du findest bald einen blauen See,
Umringt von Trauerweiden;
Hier weinst du aus dein kleines Weh
Und deine engen Leiden.

Wenn du den steilen Berg ersteigst,
Wirst du beträchtlich ächzen;
Doch wenn du den felsigen Gipfel erreichst,
Hörst du die Adler krächzen.

Dort wirst du selbst ein Adler fast,
Du bist wie neugeboren,
Du fühlst dich frei, du fühlst: du hast
Dort unten nicht viel verloren.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Wandere!", appears in Neue Gedichte, in Zur Ollea, no. 4 [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 Arthur Dangel (b. 1931), "Wandere!", op. 101 no. 4 (2005) [ baritone and piano ], from Heine-Zyklus (zur "Ollea") : Zehn Lieder mit Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Louis Edgar Johns (1886 - ?), "Wandere!", op. 15 (Lyrics from the German : Sieben Romantische Lieder ) no. 4, published 1916, also set in English as "Go wander!" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Barbara Kellerbauer , "Wandre!" [ voice and guitar ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Kurt Schwaen (1909 - 2007), "Ein Weib", 1950-2, from Liebeslieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Julius Steenberg (1830 - 1911), "Wand're!", published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Copenhagen, Lose [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Hebrew (עברית), a translation by Shlomo Tanny ; composed by Shimon Cohen.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-11-05
Line count: 16
Word count: 90

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