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Mein Herz ist stumm, mein Herz ist kalt, Erstarrt in des Winters Eise; Bisweilen in seiner Tiefe nur wallt Und zittert und regt sich's leise. Dann ist's, als ob ein mildes Tau'n Die Decke des Frostes breche; Durch grünende Wälder, blühende Au'n Murmeln von neuem die Bäche. Und Hörnerklang, von Blatt zu Blatt [Im]1 Frühlingswinde getragen, Dringt aus den Schluchten ans Ohr mir matt, Wie ein Ruf aus seligen Tagen. Doch das alternde Herz wird jung nicht mehr, Das Echo sterbenden [Schalles]2 Tönt ferner, immer ferner her, Und wieder erstarrt liegt alles.
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Text Authorship:
- by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), no title, appears in Lotosblätter, in 4. Verwehte Blätter, no. 22 [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 Carl Noseda , "Mein Herz ist stumm", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Schuberth & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Mein Herz ist stumm, mein Herz ist kalt", op. 19 (Sechs Lieder aus "Lotosblätter" von Aldolf Friedrich Graf von Schack) no. 6, 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 © 2020, (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) , "My heart is silent, my heart is cold", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "My heart, so sad", first published 1897
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Lau Kanen [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 94
Mon cœur est muet, mon cœur est froid, Figé dans les glaces de l'hiver ; De temps en temps dans ses profondeurs, il enfle Tremble et bouge doucement. Puis c'est comme si une douce rosée Brisait la couverture de gel ; Par les vertes forêts, les prairies fleuries, Les ruisseaux murmurent à nouveau. Et le son du cor, de feuilles en feuilles, Porté par les vents du printemps, Venant des ravins, arrive assourdi à mes oreilles Comme un appel des jours bienheureux. Mais mon cœur vieillissant à jamais ne sera jeune, L'écho des sons qui se meurent Retentit de plus loin, toujours de plus loin, Et à nouveau tout se fige.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), no title, appears in Lotosblätter, in 4. Verwehte Blätter, no. 22
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 109