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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Und als ich euch meine Schmerzen geklagt

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Und als ich euch meine Schmerzen geklagt,
Da habt ihr gegähnt und nichts gesagt;
Doch als ich sie zierlich in Verse gebracht,
Da habt ihr mir große Elogen gemacht.

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 34 [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 Ina Bottelier (b. 1943), "Und als ich euch meine Schmerzen", 1987, published 1989 [ soprano, piano (or harpsichord), and contrabass (or cello) ], from Gedanken zu Die Heimkehr, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
by Johannes Hömberg (b. 1932), "Und als ich", 1993, from Heine-Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
by Korstiaan Stougie (1908 - 1988), "Und als ich euch", op. 1 (124 liederen : 1925-1969) no. 108 (1948), published 1972, from Elf Heine-liederen, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Und als ich euch meine Schmerzen geklagt", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 34 [sung text not yet checked]

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Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Robert Caby.
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ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Quand auprès de vous je me suis plaint de mes peines", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Quand auprès de vous je me suis plaint de mes peines

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

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Quand auprès de vous je me suis plaint de mes peines,
Alors vous avez baillé et n'avez rien dit ;
Pourtant quand je les ai délicatement mises en vers,
Alors vous m'avez fait de grands éloges.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 34
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This text was added to the website: 2009-04-01
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Word count: 35