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Wir fuhren allein im dunkeln Postwagen die ganze Nacht; Wir ruhten einander am Herzen, Wir haben gescherzt und gelacht. Doch als es morgens tagte, Mein Kind, wie staunten wir! Denn zwischen uns saß Amor, Der blinde Passagier.
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 69 [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 Don Forsythe (1932 - 2015), "Im dunkeln Postwagen", published c2004, from Lieder aus der Heimkehr, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerald M. Ginsburg (b. 1933), "Amor", 2001, published c2003, from Aus Schmerzen zu Lieder, no. 17 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Caspar René Hirschfeld (b. 1965), "Blinder Passagier", op. 52 (10 heimliche Liebeslieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rita Portera , "Wir fuhren allein", first performed 2001 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Thudichum (1866 - 1944), "Wir fuhren allein", op. 6 (Vier Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], München, Schmid Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Wir fuhren allein im dunkeln", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 69 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Czech (Čeština), a translation by J. Kühnlova ; composed by Karel Boleslav Jirák.
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Other 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
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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-25
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Word count: 37
Nous avons voyagé seuls dans la sombre Diligence toute la nuit; Nous avons reposé, coeur contre coeur, Nous avons plaisanté et ri. Pourtant quand le jour se leva, Mon enfant, quelle étonnement! Car entre nous était assis Amour, Le passager aveugle.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 69
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 41