by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman (b. 1949)
All that took place upon that night
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
All that took place upon that night -- both singly and all together -- I'll tell you all another time in balmy summer weather. That creature of old, hypocrisy, God help us, now is dying. Expiring into the grave, at last in death he's truly lying.
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Authorship:
- by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman (b. 1949), stanzas 1-2 [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen, no. 27
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This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
- by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman (b. 1949), "What she revealed ", op. 72 no. 12, published 1984 [male voice (or male and female vocal duet) and piano], from Ein Wanderer durch Deutschland, nach Heines Wintermärchen (A Wanderer through DEUTSCHLAND after Heine's Wintermärchen), no. 12
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman (b. 1949) , stanza 14 [an adaptation] ; composed by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman.
Researcher for this page: Leonard Lehrman
This text was added to the website: 2010-09-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 44