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by Joseph Mendelssohn (1817 - 1856)

O Heimat mein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
O Heimat mein, 
Ich denke dein,
Im Herzen verzehrendes Sehnen,
Im Auge die brennenden Thränen,
Gedenk' ich dein.

Wenn purpurn-Licht 
Die Wolke bricht,
Im Osten im flammenden Garben
Entstrahlen des Morgenrots Farben,
Gedenk' ich dein. 

Wenn still und hehr
Auf Land und Meer
Der Abend, der trauliche, dunkelt,
Verheißend die Sternenwelt funkelt,
Gedenk' ich dein.

Wenn sich enthüllt
Der Träume Bild,  
Dann führet, auf goldnem Gefieder,
Ein lächelnder Engel mich wieder 
Zur Heimat mein.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Wilde Blumen. Dichtungen von Joseph Mendelssohn, Leipzig: Ph. Reclam junior, 1843, pages 28 - 29; and confirmed with Die deutschen Dichter der Neuzeit und Gegenwart, sechster Band, Leipzig und Frankfurt am Main: Kesselring'sche Hofbuchhandlung Verlag, 1896. This is part of a larger series: Ausgewählte deutsche Dichtungen für Lehrer und Freunde der Litteratur, zehnter Band, page 174.


Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Mendelssohn (1817 - 1856), "Die Heimat", appears in Wilde Blumen, in Wanderbilder, first published 1843 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "O Heimath mein", op. 3 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, published 1843 [ bass and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2018-06-17
Line count: 20
Word count: 74

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