Die Mitternacht war [kalt]1 und stumm; Ich irrte klagend im Wald herum. Ich habe die Bäum aus dem Schlaf gerüttelt; Sie haben mitleidig die Köpfe geschüttelt.
1. Die Mitternacht war kalt und stumm [sung text not yet checked]
Language: German (Deutsch)
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 61
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- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 61, first published 1827
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 165.
1 Gus: "so kalt"; further changes may exist not shown above.2. Ich hab' im Traum geweinet [sung text not yet checked]
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich hab' im [Traum]1 geweinet, Mir träumte, du lägest im Grab. Ich wachte auf, und die Träne Floß noch von der Wange herab. Ich hab' im [Traum]1 geweinet, Mir träumt', du verließest mich. Ich wachte auf, [und ich weinte]2 Noch lange bitterlich. Ich hab' im [Traum]1 geweinet, Mir träumte, du [wär'st mir noch]3 gut. Ich wachte auf, und noch immer [Strömt meine Tränenflut]4.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 55
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "He plorat en somnis", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "Ik droomde dat je dood was", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Al dromend moest ik huilen", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "I wept in my dream", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 55, first published 1827
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Effimia Gianniou) , "Έκλαψα στο όνειρό μου", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Assaf Levitin) (Michal Levitin) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Ho pianto in sogno", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "He llorado en sueños", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- UKR Ukrainian (Українська) (Larisa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka) , no title
Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 159.
1 Franz, Thuille: "Traume"2 Meyer: "und weinte"
3 Dahl: "wärest mir noch"; Loewe, Söderman: "bliebest mir"; Meyer: "warst mir noch"; Thuille: "bliebst mir"
4 Meyer: "Strömt meiner Tränen Flut"
3. Ich trat in jene Hallen [sung text not yet checked]
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich trat in jene Hallen, Wo sie mir Treue versprochen; Wo einst ihre Tränen gefallen, Sind Schlangen hervorgekrochen.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 19
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- 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
4. Mit deinen blauen Augen [sung text not yet checked]
Language: German (Deutsch)
Mit deinen blauen Augen Siehst du mich [lieblich]1 an, Da ward mir so träumend zu Sinne, Daß ich nicht sprechen kann. An deinen blauen Augen Gedenk' ich allerwärts: -- Ein Meer von blauen Gedanken Ergießt sich über mein Herz.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 18, first published 1830
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Amb els teus ulls blaus", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Lawrence Snyder) (Rebecca Plack) , "With your blue eyes", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Avec tes yeux bleus", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Coi tuoi occhi azzurri", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Martin Zubiria) , "Con tus ojos zarcos", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with: Heinrich Heine’s sämtliche Werke in vier Bänden, herausgegeben von Otto F. Lachmann, Erster Band, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun, [1887], page 245.
1 Würz: "freundlich"