Was will die einsame Träne? Sie trübt mir ja den Blick. Sie blieb aus alten Zeiten In meinem Auge zurück. Sie hatte viel leuchtende Schwestern, Die alle zerflossen sind, Mit meinen Qualen und Freuden Zerflossen in Nacht und Wind. Wie Nebel sind auch zerflossen Die blauen Sternelein, Die mir [jene]1 Freuden und Qualen Gelächelt ins Herz hinein. Ach, meine Liebe selber Zerfloß wie eitel Hauch! Du alte, einsame Träne, Zerfließe jetzunder auch!
Lieder , opus 3
by Julius Caesar Schmidt (1818 - 1906)
1. Was will die einsame Träne [sung text not yet checked]
Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 27 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Jos. Van de Vijver) , "Eenzame traan"
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Wat wil het eenzame traantje?", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "What does this solitary tear mean?", copyright ©
- ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Que veut cette larme solitaire", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Cosa vuole questa lacrima solitaria?", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Cornelius: "die"
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
3. Mit deinen blauen Augen [sung text not yet checked]
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.
Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 18, first published 1830 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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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
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Martin Zubiria) , "Con tus ojos zarcos", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Würz: "freundlich"
Researcher for this text: Lawrence Snyder