Ja, du bist elend, und ich grolle nicht; Mein Lieb, wir sollen beide elend sein! Bis uns der Tod das kranke Herze bricht, Mein Lieb, wir sollen beide elend sein! Wohl seh ich Spott, der deinen Mund umschwebt, Und seh dein Auge blitzen trotziglich, Und seh den Stolz, der deinen Busen hebt, Und elend bist du doch, elend wie ich. Unsichtbar zuckt auch Schmerz um deinen Mund, Verborgne Träne trübt des Auges Schein, Der stolze Busen hegt geheime Wund, Mein Lieb, wir sollen beide elend sein!
Vier Gedichte , opus 36
by Hendrik Arnoldus Meyroos (1830 - 1900)
1. Ja, du bist elend und ich grolle nicht [sung text not yet checked]
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 19 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- ENG English (James Thomson) , "Ja, du bist elend, und ich grolle nicht", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 63, first published 1887
- FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 19, 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 126.
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2. Anfangs wollt' ich fast verzagen [sung text not yet checked]
Anfangs wollt' ich fast verzagen, und ich glaubt', ich trüg' es nie; und ich hab' es doch getragen - aber fragt mich nur nicht, wie?
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Lieder, no. 8, first published 1819 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "In 't begin wou 'k haast versagen", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "At first I almost despaired", copyright ©
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Au début, j'étais presque découragé", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "All'inizio stavo per scoraggiarmi", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Beate Binnig) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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3. Vergiftet sind meine Lieder [sung text not yet checked]
Vergiftet sind meine Lieder; - Wie könnt es anders sein? Du hast mir ja Gift gegossen Ins blühende Leben hinein. Vergiftet sind meine Lieder; - Wie könnt es anders sein? Ich trag' im Herzen viel Schlangen, Und dich, Geliebte mein.
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 51 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
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- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Poisoned are my songs", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mes chants sont empoisonnés", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "As minhas canções estão envenenadas", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 155.
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4. Herz, mein Herz, sei nicht beklommen [sung text not yet checked]
Herz, mein Herz, sei nicht beklommen, Und ertrage dein Geschick. Neuer Frühling giebt zurück, Was der Winter dir genommen. Und wie viel ist dir geblieben! Und wie schön ist noch die Welt! Und mein Herz, was dir gefällt, Alles, alles darfst du lieben!
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 46 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Heart, my heart, don't be oppressed", copyright ©
- 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
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Cuore, cuore mio, non essere angosciato", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POL Polish (Polski) (Aleksander Kraushar) , "Niech me serce", Warsaw, first published 1880
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 136.
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