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Acht Lieder (erste Sammlung)

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Song Cycle by Otto Jahn (1813 - 1869)

1. Drohung  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
  Wie kannst du ruhig schlafen,
Und weißt, ich lebe noch?
Der alte Zorn kommt wieder,
Und dann [zerbrech']1 ich mein Joch.

  Kennst du das alte Liedchen:
Wie einst ein toter Knab'
Um Mitternacht die Geliebte
Zu sich geholt ins Grab?

  Glaub' mir, du wunderschönes,
Du wunderholdes Kind,
Ich [lebe]2 und bin noch stärker
Als alle Toten sind!

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 21, first published 1823-4

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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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 126.

1 Heller: "zerbreche"
2 Merxhausen (Decker): "leb' "

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

2. Die schlanke Wasserlilie  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
  Die schlanke Wasserlilie
Schaut träumend empor aus dem See;
Da grüßt der Mond herunter
Mit lichtem Liebesweh.

  Verschämt senkt sie [das]1 Köpfchen
Wieder [hinab]2 zu den Welln --
Da sieht sie zu ihren Füßen
Den armen [blassen]3 Geselln.

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 15

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L'esvelt nenúfar", copyright © 2013, (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
  • ENG English (Lawrence Snyder) , "The slender waterlily", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Quand l'élégante fleur de nénuphar", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Lo snello giglio d'acqua", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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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 244

1 Pfitzner: "ihr"
2 Pfitzner: "zurück"
3 omitted by Pfitzner

Research team for this page: Lawrence Snyder , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

5. Sehnen  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ach, ich sehne mich nach Tränen,
Liebestränen, [schmerzenmild]1,
Und ich fürchte, dieses Sehnen
Wird am Ende noch erfüllt.

Ach, der Liebe süßes Elend
Und der Liebe bittre Lust
Schleicht sich wieder, himmlisch quälend,
In die kaum genes'ne Brust.

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 12

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ah, je voudrais pleurer", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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1 Deprosse: "schmerzensmild"

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
Total word count: 141
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