Ah, I long again for tears, Love's sweet tears and tender pain, And I dread these sighs and fears Soon will bring them back again. Love, O love, thou sweetest ailment, Bitter bliss and soft unrest, Steal again with soft bewailment To this scarcely healèd breast.
Two Love Lyrics from Heine
Song Cycle by Frederick Rocke
1. Ah, I long again for tears [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Emily (Jane Davis) Pfeiffer (1827 - 1890), "Ach, ich sehne mich nach Tränen", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 196, first published 1887
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 12
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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]2. Where 'er my bitter teardrops fall
Language: English
Where 'er my bitter teardrops fall
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily (Jane Davis) Pfeiffer (1827 - 1890)
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 2
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