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The Knight's Dream

Song Cycle by Héloïse Werner (b. 1991)

1. Es war einmal ein Ritter trübselig und stumm
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es war mal ein Ritter trübselig und stumm,
Mit hohlen, schneeweißen Wangen;
Er schwankte und schlenderte schlotternd herum,
In dumpfen Träumen befangen.
Er war so hölzern, so täppisch, so links,
Die Blümlein und Mägdlein, die kicherten rings,
Wenn er stolpernd vorbeigegangen.

Oft saß er im finstersten Winkel zu Haus;
Er hatt sich vor Menschen verkrochen.
Da streckte er sehnend die Arme aus,
Doch hat er kein Wörtlein gesprochen.
Kam aber die Mitternachtstunde heran,
Ein seltsames Singen und Klingen begann -
An die Türe da hört er es pochen.

 ... 

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Prolog", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo

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

  • ENG English (Louis Untermeyer) , "There once was a knight", appears in Poems of Heinrich Heine, first published 1917
  • FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , "Prologue", appears in Intermezzo lyrique, first published 1827
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2 of the original text.

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

2. Da kommt seine Liebste geschlichen herein
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
 ... 

Da kommt seine Liebste geschlichen herein
Im rauschenden Wellenschaumkleide,
Sie blüht und glüht wie ein Röselein,
Ihr Schleier ist eitel Geschmeide.
Goldlocken umspielen die schlanke Gestalt,
Die Äuglein grüßen mit süßer Gewalt -
In die Arme sinken sich beide.

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Prolog", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Louis Untermeyer) , "There once was a knight", appears in Poems of Heinrich Heine, first published 1917
  • FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , "Prologue", appears in Intermezzo lyrique, first published 1827
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 3 of the original text.

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

3. Der Ritter
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
 ... 

Der Ritter Liebesmacht Feuer
Der Träumer erwacht,
Freier, Schleier
Spielen und singen

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Prolog", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Louis Untermeyer) , "There once was a knight", appears in Poems of Heinrich Heine, first published 1917
  • FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , "Prologue", appears in Intermezzo lyrique, first published 1827
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 4 of the original text.

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

4. Der Ritter sitzt wieder
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
 ... 

 ... 
Der Ritter sitzt wieder ganz einsam zu Haus,
In dem düstern Poetenstübchen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Prolog", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Louis Untermeyer) , "There once was a knight", appears in Poems of Heinrich Heine, first published 1917
  • FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , "Prologue", appears in Intermezzo lyrique, first published 1827
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 6 (lines 6-7) of the original text.

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

5. Postlude

— Tacet —

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