Morgens steh' ich auf und frage: Kommt feins Liebchen heut? Abends sink' ich hin und klage: Aus blieb sie auch heut. In der Nacht mit meinem Kummer lieg' ich schlaflos, [wach]1; träumend, wie im halben Schlummer, träumend wandle ich bei Tag.
Three songs from Heine
Song Cycle by William Noel Johnson (1863 - 1916)
1. Morgens steh' ich auf und frage  [sung text not yet checked]
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Lieder, no. 1
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "'s Morgens sta ik op en vraag ik", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Every morning I awake and ask", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La mattina mi sveglio e domando", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Hecht, Schumann: "lieg ich wach"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
1. Rising when the dawn still faint is  [sung text not yet checked]
Rising when the dawn still faint is, Asking, "Will she come?" Late at eventide my plaint is, "Ah! she did not come!" In the night-time with my sorrow Waking still I lie, And the day-dream of the morrow Passes sadly by.
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Hüffer (1843 - 1889), "Morgens steh' ich auf und frage", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 15, first published 1887
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Lieder, no. 1
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Poet given as "F. Hueffler" in one score.Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
2. Lassie, with the lips sae rosy  [sung text not yet checked]
Lassie, with the lips sae rosy, With the eyne sae saft and bricht, Dear wee lassie, I keep thinkin', Thinkin' on thee day and nicht. Winter nichts are lang and eerie; Oh, gin I were with thee, dear, Arms about thee, cracking couthly, With nae mortal by to hear! With my kisses I would smother Thy white hand sae jimp and sma', And my tears for very rapture On that wee white hand should fa'.
Text Authorship:
- by Theodore Martin, Sir, KCB KCVO (1816 - 1909), "Mädchen mit dem roten Mündchen", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 110, first published 1887
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 50
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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]2. Mädchen mit dem roten Mündchen  [sung text not yet checked]
Mädchen mit dem roten Mündchen, Mit den Äuglein süß und klar, Du mein liebes, kleines Mädchen, Deiner denk' ich immerdar. Lang ist heut der Winterabend, Und ich möchte bei dir sein, [Bei dir sitzen, mit dir schwatzen]1, Im vertrauten Kämmerlein. An die Lippen [wollt']2 ich pressen Deine [kleine]3 weiße Hand, Und mit Thränen sie benetzen, Deine [kleine, weiße]4 Hand.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 50
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Maiden with the red little mouth", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Fanciulla dalla boccuccia rossa", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Gerardo Garciacano Hinojosa) (Simone von Büren) , "Niña de la boquita roja", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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 137.
1 Dresel: "mit dir schwatzen, mit dir kosen"2 Dresel: "möcht"
3 Dresel: "liebe"
4 Dresel: "weiße, liebe"
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]