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]2 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]
Language: German (Deutsch)
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
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (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"
2 Franz: "wandle"
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
1. Rising when the dawn still faint is [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
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 [Senior Associate Editor]
2. Lassie, with the lips sae rosy [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
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 [Senior Associate Editor]2. Mädchen mit dem roten Mündchen [sung text not yet checked]
Language: German (Deutsch)
Mädchen mit dem roten Mündchen, Mit den Äuglein süß und klar, Du mein liebes, [kleines]1 Mädchen, Deiner denk' ich immerdar. Lang ist heut der Winterabend, Und ich möchte bei dir sein, [Bei dir sitzen, mit dir schwatzen]2, Im vertrauten Kämmerlein. An die Lippen [wollt']3 ich pressen Deine [kleine]4 weiße Hand, Und mit Thränen sie benetzen, Deine [kleine, weiße]5 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 Franz: "süßes"2 Dresel: "mit dir schwatzen, mit dir kosen"
3 Dresel: "möcht"
4 Dresel: "liebe"
5 Dresel: "weiße, liebe"
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
Total word count: 225