Zwei Lieder

Song Cycle by Franz Mannstaedt (1852 - 1932)

1. Vergiftet sind meine Lieder  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Vergiftet sind meine Lieder;  —
Wie könnt [es]1 anders sein?
Du hast mir ja Gift gegossen
Ins blühende Leben hinein.

Vergiftet sind meine Lieder; —
Wie könnt [es]1 anders sein?
Ich [trag']2 im Herzen viel Schlangen,
Und dich, Geliebte mein.

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Poisoned are my songs", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mes chants sont empoisonnés", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "As minhas canções estão envenenadas", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 155.

1 Hellmesberger: "es auch"
2 Hellmesberger, Rosenhain: "trage"

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
Total word count: 43