Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte

Song Cycle by Josef Reiter (1862 - 1939)

1. Lehn deine Wang' an meine Wang' [sung text not yet checked]

Lehn deine Wang' an meine Wang',
Dann fliessen die Tränen zusammen;
Und an mein Herz drück fest dein Herz,
Dann schlagen zusammen die Flammen!

Und wenn in die große Flamme fliesst
Der Strom von unsern Tränen,
Und wenn [dich mein Arm]¹ gewaltig umschließt -
Sterb' ich vor Liebessehnen!

Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 6 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Posa la teva galta en la meva", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Leg nu je wang", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Lay your cheek against my cheek", copyright ©
ENG English (Charles Godfrey Leland) , appears in The works of Heinrich Heine, first published 1900
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 6, first published 1827
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Poggia la tua guancia alla mia guancia", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POL Polish (Polski) (Aleksander Kraushar) , no title, first published 1880

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 115.

¹ Jensen: "mein Arm dich"

Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

2. Dein Bildniss wunderselig [sung text not yet checked]

Dein Bildnis wunderselig
Hab ich im Herzensgrund,
Das sieht so frisch und fröhlich
Mich an zu jeder Stund'.

Mein Herz still in sich singet
Ein altes schönes Lied,
Das in die Luft sich schwinget
Und zu dir eilig zieht.

Authorship:

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Intermezzo", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Intermezzo (Jouw beelt'nis)", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Intermezzo", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) , "אינטרמצו", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ICE Icelandic (Íslenska) (Stefán Sigurjónsson) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Intermezzo", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Intermezzo", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Elke Beatriz Riedel) , "Intermezzo", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Diego S. Loyola) , "Intermedio", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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3. Wenn still mit seinen letzten Flammen [sung text not yet checked]

Wenn still [mit]¹ seinen letzten Flammen
Der Abend in das Meer versank,
Dann wandeln traulich wir zusammen
Am [Waldgestad im]² Buchengang.

Wir sehn den Mond durch Wolken steigen,
Wir hören fern die Nachtigall,
Wir atmen Düfte, doch wir schweigen -
Was soll der Worte leerer Schall?

Das höchste Glück hat keine Lieder,
Der Liebe Lust ist still und mild;
Ein Kuß, ein Blicken hin und wieder,
Und alle Sehnsucht ist gestillt.

Authorship:

by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 22 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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¹ Pache: "in"; further changes may exist not shown above.
² Randhartinger and some other editions of Geibel: "Ufer in dem"

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4. Der Himmel hat eine Thräne geweint [sung text not yet checked]

Der Himmel hat eine Thräne geweint,
Die hat sich in's Meer [zu verlieren]¹ gemeint.
Die Muschel kam und schloß sie ein:
Du sollst nun meine Perle sein.
Du sollst nicht vor den Wogen zagen,
Ich will hindurch dich ruhig tragen.
O du mein Schmerz, du meine Lust,
Du Himmelsthrän' in meiner Brust!
Gieb, Himmel, daß ich in reinem Gemüthe
Den reinsten deiner Tropfen hüte.

Authorship:

by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 1. Erster Strauß. Erwacht, no. 4 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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Note: modern German spelling would use "Träne" instead of "Thräne", "Gib" instead of "Gieb", and "Gemüte" instead of "Gemüthe".

Confirmed with Deutsche Lyrik, Selected and Arranged with Notes and a Literary Introduction by C.A. Buchheim, London: MacMillan & Co., 1875, page 165.

¹ Schumann: "verlieren"

Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

Total word count: 222