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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]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
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]1 Tränen,
Und wenn [dich mein Arm]2 gewaltig umschließt -
Sterb' ich vor Liebessehnen!

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 6

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

  • 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 Zenger: "unsren"
2 Jensen: "mein Arm dich"

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

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

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Dein Bildnis wunderselig
Hab ich im Herzensgrund,
Das sieht so [frisch]1 und fröhlich
Mich an zu jeder Stund'.

Mein Herz still in sich singet
Ein altes schönes Lied,
Das [in die Luft sich schwinget]2
Und [zu dir eilig]3 zieht.

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Intermezzo", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben

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

  • 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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1 Jensen: "froh"
2 Jensen: "durch die Seele klinget"
3 Jensen: "eilig zu dir"

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

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

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn still [mit]1 seinen letzten Flammen
Der Abend in das Meer versank,
Dann wandeln [traulich wir]2 zusammen
Am [Waldgestad im]3 Buchengang.

Wir sehn den Mond [durch]4 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.

Text Authorship:

  • by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 22

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

  • 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 Sucher: "wir traulich"
3 Randhartinger and some other editions of Geibel: "Ufer in dem"; Sucher: "Ufer durch den"
4 Sucher: "aus"

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

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

Language: German (Deutsch) 
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.

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 1. Erster Strauß. Erwacht, no. 4

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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) , "De hemel had eens een traantje geschreid", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le ciel a versé une larme", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Rédey) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il cielo ha versato una lacrima", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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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 page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Total word count: 230
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