Zwei Lieder

Song Cycle by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937)

Word count: 208

1. Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen [sung text checked 1 time]

Ein Jüngling liebt ein [Mädchen,]¹
Die hat einen andern erwählt;
Der andre liebt eine andre,
Und hat sich mit dieser vermählt.

Das Mädchen [heiratet]² aus Ärger
Den ersten besten Mann,
Der ihr in den Weg gelaufen;
Der Jüngling ist übel dran.

Es ist eine alte Geschichte,
Doch bleibt sie immer neu;
Und wem sie [just]³ passieret,
Dem bricht das Herz entzwei.

Authorship

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 39 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Un noi estima una noia", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "Wil Jantje graag met Pietje", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Een jongen houdt van 'n meisje", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "A young man loved a girl", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 39, first published 1827
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Effimia Gianniou) , "Ένας νέος αγαπά μια νέα", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Assaf Levitin) (Michal Levitin) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Un giovanotto ama una fanciulla", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "Un chico ama a una chica", copyright © 2007, (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 144.

¹ Heine: in the original published version: "Mägdlein"
² Alnæs, Schumann: "nimmt" (took)
³ Engelmann: "jüngst"

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1. A youth once lov'd a maiden [sung text checked 1 time]

A youth once lov'd a maiden,
But she cast his love aside.
Alas, her heart was given
To one who was wooing another bride.

The maiden in grief and anger
And smarting beneath the blow
Accepted another suitor
Heav'n help her lover now!

It is an old, old story,
And yet alas! how new.
May God console each tender heart
That sorrow breaks in two.

Authorship

Singable translation by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937), "A youth once lov'd a maiden" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 39

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2. Aus meinen Tränen sprießen [sung text checked 1 time]

Aus meinen Tränen sprießen
Viel blühende Blumen hervor,
Und meine Seufzer werden
Ein Nachtigallenchor.

Und wenn du mich lieb hast, Kindchen,
Schenk' ich dir die Blumen all',
Und vor deinem Fenster soll klingen
Das Lied der Nachtigall.

Authorship

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 2 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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

ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "From my tears sprout forth", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Louis Untermeyer) , "Out of my tears and sorrows", appears in Poems of Heinrich Heine, first published 1917
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 2, first published 1827
POL Polish (Polski) (Aleksander Kraushar) , no title, appears in Pieśni Heinego, in Intermezzo, no. 2, first published 1880

Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 113.

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2. The tears that night and morning [sung text checked 1 time]

The tears that night and morning dim
These aching eyes of mine
Love turns to bright and blooming flow'rs
And melodies divine.

And if thou lov'st me, sweet one,
Accept them all from me,
And nightingales shall sweetly sing
The love I bear to thee.

Authorship

Singable translation by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937), "The tears that night and morning" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 2

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Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]