1. Traumbild [sung text not yet checked]
by H. Zwicky , "Traumbild", op. 6 (Vier Lieder), Heft 1 no. 2
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Mitternacht war [kalt]1 und stumm; Ich irrte klagend im Wald herum. Ich habe die Bäum aus dem Schlaf gerüttelt; Sie haben mitleidig die Köpfe geschüttelt.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 61
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 165.
1 Gus: "so kalt"; further changes may exist not shown above. by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
1. Dream Image
Language: English
Midnight was cold and silent; I wandered, sobbing, through the forest. I disturbed the trees from their slumber; They shook their heads in pity.
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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. 61
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Translations of title(s):
"Die Mitternacht" = "Midnight"
"Die Mitternacht war kalt" = "The Midnight Was Cold"
"Die Mitternacht war kalt: Duett" = "The Midnight Was Cold: Duet"
"Die Mitternacht war kalt und stumm" = "Midnight was cold and silent"
"Mitternacht" = "Midnight"
"Traumbild" = "Dream Image"
"Um Mitternacht" = "At Midnight"
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Word count: 24
Translation © by Michael P Rosewall