English translations of Sechs Gesänge, opus 4
by Friedrich Gustav Jansen (1831 - 1910)
Mädchen mit dem roten Mündchen, Mit den Äuglein süß und klar, Du mein liebes, kleines Mädchen, Deiner denk' ich immerdar. Lang ist heut der Winterabend, Und ich möchte bei dir sein, [Bei dir sitzen, mit dir schwatzen]1, Im vertrauten Kämmerlein. An die Lippen [wollt']2 ich pressen Deine [kleine]3 weiße Hand, Und mit Thränen sie benetzen, Deine [kleine, weiße]4 Hand.
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 50
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with: Heinrich Heine’s sämtliche Werke in vier Bänden, herausgegeben von Otto F. Lachmann, Erster Band, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun, [1887], page 137.
1 Dresel: "mit dir schwatzen, mit dir kosen"2 Dresel: "möcht"
3 Dresel: "liebe"
4 Dresel: "weiße, liebe"
Maiden with the red little mouth, with eyes sweet and clear: You are my dear little maiden - I think of you all the time. The winter evening drags tonight, and I would be with you, to sit by you and chat in a cosy little room. I would like to press to my lips your small white hand, and moisten it with my tears, your small white hand.
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Mit deinen blauen Augen Siehst du mich [lieblich]1 an, Da ward mir so träumend zu Sinne, Daß ich nicht sprechen kann. An deinen blauen Augen Gedenk' ich allerwärts: -- Ein Meer von blauen Gedanken Ergießt sich über mein Herz.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 18, first published 1830
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with: Heinrich Heine’s sämtliche Werke in vier Bänden, herausgegeben von Otto F. Lachmann, Erster Band, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun, [1887], page 245.
1 Würz: "freundlich"With your blue eyes You look at me lovingly, Then my senses grow so dreamy That I cannot speak. Of your blue eyes I am reminded everywhere: A sea of blue thoughts Pours forth over my heart.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 18, first published 1830
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