English translations of Vier Lieder für eine mittlere Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, opus 5
by Bernhard Conradi
Die Jahre kommen und gehen, Geschlechter steigen ins Grab, doch nimmer vergeht die Liebe, die ich im Herzen hab. Nur einmal noch möcht ich dich sehen, und sinken vor dir aufs Knie, und sterbend zu dir sprechen: Madame, ich liebe Sie!
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 25
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Wenn ich in deine Augen [seh']1, So schwindet [all' mein Leid]2 und Weh; Doch wenn ich küße deinen Mund, So werd' ich ganz und gar gesund. Wenn ich mich lehn' an deine Brust, Kommt's über mich wie Himmelslust; Doch wenn du sprichst: ich liebe dich! [So]3 muß ich weinen bitterlich.
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 4
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 114.
1 Hensel: "sehe"2 Franz, Dresel: "alles Leid"
3 Wolf: "Dann"
When I gaze into your eyes, All my pain and woe vanishes; Yet when I kiss your lips, I am made wholly and entirely healthy. When I lay against your breast It comes over me like longing for heaven; Yet when you say, "I love you!" I must cry so bitterly.
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Mir träumte wieder der alte Traum: Es war eine Nacht im Maie, Wir saßen unter dem Lindenbaum, Und schwuren uns ewige Treue. Das war ein Schwören und Schwören aufs neu, Ein Kichern, ein Kosen, ein Küssen; Daß ich gedenk des Schwures sei, Hast du in die Hand mich gebissen. O Liebchen mit den Äuglein klar! O Liebchen schön und bissig! Das Schwören in der Ordnung war, Das Beißen war überflüssig.
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 52
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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 156.
I dreamed the old dream again: It was a May night, We sat under the linden tree And swore to be eternally true. There were vows and new vows, A giggle, a caress, a kiss; And, so that I might remember the oath, You bit my hand. O, my clear-eyed sweetheart! O, my beautiful and fierce darling! The vows were in order, The biting was unnecessary.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2023 by Iain Sneddon, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Translations of title(s):
"Mir träumte wieder der alte Traum" = "I dreamed the old dream again"
"Treue" = "Faithful"
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Es war ein alter König, sein Herz war schwer, sein [Haupt]1 war grau; der arme alte König, er nahm eine junge Frau. Es war ein [schöner]2 Page, blond war sein [Haupt]3, leicht war sein Sinn; er trug die [seid'ne]4 Schleppe der jungen Königin. Kennst du das alte Liedchen? Es klingt so süß, es klingt so trüb! Sie mußten beide sterben, sie hatten sich viel zu lieb.
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, written 1830, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 29
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Neue Gedichte von H. Heine, Zweite Auflage, Hamburg, bei Hoffmann und Campe, 1844, page 28.
1 Diepenbrock: "Haar"2 Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Zemlinsky: "junger"
3 Wolfrum: "Haar"
4 Goldschmidt: "seidene"
There was an old king, his heart was heavy, his head was gray; the poor, old king, he took a young wife. There was a handsome pageboy, blond was his hair, light was his manner; he carried the silk train of the young queen. Do you know this old song? It sounds so sweet, it sounds so troubled! They both had to die, for they loved each other too much.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, written 1830, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 29
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