1. Und wüßten's die Blumen, die kleinen [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Haeser , "Und wüßten's die Blumen, die kleinen", op. 1 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 2
Language: German (Deutsch)
Und wüßten's die Blumen, die kleinen, Wie tief verwundet mein Herz, Sie würden mit mir weinen, Zu heilen meinen Schmerz. Und wüßten's die Nachtigallen, Wie ich so traurig und krank, Sie ließen fröhlich erschallen Erquickenden Gesang. Und wüßten sie mein Wehe, Die [goldnen]1 Sternelein, Sie kämen aus ihrer Höhe, Und sprächen Trost mir ein. [Die]2 alle können's nicht wissen, Nur [eine]3 kennt meinen Schmerz; [Sie]4 hat ja selbst zerrissen, Zerrissen mir das Herz.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 22
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 128.
Note: Christian Jost's setting begins "Zerrissen mir das Herz" (the last line) and then follows the rest of the text.
1 Jost, Schumann: "goldenen"2 André, Jost, Schumann: "Sie"
3 Hensel: "einer"
4 Hensel: "Er"
by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
1. And if the blooms - the small ones - knew
Language: English
And if the blooms - the small ones - knew How deeply wounded is my heart, They would weep with me To heal my pain. And if the nightingales knew How sad and ill I am, They would let forth merrily A refreshing song. And if they knew my woe - The little golden stars - They would come down from their heights And speak their consolation to me. But all of them could not know this, Only one knows my pain; She herself has indeed torn, Torn my heart in two.
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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. 22
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Word count: 88
Translation © by Paul Hindemith
2. Wenn ich auf dem Lager liege [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Haeser , "Wenn ich auf dem Lager liege", op. 1 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 3
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wenn ich auf dem Lager liege In Nacht [und Kissen]1 gehüllt, So schwebt mir vor ein süßes, Anmutig liebes Bild! Wenn mir der stille Schlummer Geschlossen die Augen kaum, So schleicht [das Bild sich leise]2 Hinein in meinen Traum [Doch]3 mit dem Traum des Morgens Zerrinnt es nimmermehr; Dann trag' ich es im Herzen Den ganzen Tag umher.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 49
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Heinrich Heine's Sämmtliche Werke, Erster Band: Reisebilder, Dritte Auflage, Philadelphia: Verlag von John Weik, 1856, pages 29-30.
1 omitted by Mendelssohn
2 Lang: "das liebe Bild"
3 Lang: "Und"
by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
2. When I lie on the bed
Language: English
When I lie on the bed, shrouded in night and cushions, So floats before me a sweet, lovely dear image. When silent slumber has barely closed my eyes, So creeps the image quietly into my dream. And in the morning it never fades away with the dream: Then I carry it about with me in my heart the whole day.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by David K. Smythe, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 49
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Word count: 60
Translation © by David K. Smythe