English translations of Sechs Lieder = Six songs, opus 1
by Dorothea Hollins (flourished 1935)
1. Wenn zwei von einander scheiden [sung text not yet checked]
by Dorothea Hollins (flourished 1935), "Wenn zwei von einander scheiden", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder = Six songs) no. 3, published 1892, also set in English
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wenn zwei von einander scheiden, So geben sie sich die Händ', Und fangen an zu weinen, Und seufzen ohne End'. Wir haben nicht [geweinet]1, Wir seufzten nicht Weh und Ach! Die [Tränen und die Seufzer]2, Die kamen hinten nach.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 49
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 153.
1 Reinecke: "geweint"2 Decker, Reinecke: "Seufzer und die Tränen"
by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
1. When two people part
Language: English
When two people part They give each other their hands And they begin to weep And sigh endlessly! We did not weep, And did not sigh "woe" and "alas." The tears and the sighs Came afterwards!
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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. 49
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2. When two dear friends must sever
by Dorothea Hollins (flourished 1935), "When two dear friends must sever", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder = Six songs) no. 3, published 1892, also set in German (Deutsch)
Language: English
When two dear friends must sever
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Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Dorothea Hollins (flourished 1935)
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 49
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Singable translation by Dorothea Hollins (flourished 1935)