English translations of Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, opus 8
by L. Fuchs
Wie kannst du ruhig schlafen, Und weißt, ich lebe noch? Der alte Zorn kommt wieder, Und dann [zerbrech']1 ich mein Joch. Kennst du das alte Liedchen: Wie einst ein toter Knab' Um Mitternacht die Geliebte Zu sich geholt ins Grab? Glaub' mir, du wunderschönes, Du wunderholdes Kind, Ich [lebe]2 und bin noch stärker Als alle Toten sind!
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 21, first published 1823-4
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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 126.
1 Heller: "zerbreche"2 Merxhausen (Decker): "leb' "
How can you sleep peacefully And know that I still live? My old wrath rises again, And then I break my yoke. Do you know the old song: How once a dead lad Fetched his beloved at midnight And took her with him into the grave? Believe me, you wondrously beautiful, You wondrously lovely child, I live and I am even stronger Than all the dead!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 by Sharon Krebs, (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. 21, first published 1823-4
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Translations of title(s):
"Drohung" = "Threat"
"Wie kannst du ruhig schlafen" = "How can you sleep peacefully"
This text was added to the website: 2024-01-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 67
Ich fühle Deinen Odem Mich überall [umwehn]1 -- Wohin die Augen schweifen Wähn' ich, Dein Bild zu [sehn]2! Im Meere meiner Gedanken Kannst Du nur untergehn Um, wie die Sonne, Morgens Schön wieder aufzustehn!
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Nachklänge aus der Schule der Weisheit, no. 3
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- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy mit einem Prolog von Friedrich Bodenstedt, Einunddreißigste Auflage, Berlin, Verlag der Königlichen Geheimen Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei, 1870, page 124.
1 Keller: "umwehen"2 Keller: "sehen"
I feel your breath Wafting about me everywhere. Wherever my eyes look I imagine I am seeing your image. In the ocean of my thoughts You can only be submerged In order to rise again in beauty Like the sun in the morning.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Nachklänge aus der Schule der Weisheit, no. 3
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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Translated titles:
"Ich fühle deinen Odem" = "I feel your breath"
"Dein Bild" = "Your image"
This text was added to the website: 2013-10-03
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Word count: 43