English translations of Vier Gedichte, opus 1
by Alfred Grünfeld (1852 - 1924)
1. Ich will meine Seele tauchen [sung text not yet checked]
by Alfred Grünfeld (1852 - 1924), "Ich will meine Seele tauchen", op. 1 (Vier Gedichte) no. 1
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich will meine Seele tauchen In den Kelch der Lilie hinein; Die Lilie soll [klingend]1 hauchen Ein Lied von der Liebsten mein. Das Lied soll [schauern]2 und beben Wie der Kuß von ihrem Mund, Den sie mir einst gegeben In wunderbar süßer Stund'.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 7
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 115.
1 Raif: "klingen und"2 Raif: "schau'rn"
by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
1. I want to delve my soul
Language: English
I want to delve my soul Into the cup of the lily; The lily should give resoundingly A song belonging to my beloved. The song should shudder and tremble Like the kiss from her lips That she once gave me In a wonderfully sweet hour.
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2. Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen [sung text not yet checked]
by Alfred Grünfeld (1852 - 1924), "Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen", op. 1 (Vier Gedichte) no. 2
Language: German (Deutsch)
Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen, Das einst die Liebste sang, [So will mir die Brust]1 zerspringen [Vor]2 wildem [Schmerzendrang.]3 [Es treibt mich]4 ein dunkles Sehnen Hinauf [zur]5 Waldeshöh', Dort löst sich auf in Tränen Mein übergroßes Weh'.
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 40
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 145.
1 Meyerbeer: "Will mir das Herz"2 Schumann: "Von"
3 Franz, Hinrichs: "Schmerzensdrang"
4 Meyerbeer: "Mich treibt"
5 Hinrichs: "zu der"
by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
2. I hear the dear song sounding
Language: English
I hear the dear song sounding That once my beloved sang. And my heart wants to burst so strongly From the savage pressure of pain. A dark longing is driving me Up into the heights of the woods Where in my tears can be dissolved My own colossal woe.
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3. So hast du ganz und gar vergessen [sung text not yet checked]
by Alfred Grünfeld (1852 - 1924), "So hast du ganz und gar vergessen", op. 1 (Vier Gedichte) no. 3
Language: German (Deutsch)
So hast du ganz und gar vergessen, Daß ich so lang dein Herz besessen, Dein Herzchen so süß und so falsch und so klein, Es kann nirgend was süßres [und]1 falscheres sein. So hast du die Lieb und das Leid vergessen, Die das Herz mir täten zusammenpressen. Ich weiß nicht, war Liebe größer als Leid? Ich weiß nur, sie waren groß alle beid!
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 21
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 127.
1 Deprosse: "noch" by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
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4. Und wüßten's die Blumen [sung text not yet checked]
by Alfred Grünfeld (1852 - 1924), "Und wüßten's die Blumen", op. 1 (Vier Gedichte) no. 4
Language: German (Deutsch)
[Und]1 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]2 Sternelein, Sie kämen aus [ihrer Höhe]3, Und sprächen Trost mir ein. [Die alle]4 können's nicht wissen, Nur [eine]5 kennt meinen Schmerz; [Sie]6 hat ja selbst zerrissen, Zerrissen mir das Herz.
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- 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: "Zerrissen mir das Herz./ Und"2 Jost, Schumann: "goldenen"; Lenz: "kleinen"
3 Lenz: "ihren Höhen"
4 André, Jost, Schumann: "Sie alle"; Lenz: "Sie alle, sie"
5 Hensel: "einer"; Lenz: "eine, die"
6 Hensel: "Er"
by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
4. 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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