English translations of Fünf Lieder, opus 4

by Georg Andreas Henkel (1805 - 1871)

1. Herz, mein Herz, sei nicht beklommen  [sung text not yet checked]
by Georg Andreas Henkel (1805 - 1871), "Herz, mein Herz, sei nicht beklommen", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder) no. 5
Language: German (Deutsch) 
  Herz, mein Herz, sei nicht beklommen,
Und [ertrage]1 dein Geschick.
Neuer Frühling [giebt]2 zurück,
Was der Winter dir genommen.

  Und wie viel ist dir geblieben!
Und wie schön ist noch die Welt!
Und mein Herz, was dir gefällt,
[Alles]3, alles darfst du lieben!

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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 136.

Note: contemporary German spelling would change "giebt" to "gibt".

1 Hellmesberger: "ertrag'"
2 Bruné: "bringt"; Lachner: "gibt dir"
3 Hellmesberger: "Ja alles"

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
1. Heart, my heart, don't be oppressed
Language: English 
Heart, my heart, don't be oppressed,
and bear your fate:
a new Spring will give back
what Winter has taken from you.

Just think how many things remain,
and how fair is the world!
And, my heart, whatever you find pleasing,
anything, everything - you may love!

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