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אהבת משורר

Song Cycle by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Original language: Dichterliebe

1. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai [sung text checked 1 time]

Im wunderschönen Monat Mai,
Als alle Knospen sprangen, ¹ 
Da [ist]² in meinem Herzen
Die Liebe aufgegangen.

Im wunderschönen Monat Mai,
Als alle Vögel sangen, ³
Da hab' ich ihr gestanden
Mein Sehnen und Verlangen.

Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 1 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "En el meravellós mes de maig", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Jan Rot) , "Hoe onwaarschijnlijk mooi is mei", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "In 't wonderschoone meigetij"
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "In mei, die wondermooie maand", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "In the wonderfully beautiful month of May", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Edgar Alfred Bowring) , appears in The Poems of Heine Complete, first published 1861
ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "Month of May", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Suloisessa toukokuussa", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 1, first published 1827
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Effimia Gianniou) , "Στον υπέροχο μήνα του Μαγιού", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Assaf Levitin) (Michal Levitin) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Nel meraviglioso mese di maggio", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POL Polish (Polski) (Aleksander Kraushar) , no title, appears in Pieśni Heinego, in Intermezzo, no. 1, first published 1880
RUS Russian (Русский) (Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont) , no title
SPA Spanish (Español) (Ariel E. Ramos) , "En el maravillosamente bello mes de mayo", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "En el mes de mayo, prodigiosamente bello", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 112.

¹ Lachner adds: "Geweckt von süssen Schmerzen, / Von Sehnsucht sanft umfangen,"
² Ender: "ist auch"
³ Lachner adds: "Die Blüten sich umwanden, / Die Zweige sich umschlangen,"

Research team for this text: René Slot , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

בחודש מאי היפהפה,
כשכל הניצנים הנצו,
אז החלה בליבי
האהבה לצמוח.

בחודש מאי היפהפה,
כשכל הציפורים שרו,
אז התוודיתי בפניה
על אהבתי וערגתי.

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2. Aus meinen Tränen spriessen [sung text not yet checked]

Aus meinen Tränen sprießen
Viel blühende Blumen hervor,
Und meine Seufzer werden
Ein Nachtigallenchor.

Und wenn du mich lieb hast, Kindchen,
Schenk' ich dir die Blumen all',
Und vor deinem Fenster soll klingen
Das Lied der Nachtigall.

Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 2 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "De les meves llàgrimes broten", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Jan Rot) , "Als dichters 's nachtjes wenen", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zie, uit mijn tranen", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "From my tears sprout forth", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Louis Untermeyer) , "Out of my tears and sorrows", appears in Poems of Heinrich Heine, first published 1917
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 2, first published 1827
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) [singable] (Amédée Boutarel) , written 1909?
FRE French (Français) [singable] ((Paul) Jules Barbier)
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Effimia Gianniou) , "Με τα δάκρυά μου ανθίζουν", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Assaf Levitin) (Michal Levitin) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Dalla mie lacrime nascono", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POL Polish (Polski) (Aleksander Kraushar) , no title, appears in Pieśni Heinego, in Intermezzo, no. 2, first published 1880
SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "De mis lágrimas brotan", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 113.

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

מדמעותיי הנצו 
הרבה פרחים מלבלבים
ואנחותיי הופכות 
למקהלת זמירים.

ואם תאהביני, ילדה, 
אתן לך במתנה את כל הפרחים
ומול חלונך תהמה 
שירת הזמיר.

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3. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne [sung text checked 1 time]

Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne,
Die liebt' ich einst alle in Liebeswonne.
Ich lieb' sie nicht mehr, ich liebe alleine
Die Kleine, die Feine, die Reine, die Eine;¹
Sie selber, aller Liebe [Bronne]²,
Ist Rose und Lilie und Taube und Sonne.³

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 3 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La rosa, el lliri, el colom, el sol", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "De bloempjes de bijtjes, de kalfjes in weitjes", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De roos en de lelie, de duif en het zonlicht", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "The rose, the lily, the dove, the sun", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Philip G. L. Webb) , appears in Translations from Heine and Goethe, first published 1912
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 3, first published 1827
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Effimia Gianniou) , "Το ρόδο, τον κρίνο, το περιστέρ", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Assaf Levitin) (Michal Levitin) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La rosa, il giglio, la colomba", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POL Polish (Polski) (Aleksander Kraushar) , no title, appears in Pieśni Heinego, in Intermezzo, no. 3, first published 1880
SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "La rosa, el lirio, la paloma, el sol", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 113.

¹ Lachner adds after this: "Sie lieb ich alleine."
² Meyerbeer, Schumann: "Wonne"
³ Lachner adds after this: "Ich liebe alleine die Reine, die Eine, / Sie selber ist Taube und Sonne."

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

הוורד, השושנה, היונה והשמש,
את כולן אהבתי בשכרון-אהבה.
איני אוהב אותן יותר, אני אוהב אך ורק
את הקטנה, המעודנת, התמה, האחת,
היא עצמה, חמדת כל החמדות
היא וורד, שושן, יונה וגם שמש,
אני אוהב רק את הקטנה, המעודנת,
התמה, האחת, האחת!

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4. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh' [sung text not yet checked]

Wenn ich in deine Augen [seh']¹,
So schwindet [all' mein Leid]² und Weh; 
Doch wenn ich küße deinen Mund,
So werd' ich ganz und gar gesund.

Wenn ich mich lehn' an deine Brust,
Kommt's über mich wie Himmelslust;
Doch wenn du sprichst: ich liebe dich!
[So]³ muß ich weinen bitterlich.

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 4 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Quan et miro als ulls", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "Als ik je lieve ogen zie", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Als ik jou in de ogen kijk", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "When I gaze into your eyes", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 4, first published 1827
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Effimia Gianniou) , "Όταν κοιτάζω μέσα στα μάτια σ&", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Assaf Levitin) (Michal Levitin) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Quando ti guardo negli occhi", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POL Polish (Polski) (Aleksander Kraushar) , no title, appears in Pieśni Heinego, in Intermezzo, no. 4, first published 1880
SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "Si te miro a los ojos", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Gerardo Garciacano Hinojosa) (Simone von Büren) , "Cuando te miro en los ojos", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 114.

¹ Hensel: "sehe"
² Franz, Dresel: "alles Leid"
³ Wolf: "Dann"

Research team for this text: René Slot , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

כאשר אני מביט אל תוך עינייך
נעלמים כל סבלותיי ומכאוביי,
אבל כשאני מנשקך על פיך,
אז מחלים אני לחלוטין.

כשאני נשען על חזך
אני נסחף בתשוקת גן-עדן,
אך כשאת אומרת: אני אוהבת אותך!
אני מוכרח למרר בבכי.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to Hebrew (עברית) copyright © 2010 by Assaf Levitin and Michal Levitin, (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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5. Ich will meine Seele tauchen [sung text not yet checked]

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'.

Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 7 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Vull endinsar la meva ànima", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "Ik dompel dit liefdesliedje", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "In de kelk van de lelie wil 'k baden", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "I want to delve my soul", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (John Todhunter) , appears in Heine's Book of Songs, first published 1907
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 7, first published 1827
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Effimia Gianniou) , "Θέλω να βουτήξω την ψυχή μου", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Assaf Levitin) (Michal Levitin) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Voglio tuffare la mia anima", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POL Polish (Polski) (Aleksander Kraushar) , no title, appears in Pieśni Heinego, in Intermezzo, no. 7, first published 1880
POL Polish (Polski) (Stanisław Budziński) , no title
SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "Quiero zambullir mi alma", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 115.

¹ Raif: "klingen und"
² Raif: "schau'rn"

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

אני רוצה להשקיע את נשמתי
אל תוך גביע השושנה;
השושנה צריכה להדהד וללחוש
שיר על אהובתי.

השיר צריך להיות נסער ורוטט
כמו הנשיקה של פיה
שהיא פעם נתנה לי
בשעה נפלאה, מתוקה.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to Hebrew (עברית) copyright © 2010 by Assaf Levitin and Michal Levitin, (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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6. Im Rhein, im schönen Strome [sung text checked 1 time]

[Im]¹ Rhein, [im]¹ [schönen]² Strome,
Da spiegelt sich in den [Well'n]³
Mit seinem großen Dome
Das [große, heil'ge]⁴ Köln.

Im Dom da steht ein Bildnis,
Auf [goldnem Leder]⁵ gemalt;
In meines Lebens Wildnis
Hat's freundlich [hineingestrahlt]⁶.

Es schweben Blumen und [Eng'lein]⁷
Um unsre liebe Frau;
Die Augen, die Lippen, die Wänglein,
Die gleichen der Liebsten genau.

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 11 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "En el Rin, el bonic riu", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "In Keulen hoor ik het dond'ren", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De Rijn, die stroom o zo prachtig", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "In the Rhine, in the fair stream", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Arthur Westbrook) , "In the Rhine, that noble river"
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 11, first published 1827
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Effimia Gianniou) , "Στον Ρήνο, στο ιερό ποτάμι", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Assaf Levitin) (Michal Levitin) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Nel Reno, nel sacro fiume", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "En el Rin, el santo río", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 120.

¹ Hollmann, Urspruch: "Am" / "am"; further changes may exist for Hollmann's setting, not shown above.
² originally, "heiligen"; Schumann and Franz use this version.
³ Liszt: "Wellen"
⁴ Liszt, Urspruch: "große, das heilige"
⁵ Franz: "goldenem Grunde"; Urspruch "goldenes Leder"
⁶ Urspruch: "herein gestrahlt"
⁷ Ender: "Eng'lein"

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

בריין, בנהר הקדוש
שם משתקפת לה בגלים
עם הקתדרלה הקדושה שלה
העיר קלן הגדולה והקדושה.

בקתדרלה עומד לו ציור,
המצוייר על עור מוזהב
הוא זרח בחביבות
אל תוך חיי הפראיים.

פרחים ומלאכים מתעופפים
סביב לגבירתנו האהובה;
העיניים, השפתיים, הלחיים,
דומות בדיוק לאהובתי.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to Hebrew (עברית) copyright © 2010 by Assaf Levitin and Michal Levitin, (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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7. Ich grolle nicht, und wenn das Herz auch bricht [sung text checked 1 time]

Ich grolle nicht, und wenn das Herz auch bricht,
Ewig verlor'nes Lieb, ich grolle nicht.
Wie du auch strahlst in Diamantenpracht,
Es fällt kein Strahl in deines Herzens Nacht.
Das weiß ich längst.

Ich grolle nicht, und wenn das Herz auch bricht,
Ich sah dich ja im [Traum]¹,
Und sah die Nacht in deines Herzens [Raum]²,
Und sah die Schlang', die dir am Herzen frißt,
Ich sah, mein Lieb, wie sehr du elend bist.

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 18 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "Mij hoor je niet", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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¹ Schumann: "Traume"
² Schumann: "Raume"

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

איני נוטר טינה, גם אם לבי נשבר,
אהבה אבודה לנצח, איני נוטר טינה.
כשם שאת זוהרת בברק יהלומים
כך לא תיגע שום קרן אור
בלילו של ליבך, זאת ידעתי מזמן.

איני נוטר טינה, גם אם לבי נשבר.
הלא ראיתי אותך בחלום
וראיתי את הלילה בחדרי לבך
וראיתי את הנחש הניזון מלבך,
ראיתי, אהובתי, עד כמה את מרשעת.
איני נוטר לך טינה.

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8. Und wüßten's die Blumen, die kleinen [sung text checked 1 time]

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.

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 22 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "I si les flors, les petites, sabessin", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "En stel dat de bloemetjes raadden", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "And if the blooms - the small ones - knew", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Alma Strettell) , "Und wüßten's die Blumen, die kleinen", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 64, first published 1887
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Se sapessero i fiorellini", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "Si supieran las florecitas", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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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 Jost, Schumann: "Sie"
³ Hensel: "einer"
⁴ Hensel: "Er"

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

אילו ידעו הפרחים הקטנים
כמה עמוקים הפצעים בלבי
היו הם בוכים איתי
כדי לרפא את כאבי.

ואילו ידעו הזמירים
כמה עצוב וחולה אני,
היו הם מזמרים בשמחה
שיר מרומם.

ואילו היו הם יודעים,
כוכבי הזהב,
היו הם יורדים ממרות מושבם
ומנחמים אותי.

כולם לא יכולים לדעת זאת,
רק אחת מכירה את כאבי,
הרי היא עצמה קרעה
את לבי לגזרים.

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9. Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen [sung text checked 1 time]

Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen,
Trompeten schmettern [drein]¹;
Da tanzt [wohl]² den Hochzeitreigen
Die Herzallerliebste mein.

Das ist ein Klingen und Dröhnen,
[Von Pauken und Schalmei'n]³;
Dazwischen schluchzen und stöhnen
Die [guten]⁴ Engelein.

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 20 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Això és un tocar de flautes i violins", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "Als bruid en bruidegom kussen!", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Dat is me een fluiten en baltsen", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "There is a fluting and fiddling", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Edgar Alfred Bowring) , appears in The Poems of Heine Complete, first published 1861
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 20, first published 1827
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "E' un suono di flauti e violini", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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¹ Schumann: "darein"
² added by Schumann.
³ Schumann: "Ein Pauken und ein Schalmei'n"
⁴ Schumann: "lieblichen"

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

זוהי נגינה בחליל ובכינור,
חצוצרות מצטרפות בתרועה;
שם רוקדת את מחול החתונה
אהובת לבי.

זהו צלצול ורעש,
תופי דוד וחליל רועים.
בין הצלילים מתייפחים ונאנחים
המלאכים החביבים.

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10. Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen [sung text checked 1 time]

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 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Quan sento la cançoneta", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "Hoor nou 's wat ze zingen", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "I hear the dear song sounding", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kun kuulen laulun soivan", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Sento risuonare la canzone", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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¹ Meyerbeer: "Will mir das Herz"
² Schumann: "Von"
³ Franz, Hinrichs: "Schmerzensdrang"
⁴ Meyerbeer: "Mich treibt"
⁵ Hinrichs: "zu der"

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

10.

כשאני שומע את השיר מתנגן,
זה שפעם שרה אהובתי,
רוצה חזי להתנפץ
מרוב כאב פראי.

תשוקה אפלה מוליכה אותי
מעלה אל פסגת היער,
שם נמס בדמעות
כאבי הבלתי נסבל.

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11. Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen [sung text checked 1 time]

Ein Jüngling liebt ein [Mädchen,]¹
Die hat einen andern erwählt;
Der andre liebt eine andre,
Und hat sich mit dieser vermählt.

Das Mädchen [heiratet]² aus Ärger
Den ersten besten Mann,
Der ihr in den Weg gelaufen;
Der Jüngling ist übel dran.

Es ist eine alte Geschichte,
Doch bleibt sie immer neu;
Und wem sie [just]³ passieret,
Dem bricht das Herz entzwei.

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 39 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Un noi estima una noia", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "Wil Jantje graag met Pietje", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Een jongen houdt van 'n meisje", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "A young man loved a girl", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 144.

¹ Heine: in the original published version: "Mägdlein"
² Alnæs, Schumann: "nimmt" (took)
³ Engelmann: "jüngst"

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

11.

נער אוהב נערה,
היא בחרה במישהו אחר.
האחר אוהב אחרת
והתחתן איתה.

הנערה לוקחת מתוך כעס
את הבחור הטוב הבא
שנקרה על דרכה
והנער סובל מזה.

זהו סיפור ישן
אבל הוא נשאר תמיד חדש,
ולמי שזה בדיוק קורה
נשבר הלב לשניים.

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12. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen [sung text checked 1 time]

Am leuchtenden [Sommermorgen]¹
Geh' ich im Garten herum.
Es flüstern und sprechen die Blumen,
[Ich aber, ich wandle stumm.]²

Es flüstern und sprechen die Blumen,
Und [schaun]³ mitleidig mich an:
Sei [unserer]⁴ Schwester nicht böse,
Du trauriger blasser Mann.

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 45 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "On a shining summer morning", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (John Todhunter) , "Poetical idea", first published <<1907
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 45, first published 1827

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¹ Gaul: "Frühlingsmorgen"; further changes may exist not shown above.
² R. Schumann follows Heine's original version: "Ich aber wandle stumm".
³ Franz: "schauen"
⁴ Franz, R. Schumann: "unsrer"

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

12.


בבוקר קיץ מאיר
אני סובב לי בגן.
הפרחים לוחשים ומדברים,
אבל אני משוטט דומם.

הפרחים לוחשים ומדברים
ומביטים בי בחמלה:
אל תכעס על אחותנו,
אדם עצוב וחיוור שכמוך!

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13. Ich hab' im Traum geweinet [sung text not yet checked]

Ich hab' im [Traum]¹ geweinet,
Mir träumte, du lägest im Grab.
Ich wachte auf, und die Träne 
Floß noch von der Wange herab.

Ich hab' im [Traum]¹ geweinet,
Mir träumt', du verließest mich.
Ich wachte auf, und ich weinte
Noch lange bitterlich.

Ich hab' im [Traum]¹ geweinet,
Mir träumte, du [wär'st mir noch]² gut.
Ich wachte auf, und noch immer
Strömt meine Tränenflut.

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 55 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "I wept in my dream", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 55, first published 1827
UKR Ukrainian (Українська) (Larisa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka) , no title

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¹ Franz: "Traume"
² Loewe, Söderman: "bliebest mir"

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

13.

בחלומי בכיתי,
חלמתי שאת בקברך.
התעוררתי, והדמעה
עוד זלגה על לחיי.

בחלומי בכיתי,
חלמתי כי עזבת אותי.
התעוררתי, ומיררתי בבכי
עוד שעה ארוכה.

בחלומי בכיתי,
חלמתי שהיית עוד נאמנה לי,
התעוררתי, ועדיין
זורם נהר דמעותיי.

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14. Allnächtlich im Traume seh' ich dich [sung text checked 1 time]

Allnächtlich im Traume seh' ich dich
Und sehe dich freundlich grüßen,
Und laut aufweinend stürz' ich mich
Zu deinen süßen Füßen.

Du [siehst]¹ mich an wehmütiglich
Und schüttelst das blonde Köpfchen;
Aus deinen Augen [schleichen sich  
Die Perlentränentröpfchen]².

Du [sagst]³ mir heimlich ein leises Wort
Und gibst mir den Strauß von Zypressen.
Ich wache auf, und der Strauß ist fort,
[Und das]⁴ Wort hab' ich vergessen.

Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 56 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "Waar ben ik? Een kelder. Daar brandt licht!", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "Nightly I see you in my dreaming", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 56, first published 1827

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 160.

¹ Schumann: "siehest"
² Farber: "schleichen die Perlentröpfchen"
³ Franz: "sagest"
⁴ Mendelssohn, Schumann: "Und 's"

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

14.

כל לילה בחלום אני רואה אותך, 
ורואה אותך מברכת בידידות,
ובבכי קולני אני מפיל עצמי
למרגלותייך המתוקות.

את מסתכלת בי בנוסטלגיה
ומנענעת את ראשך הזהבהב;
מעינייך חומקות
פניני דמעות.

את אומרת לי בסוד מלה שקטה,
ונותנת לי את זר הברושים.
אני מתעורר, והזר נעלם
ואת המלה שכחתי.

Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to Hebrew (עברית) copyright © 2010 by Assaf Levitin and Michal Levitin, (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 Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 56

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Line count: 12
Word count: 48

15. Aus alten Märchen winkt es [sung text checked 1 time]

Aus alten Märchen winkt es
Hervor mit weißer Hand,
Da singt es und da klingt es
Von einem Zauberland;

Wo bunte Blumen blühen
Im gold'nen Abendlicht,
Und lieblich duftend glühen,
Mit bräutlichem Gesicht;

Und grüne Bäume singen
Uralte Melodei'n,
Die Lüfte heimlich klingen,
Und Vögel schmettern drein;

Und Nebelbilder steigen
Wohl aus der Erd' hervor,
Und tanzen luft'gen Reigen
Im wunderlichen Chor; 

Und blaue Funken brennen
An jedem Blatt und Reis,
Und rote Lichter rennen
Im irren, wirren Kreis;

Und laute Quellen brechen
Aus wildem Marmorstein.
Und seltsam in den Bächen
Strahlt fort der Widerschein. 

Ach, könnt' ich dorthin kommen,
Und dort mein Herz erfreu'n,
Und aller Qual entnommen,
Und frei und selig sein!

Ach! jenes Land der Wonne,
Das seh' ich oft im Traum,
Doch kommt die Morgensonne,
Zerfließt's wie eitel Schaum.

Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 43 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "From old fairy tales beckons", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 148.

Note: this is the original version. Later editions had many changes.

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

15.

מהאגדות הישנות צץ לו
עם יד לבנה
שם נשמע הצליל והזמר 
של ארץ פלאים;

שבה פרחים ססגוניים פורחים
באור שקיעה זהבהב,
ומדיפים ריח ניחוח הם לוהטים 
עם פני כלה,

ועצים ירוקים שרים 
מנגינות עתיקות
וצפרירים נשמעים בסוד, 
וציפורים מצטרפות בציוץ;

וחזיונות ערפל 
עולים ממעבה האדמה
ורוקדים מחולות 
אווריריים במקהלה מוזרה;

וניצוצות כחולים בוערים 
על כל עלה וזר
ואורות אדומים רצים 
ומערבולת מטורפת;

ומעיינות רועשים פורצים 
מתוך אבן שיש פראית,
ובאורח פלא בנהרות זורחת 
ההשתקפות.

אח, לו יכולתי להגיע לשם 
ושם לשמח את לבי,
ולפרוק את כל הסבל, 
ולהיות חופשי ומאושר.

אח, ארץ-אושר זו, 
אני מרבה לראותה בחלומי,
אך רק יאיר הבוקר, 
מתמוסס הכל כמו קצף.

Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to Hebrew (עברית) copyright © 2010 by Assaf Levitin and Michal Levitin, (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 Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 43

This text was added to the website: 2010-04-09
Line count: 32
Word count: 106

16. Die alten, bösen Lieder [sung text checked 1 time]

Die alten, bösen Lieder,
Die Träume [schlimm]¹ und arg,
Die laßt uns jetzt begraben,
Holt einen großen Sarg.

Hinein leg' ich gar manches,
Doch sag' ich noch nicht was;
Der Sarg muß sein noch größer,
Wie's Heidelberger Faß.

Und holt eine Totenbahre,
[Von Brettern]² [fest und dick]³;
Auch muß sie sein noch länger,
Als wie zu Mainz die Brück'.

Und holt mir auch zwölf Riesen,
Die müssen noch stärker sein
Als wie der [heil'ge]⁴ Christoph
Im Dom zu Köln am Rhein.

Die sollen den Sarg forttragen,
Und senken ins Meer hinab,
Denn solchem großen Sarge
Gebührt ein großes Grab.

Wißt ihr, warum der Sarg wohl
So groß und schwer mag sein?
Ich [legt']⁵ auch meine Liebe 
Und meinen Schmerz hinein.

Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 65 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "The old, angry songs", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 65, first published 1827

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 170.

¹ Schumann: "bös'"
² Schumann: "Und Bretter"
³ Jost: "dick und fest"
⁴ Schumann: "starke"
⁵ Schumann: "senkt'"
⁶ Jost adds a couplet from "Aus alten Märchen winkt es" at the end of his setting of this poem:

Und aller Qual entnommen,
Und frei und selig sein!

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

16.

את השירים הישנים והמרושעים
את החלומות המרושעים והקשים,
בואו ונקבור אותם עכשיו,
הביאו ארון גדול.

בתוכו אשים לא מעט דברים,
אך עוד לא אומר מה.
הארון צריך להיות גדול יותר
מחבית מהיידלברג.

הביאו גם אלונקה,
ולוחות חזקים ועבים,
גם עליה להיות ארוכה 
יותר מהגשר במאינץ.

הביאו לי גם תריסר ענקים,
הם צריכים להיות חזקים יותר
מכריסטוף החזק בקתדרלה 
של קלן על הריין.

עליהם לסחוב את הארון
ולהטביע אותו בים,
כי לארון גדול כזה
מגיע קבר גדול.

התדעו מדוע הארון
כל-כך גדול וכבד?
אני מטביע בו את אהבתי
וגם את כאבי.

Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to Hebrew (עברית) copyright © 2010 by Assaf Levitin and Michal Levitin, (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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 65

This text was added to the website: 2010-04-09
Line count: 24
Word count: 91

Total word count: 738