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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst, Und dein Kleid berührt mich nur, Jubelt dir mein Herz, und stürmisch Folgt es deiner schönen Spur. Dann drehst du dich um, und schaust mich Mit den großen Augen an, Und mein Herz ist so erschrocken, Daß es kaum dir folgen kann.
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 14 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Nicolae Bretan (1887 - 1968), "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", published 198-? [ medium voice and piano ], from Lieder zu Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Nikolaus Lenau, Rainer Maria Rilke, also set in English, also set in Romanian (Română) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Drechsler (1861 - 1935), "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", op. 29 (Lieder) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Wolfgang von Ehrenstein (d. 1870), "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", op. 11 no. 3, published 1857 [ voice and piano ], from Leid und Lust : Liedercyclus, no. 3, Dresden, Friedel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jan Karol Gall (1856 - 1912), "Wenn du mir vorüber wandelst", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder von Heinrich Heine für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Hol (1825 - 1904), "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", op. 66 (Sechs Gedichte von H. Heine) no. 2, published 1873 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Campbell MacKenzie, Sir (1847 - 1935), "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", op. 14 (Drei Lieder von H. Heine) no. 1, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolph Bernhard Marx (1795 - 1866), "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", op. 14 (Ein Frühlingsspiel in drei mal drei Gedichten), Heft 3 no. 2, published 1845 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mario van Overeem (1872 - 1946), "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", from Neuer Frühling: 44 Lieder, no. 14 [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798 - 1859), "Erfüllte Ahnung", op. 117 (4 Gesänge für Sopran und Horn (oder Violoncello) mit Begleitung des Pianofortes) no. 3, published 1837 [ soprano and horn (or violoncello) and piano ], Dresden, Meser
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by J. Snodgrass , "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 197, first published 1887 ; composed by George Frederick Boyle.
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Nicolae Bretan.
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- Also set in Romanian (Română), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Nicolae Bretan.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "When you walk past me", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Lorsque tu passes près de moi", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-04-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 48
When you walk past me
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
When you walk past me, And your garment only just touches me, My heart turns to you with rejoicing, and stormily It follows your beautiful trace. Then you turn, and gaze at me With your great eyes, And my heart is so startled That it can scarcely follow you.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 14
This text was added to the website: 2015-10-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 51