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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Mir träumte von einem Königskind
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE ITA
Mir träumte von einem Königskind,
Mit nassen, blassen Wangen;
Wir sassen unter der grünen Lind'
Und hielten uns liebeumfangen.

"Ich will nicht deines Vaters Thron,
Ich will nicht sein Scepter von Golde,
Ich will nicht seine demantene Kron',
Ich will dich selber, du Holde!"

Das kann nicht sein, sprach sie zu mir,
ich liege ja im Grabe,
und nur des Nachts komm' ich zu dir,
weil ich so lieb dich habe.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   F. Lachner •   O. Lessmann •   J. Weiss 

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 146. Note: modern German would spell "Scepter" as "Zepter" (line 2-2).


Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 41 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 75

J'ai rêvé d'une enfant de roi
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Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
J'ai rêvé d'une enfant de roi
Aux joues humides et pâles ;
Nous étions assis sous le vert tilleul
Et nous tenions amoureusement enlacés.

« Je ne veux pas le trône de ton père,
Je ne veux pas son sceptre d'or,
Je ne veux pas sa couronne de diamants,
Je ne veux que toi, ma charmante ! »

« Ce ne peut être – me répondit-elle –
Je gis déjà dans la tombe,
Et si je ne viens à toi que la nuit,
C'est que j'ai tant d'amour pour toi. »

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Pierre Mathé, (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. 41
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This text was added to the website: 2016-12-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 90

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