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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Ach, wenn ich nur der Schemel wär
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
(Der Kopf spricht:)
 Ach, wenn ich nur der Schemel wär,
 Worauf der Liebsten Füße ruhn!
 Und stampfte sie mich noch so sehr,
 Ich wollte doch nicht klagen tun.

(Das Herz spricht:)
 Ach, wenn ich nur das Kißchen wär,
 Wo sie die Nadeln steckt hinein!
 Und stäche sie mich noch so sehr,
 Ich wollte mich der Stiche freun.

(Das Lied spricht:)
 Ach, wär ich nur das Stück Papier,
 Das sie als Papillote braucht!
 Ich wollte heimlich flüstern ihr
 Ins Ohr, was in mir lebt und haucht.

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 138.


Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 34 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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