by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Doch die Kastraten klagten
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Doch die Kastraten klagten, Als ich meine Stimm erhob; Sie klagten und sie sagten: Ich sänge viel zu grob. Und lieblich erhoben sie alle Die kleinen Stimmelein, Die Trillerchen, wie Kristalle, Sie klangen so fein und rein. Sie sangen von Liebessehnen, Von Liebe und Liebeserguß; Die Damen schwammen in Tränen Bei solchem Kunstgenuß.
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- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 79 [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 David Leonard Blake (b. 1936), "from die Heimkehr (79)", published 1988 [ baritone, oboe, and piano ], from Six Heine Songs, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernard van Dieren (1887 - 1936), "Doch die Kastraten klagten", 1930 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Xaver Gardeweg (b. 1944), "Doch die Kastraten", 1997, from 7 Lieder nach gedichten von H. Heine, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Niels Frédéric Hoffmann (b. 1943), "Doch die Kastraten klagten" [ voice, piano, trombone and percussion ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Hömberg (b. 1932), "Doch die Kastraten", 1993, from Heine-Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Janssens (b. 1934), "Doch die Kastraten klagten", published 1976, from Heinrich Heine Song Buch, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by R. Johndorff , "Doch die Kastraten klagten", from Lieder, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Doch die Bewußten klagten", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 79 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-26
Line count: 12
Word count: 53