by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Die Mitternacht war kalt und stumm
 (Sung text for setting by J. Weiss)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CHI ENG FRE
Die Mitternacht war kalt und stumm;
Ich irrte klagend im Wald herum.
Ich habe die Bäum aus dem Schlaf gerüttelt;
Sie haben mitleidig die Köpfe geschüttelt.

Composition:

    Set to music by Joel Weiss , "Die Mitternacht war kalt und stumm", 2016 [ voice and piano ], from Heine Lieder, no. 17

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 61, first published 1827
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-28
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Word count: 26