by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Ich wandle unter Blumen
Und blühe selber mit,
Ich wandle wie im Traume
Und schwanke bei jedem Schritt.
 
O halt mich fest, Geliebte!
Vor Liebestrunkenheit
Fall' ich dir sonst zu Füßen
Und der Garten ist voller Leut!

Composition:

    Set to music by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "Ich wandle unter Blumen", 2015 [ counter-tenor, violin, cello, theorbo ], from 2 Love Songs, no. 2, confirmed with an online score

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "I wander among the flowers", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Je me promenais parmi les fleurs", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 37