by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Ich hab dich geliebet und liebe dich noch!
Und fiele die Welt zusammen,
Aus ihren Trümmern stiegen doch
Empor meiner Liebe Flammen.

Composition:

    Set to music by János Végh (1845 - 1918), as Johann Végh, "Ich hab dich geliebet", 1864-68, published 1869 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Gedichte, Heft 1, no. 4, Pest: Táborszky & Parsch; Wien: F. Wessely; Leipzig: Fr. Hofmeister, Nr. 72

Text Authorship:

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

  • ENG English (Charles Godfrey Leland) , from The works of Heinrich Heine, first published 1900
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 44, first published 1827
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-04-03
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