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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Wilson Hidalgo

Die alten, bösen Lieder – Und aller Qual entnommen, und frei und selig sein

(Sung text for setting by C. Jost)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT DUT ENG FIN FRE GRE HEB ITA SPA

Die alten, bösen Lieder,
Die Träume schlimm und arg,
Die laßt uns jetzt begraben,
Holt einen großen Sarg.

Hinein leg' ich gar manches,
Doch sag' ich noch nicht was;
Der Sarg muß sein noch größer,
Wie's Heidelberger Faß.

Und holt eine Totenbahre,
Von Brettern dick und fest;
Auch muß sie sein noch länger,
Als wie zu Mainz die Brück'.

Und holt mir auch zwölf Riesen,
Die müssen noch stärker sein
Als wie der heil'ge Christoph
Im Dom zu Köln am Rhein.

Die sollen den Sarg forttragen,
Und senken ins Meer hinab,
Denn solchem großen Sarge
Gebührt ein großes Grab.

Wißt ihr, warum der Sarg wohl
So groß und schwer mag sein?
Ich legt' auch meine Liebe 
Und meinen Schmerz hinein.

Composition:

Christian Jost

Dichterliebe

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 65

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Les velles, infames cançons", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "Genoeg, genoeg gezongen", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De oude, boze lied'ren", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "The old, angry songs", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 65, first published 1827
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Effimia Gianniou) , "Τα παλιά κακοποιά τραγούδια", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Assaf Levitin) (Michal Levitin) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "I vecchi canti malvagi", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "Las viejas y amargas canciones", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: René Slot , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 125

Las viejas y amargas canciones

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Jost)

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Language: Spanish (Español) after the German (Deutsch)

Las viejas y amargas canciones,
los sueños amargos y malos
hay que enterrarlos ahora:
traigan un gran féretro.

Allí depositaré muchas cosas,
pero aún no digo qué:
el féretro debe ser más grande
que el tonel de Heidelberg.

Y traigan un ataúd,
y tablas firmes y gruesas,
que deben ser más largas
que el puente de Maguncia.

Tráiganme también doce gigantes,
que deben ser más fuertes
que el poderoso San Cristóbal
de la catedral de Colonia sobre el Rin.

Deberán llevarse el féretro,
y hundirlo en el mar,
pues un ataúd tan grande
merece una gran fosa.

¿Saben por qué debe ser
tan grande y pesado el ataúd?
En él hundo mi amor
y mi dolor.

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