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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Ich weiß eine alte Kunde
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Ich weiß eine alte Kunde,
Die hallet dumpf und trüb:
Ein Ritter liegt liebeswunde,
Doch treulos ist sein Lieb.

Als treulos muß er verachten
Die eigne Herzliebste sein,
Als schimpflich muß er betrachten
Die eigne Liebespein.

Er möcht in die Schranken reiten
Und rufen die Ritter zum Streit:
"Der mag sich zum [Kampfe]1 bereiten,
Wer mein Lieb eines Makels zeiht!"

Da würden wohl alle schweigen,
Nur nicht sein eigener Schmerz;
Da müßt er die Lanze neigen
[Wider 's]2 eigne [klagende]3 Herz.

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Confirmed with: Heinrich Heine’s sämtliche Werke in vier Bänden, herausgegeben von Otto F. Lachmann, Erster Band, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun, [1887], page 57.

1 Backer-Grøndahl: "Kampf"
2 Backer-Grøndahl: "wieder's"
3 Backer-Grøndahl: "klagendes" (likely a typo)

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Der wunde Ritter", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, no. 13

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le chevalier blessé", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 84

[No title]
 (Sung text for setting by A. Backer-Grøndahl)
 Matches base text
Language: Danish (Dansk)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Et gammelt Sagn os möder,
Og trist, som sorten Nat:
En Ridder af Elskov blöder
Bedraget af sin Skat.

Som trolös maa han foragte
Den Kvinde, han vandt saa kjær,
Som Skjædsel maa han betragte
Den Sorg, han for hende bær.

Han önsker i Skranken at ride,
At æske Ridderne ud:
"Hver den maa en Tvekamp stride,
Som pletfri ei ser min Brud!"

Han Taushed vel kan afnöde,
Men ei sin Kummers Röst;
Da maa han först Landsen stöde
I sit eget klagende Bryst.

Composition:

    Set to music by Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl (1847 - 1907), no title, op. 4 (Syv Sange af J. Goethe, H. Heine, E. Geibel) no. 5 [ voice and piano ], Kjöbenhavn: Wilhelm Hansens Forlag og Eiendom, also set in German (Deutsch)

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Der wunde Ritter", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, no. 13
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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2019-10-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 84

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