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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Lieb' Liebchen, leg's Händchen aufs Herze mein

(Sung text for setting by N. Medtner)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA

Lieb' Liebchen, leg's Händchen auf Herze mein; -
Ach, hörst du, wie's pochet im Kämmerlein?
Da hauset ein Zimmermann schlimm und arg,
Der zimmert mir einen Totensarg.

Es hämmert und klopfet bei Tag und bei Nacht;
Es hat mich schon längst um den Schlaf gebracht.
Ach! sputet Euch, Meister Zimmermann,
Damit ich balde schlafen kann.

Note: first titled "Der Zimmermann"; later titled "Holzmeyer"

Composition:

Nikolai Karlovich Medtner

Russian (Русский)

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, written 1817, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Lieder, no. 4, first published 1827

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lief liefje, voel 't hart eens", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Dear sweetheart, lay your hand on my heart", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Daniel Platt) , "My dear, lay your hand here", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chère bien‑aimée, pose tes petites mains sur mon cœur", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Amore mio, posa la mano sul mio cuore", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Grant Hicks [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 59

Dear sweetheart, lay your hand on my heart

(Sung text translation for setting by N. Medtner)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 Dear sweetheart, lay your hand on my heart; -
 ah, do you hear the hammering inside?
 inside there lives a carpenter, wicked and evil:
 he's building my coffin.
 
 He hammers and pounds by day and by night;
 it has been a long time since I could sleep.
 Ah, hurry, Mister Carpenter,
 finish so that I can sleep.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, written 1817, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Lieder, no. 4, first published 1827
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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-13
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Word count: 57