by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887)
Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
N. Bretan sets stanza 1
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Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Seraphine, no. 9
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Shadow kisses, shadow love", copyright ©
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Word count: 31
All things that we clasp See original
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
...
All things that we clasp and cherish
Pass like dreams we may not keep;
Human hearts forget and perish,
Human eyes must fall asleep.
Composition:
- Set to music by Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941), "All things that we clasp", 1907, published 1916, stanza 2 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Four Lyrics, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887), appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Seraphine, no. 9
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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 45