by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Da kommt seine Liebste geschlichen herein See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
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Da kommt seine Liebste geschlichen herein
Im rauschenden Wellenschaumkleide,
Sie blüht und glüht wie ein Röselein,
Ihr Schleier ist eitel Geschmeide.
Goldlocken umspielen die schlanke Gestalt,
Die Äuglein grüßen mit süßer Gewalt -
In die Arme sinken sich beide.
Note: the text above is taken from stanza 3 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Héloïse Werner (b. 1991), "Da kommt seine Liebste geschlichen herein", 2023, stanza 3 [ voice and piano ], from The Knight's Dream, no. 2, confirmed with a CD booklet
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Prolog", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Louis Untermeyer) , "There once was a knight", appears in Poems of Heinrich Heine, first published 1917
- FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , "Prologue", appears in Intermezzo lyrique, 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] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-01
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Word count: 261