by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Der Ritter See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
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Der Ritter Liebesmacht Feuer
Der Träumer erwacht,
Freier, Schleier
Spielen und singen
Note: the text above is taken from stanza 4 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Héloïse Werner (b. 1991), "Der Ritter", 2023, stanza 4 [ voice and piano ], from The Knight's Dream, no. 3, 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
Line count: 42
Word count: 261