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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Das Vergangene
 (Sung text for setting by H. Rudersdorff)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
In mein gar zu dunkles Leben
Strahlte einst ein süßes Bild;
Nun das süße Bild erblichen,
Bin ich gänzlich nachtumhüllt.

Wenn die Kinder sind im Dunkeln,
Ist beklommen ihr Gemüth,
Und um ihre Angst zu bannen,
Singen sie ein lautes Lied.

Ich, ein tolles Kind, ich singe
Jetzo in der Dunkelheit;
Ist das Lied auch nicht ergötzlich,
Hat's mich doch von Angst befreit.

Composition:

    Set to music by Hermine Rudersdorff (1822 - 1882), "Das Vergangene" [ voice and piano or guitar ], confirmed with the Schott edition and the autograph

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, written 1823-1824, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 1, first published 1827

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

  • ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Dans ma vie bien trop sombre", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POL Polish (Polski) (Aleksander Kraushar) , no title, appears in Pieśni Heinego, in Powrót, no. 1


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 65

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