by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Franklin Johnson

Lehn deine Wang' an meine Wang'
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA



        

        
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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 115.


1 Zenger: "unsren"

2 Jensen: "mein Arm dich"



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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila)  , "Posa la teva galta en la meva", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission 
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable]  (Lau Kanen)  , "Leg nu je wang", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission 
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust)  , "Lay your cheek against my cheek", copyright © 
  • ENG English (Charles Godfrey Leland)  , appears in The works of Heinrich Heine, first published 1900 
  • FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens)  , no title, appears in  Intermezzo lyrique, no. 6, first published 1827 
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé)  , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission 
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani)  , "Poggia la tua guancia alla mia guancia", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission 
  • POL Polish (Polski) (Aleksander Kraushar)  , no title, first published 1880 


Research team  for this page: Emily Ezust  [Administrator] , Pierre Mathé  [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler 
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Lean close thy cheek against my cheek
 (Sung text for setting by F. Bridge)
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Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 

        

        
        
        
        
Lean close thy cheek against my cheek,
That our tears together may blend, love,
And press thy heart upon my heart,
That from both one flame may ascend, love!

And while in that flame so doubly bright
Our tears are falling and burning,
And while in my arms I clasp thee tight,
I will die with love and yearning.



        

        
Composition:
    Set to music  by Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941), "Lean close thy cheek against my cheek", 1905 [ voice and piano ]
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Researcher  for this page: Sharon Krebs  [Guest Editor] 
This text was added to the website: 2012-11-05 
Line count: 8

Word count: 59