My dear, lay your hand here | My dear, lay your hand here upon my heart

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Daniel Platt

Der Zimmermann

(Sung text for setting by F. Lachner)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA

Lieb' Liebchen, leg's Händchen aufs Herze mein; -
Ach, hörst du, wie's pochet im Kämmerlein?
Da hauset ein Zimmermann schlimm und arg,
Der zimmert mir einen Totensarg.

Es hämmert und klopfet bei Tag und bei Nacht;
Es hat mich schon längst um den Schlaf gebracht.
Ach! sputet Euch, Meister Zimmermann,
Damit ich bald schlafen kann.

Note: first titled "Der Zimmermann"; later titled "Holzmeyer"

Composition:

Franz Paul Lachner

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, written 1817, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Lieder, no. 4, first published 1827

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lief liefje, voel 't hart eens", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Dear sweetheart, lay your hand on my heart", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Daniel Platt) , "My dear, lay your hand here", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chère bien‑aimée, pose tes petites mains sur mon cœur", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Amore mio, posa la mano sul mio cuore", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 59

My dear, lay your hand here

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Lachner)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My dear, lay your hand here upon my heart, --
You hear how it thumps in the chamber part?
A carpenter dwells in there wickedly,
He's building a coffin just for me.

He bangs and he hammers all night and all day,
He's kept me forever awake this way,
Come on, Mister Carpenter, make it fast,
So I can get to sleep at last.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, written 1817, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Lieder, no. 4, first published 1827
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