by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Trennung (im Volkston) See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wenn zwei von einander scheiden, So geben sie sich die Händ', Und fangen an zu weinen, Und seufzen ohne End'. Wir haben nicht geweint, Wir seufzten nicht Weh und Ach! Die Seufzer und die Tränen, Die kamen hinten nach.
Composition:
- Set to music by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "Trennung (im Volkston)", op. 12 (Vier Lieder) no. 2 (1847) [ duet for 2 sopranos with piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 49
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) (Harald Krebs) , "When two people part", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 49, first published 1827
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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