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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Mein Herz ist schwer
 (Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Mein Herz ist schwer, mein Auge wacht,
Der Wind fährt seufzend durch die Nacht;
Die Wipfel rauschen weit und breit,
Sie rauschen von vergangner Zeit.

Sie rauschen von vergangner Zeit,
Von großen Glück und Herzeleid,
Vom Schloß und von der Jungfrau drin -
Wo ist das alles, alles hin?

Wo ist das alles, alles hin,
Leid, Lieb' und Lust und Jugendsinn?
Der Wind fährt seufzend durch die Nacht,
Mein Herz ist schwer, mein Auge wacht.

Composition:

    Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 94 (Fünf Lieder für 1 tiefe Stimme -- für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 (1883/4), published 1884 [ low voice or high voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock

Text Authorship:

  • by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), appears in Spätherbstblätter, in Lieder aus alter und neuer Zeit, no. 16

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Mijn hart is zwaar", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "My heart is heavy", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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: 74

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