by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert
 (Sung text for setting by H. Wolf)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert
In den wilden Meereswogen,
Und er selber still und sicher
Wandelt an dem Himmelsbogen:

Also wandelst du, Geliebte,
Still und sicher, und es zittert
Nur dein Abbild mir im Herzen,
Weil mein eig'nes Herz erschüttert.

Note: Moór's setting has a typo in the score in stanza 2, line 3, word 1 ("mir")

Composition:

    Set to music by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", 1880

Text Authorship:

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Just as the moon's reflection trembles", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Comme le reflet de la lune tremble", copyright © 2011, (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: 8
Word count: 40