Je revenais de la maison de ma maîtresse

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Das alte Lied

(Sung text for setting by E. Lassen)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

 ... 

    Ei! kennt ihr noch das alte Lied,
    Das einst so wild die Brust durchglüht,
    Ihr Saiten dumpf und trübe?
    Die Engel, die nennen es Himmelsfreud,
    Die Teufel, die nennen es Höllenleid,
    Die Menschen, die nennen es: Liebe!

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 4 of the original text.

Composition:

Eduard Lassen

Sechs Lieder

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Traumbilder, no. 8

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Je revenais de la maison de ma maîtresse

(Sung text translation for setting by E. Lassen)

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Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

 ... 

   Eh ! Connaissez-vous encore cette vieille chanson
   Qui jadis enflammait si violemment les cœurs,
   Vous mes cordes, sourdes et tristes ?
   Les anges l'appellent joie du ciel,
   Les diables l'appellent souffrance d'enfer,
   Les hommes l'appellent : amour !

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 4 of the original text.

E. Lassen a mis en musique la strophe 4
K. Jirák a mis en musique les strophes 33-7
N. Shcherbachev a mis en musique la strophe 10

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