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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Wie kannst du ruhig schlafen
 (Sung text for setting by S. Heller)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
  Wie kannst du ruhig schlafen,
Und weißt, ich lebe noch?
Der alte Zorn kommt wieder,
Und dann zerbreche ich mein Joch.

  Kennst du das alte Liedchen:
Wie einst ein toter Knab'
Um Mitternacht die Geliebte
Zu sich geholt ins Grab?

  Glaub' mir, du wunderschönes,
Du wunderholdes Kind,
Ich lebe und bin noch stärker
Als alle Toten sind!

Confirmed with: Heinrich Heine’s sämtliche Werke in vier Bänden, herausgegeben von Otto F. Lachmann, Erster Band, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun, [1887], page 126.

Composition:

    Set to music by Stephen (István) Heller (1813 - 1888), "Wie kannst du ruhig schlafen", 1830-8? [ voice and piano ], from Sieben deutsche Lieder, no. 4

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 21, first published 1823-4

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 57

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