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Es treibt mich hin, es treibt mich her! Noch wenige Stunden, dann soll ich sie schauen, sie selber, die schönste der schönen Jungfrauen; - du armes Herz, was pochst du so schwer! Die Stunden sind aber ein faules Volk! Schleppen sich behaglich träge, schleichen gähnend ihre Wege; - tummle dich, du faules Volk! Tobende Eile mich treibend erfaßt! Aber wohl niemals liebten die Horen; - heimlich im grausamen Bunde verschworen, spotten sie tückisch der Liebenden Hast.
Composition:
- Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Es treibt mich hin", op. 24 no. 2 (1840), published 1840 [ voice and piano ], from Liederkreis von Heinrich Heine, no. 2, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
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Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Lieder, no. 2
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ik loop naar hier, ik loop naar daar", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "I'm driven here, I'm driven there", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Mi sento agitato, spinto di qua, di là!", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Je déambule, de‑ci de‑là ! Encore quelques heures et je pourrai la regarder, Elle, la plus belle des belles jeunes filles ; Toi, pauvre cœur, pourquoi bats‑tu si fort ! Mais les heures sont paresseuses ! Elles se traînent confortablement, indolentes, Elles rampent en baillant sur leur chemin ; Dépêchez‑vous, paresseuses ! Une furieuse hâte me saisit et me pousse Mais, sûr, les heures n'ont jamais aimé ; Liées par un secret et cruel serment, Traîtreusement, elles se moquent de la hâte amoureuse.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Lieder, no. 2
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