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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation © by Effimia Gianniou
Aus alten Märchen winkt es
Language: German (Deutsch)
Aus alten Märchen winkt es Hervor mit weißer Hand, Da singt es und da klingt es Von einem Zauberland; Wo bunte Blumen blühen Im gold'nen Abendlicht, Und lieblich duftend glühen, Mit bräutlichem Gesicht; Und grüne Bäume singen Uralte Melodei'n, Die Lüfte heimlich klingen, Und Vögel schmettern drein; Und Nebelbilder steigen Wohl aus der Erd' hervor, Und tanzen luft'gen Reigen Im wunderlichen Chor; Und blaue Funken brennen An jedem Blatt und Reis, Und rote Lichter rennen Im irren, wirren Kreis; Und laute Quellen brechen Aus wildem Marmorstein. Und seltsam in den Bächen Strahlt fort der Widerschein. Ach, könnt' ich dorthin kommen, Und dort mein Herz erfreu'n, Und aller Qual entnommen, Und frei und selig sein! Ach! jenes Land der Wonne, Das seh' ich oft im Traum, Doch kommt die Morgensonne, Zerfließt's wie eitel Schaum.
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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 148.
Note: this is the original version. Later editions had many changes.Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 43 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Traumbilder", op. 355 (5 Gesänge für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 2, published 1868 [ four-part men's chorus ], Leipzig, Stoll [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leopold Damrosch (1832 - 1885), "Aus alten Märchen winkt es", 1883 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Fleischer (1896 - 1981), "Aus alten Märchen winkt es", op. 132 (6 Lieder für mittlere Stimme und Klavier) no. 5 (1947) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Don Forsythe (1932 - 2015), "Aus alten Märchen winkt es", published c2004-2005 [ low voice and piano ], from Eine Dichtererzählung - Sommerzyklus, no. 14 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Christian Friedrich Grimmer (1798 - 1850), "Aus alten Märchen winkt es", op. 5 (Acht Lieder von Heinrich Heine) no. 1, published 1831 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Stefan Heucke , "Aus alten Märchen winkt es", op. 60 no. 3 (2010), first performed 2010 [ bass-baritone and piano ], from Nachtigallenchor, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Zauberland", op. 116 (Acht Gedichte von H. Heine für S., A., T. und B.), Heft 2 no. 8, published 1865 [ SATB chorus ], Bremen, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Hinrichs (1820 - 1892), "Traum", op. 4 (Sechs Gedichte von Heinrich Heine) no. 6, published 1864 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Christian Jost (b. 1963), "Aus alten Märchen winkt es", 2017 [ soprano or tenor, string quartet, flute, clarinet, harp, percussion, piano ], from Dichterliebe, no. 16, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rued Langgaard (1893 - 1952), "Aus alten Märchen", 1914, unpublished [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Lavater (1867 - 1953), "Aus alten Märchen winkt es", op. 1 (Six Songs by Heinrich Heine) no. 6, published 1895 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Anton Leu (1886 - 1927), "Das Zauberland", op. 53 (Lieder) no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Th. Luther-Schneider , "Aus alten Märchen winkt es" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ladislao (László) de Makray , "Aus alten Märchen winkt es" [sung text not yet checked]
- by C. Menesdorfer , "Aus alten Märchen winkt es" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Thomas Nyàry , "Aus alten Märchen winkt es", op. 1 (Zwei Gesänge) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Avgustovich Pfennig (1823 - 1898), "Duett" [ duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from Gesangskompositionen, Heft II, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Wilhelm Julius Rietz (1812 - 1877), "Aus alten Märchen winkt es", op. 26 (Zwölf Gesänge für eine Singstimme und Piano), Heft 2 no. 1, published 1849 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Schläger (1820 - 1885), "Aus alten Märchen winkt es", op. 8 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2, published 1857 [ baritone and piano ], Wien, Lewy [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Aus alten Märchen winkt es", op. 48 no. 15 (1840), published 1844 [ voice and piano ], from Dichterliebe, no. 15, note: uses the original version of poem; Leipzig, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky (1830 - 1892), "Aus alten Märchen winkt es", op. 6 (Drei Gedichte von H. Heine) no. 1 [ bass and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz von Suppé (1819 - 1895), "Aus alten Märchen winkt es" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marcel Tyberg (1893 - 1944), "Aus alten Märchen winkt es" [ voice and piano ], from Song Cycle from Heinrich Heine's Lyrischen Intermezzo, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Wilhelm Karl Vogrich (1852 - 1916), "Aus alten Märchen winkt es", published 1890 [ voice and piano ], from Erstes Lieder-Album, no. 7, Leipzig, Hofmeister [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Oscar Strasnoy (b. 1970), "So hast du ganz und gar vergessen" [ duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], from Heine, no. 10
Set in a modified version by Edna Frida Pietsch.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "De vells contes em fa signes", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "Uit vieze filmpjes weet je", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Uit oude sprookjes wenkt het", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "From old fairy tales beckons", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Effimia Gianniou) , "Από τα βάθη των παλιών θρύλων", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Assaf Levitin) (Michal Levitin) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Dalle vecchie fiabe qualcosa mi chiama", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "Desde los viejos cuentos", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: René Slot , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 133
Από τα βάθη των παλιών θρύλων
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά) after the German (Deutsch)
Από τα βάθη των παλιών θρύλων ένα λευκό χέρι κάνει σινιάλο, όλα τραγουδούν εκεί, όλα αντηχούν σ’ αυτή την υπέροχη γη: Όπου λαμπυρίζουν πολύχρωμα λουλούδια στο χρυσαφένιο φως του δειλινού και απλώνουν τα ευγενικά τους αρώματα με μια όψη νυμφική: Τα δέντρα καταπράσινα τραγουδούν αιώνιες μελωδίες, ο αέρας είναι γεμάτος από μυστικούς τόνους στους οποίους αναμειγνύονται τα τιτιβίσματα των πουλιών· Εικόνες ομίχλης υψώνονται από την γη και χορεύουν ατμώδεις κυκλικούς χορούς μέσα σε μια παράξενη χορωδία· Γαλάζιες σπίθες λάμπουν σε κάθε φύλλο, σε κάθε κλαδί, και κόκκινα αμυδρά φώτα στριφογυρίζουν τρελά· Θορυβώδεις πηγές αναβλύζουν από το άγριο μάρμαρο. Και στα ρυάκια ακτινοβολεί η παράξενη αντανάκλαση. Αχ! αν μπορούσα να βρεθώ εκεί-κάτω, να δώσω χαρά στην καρδιά μου και αποτραβηγμένος από τα βάσανά μου να γίνω τελικά ελεύθερος κι ευτυχισμένος! Αλίμονο! Αυτή την γη των απολαύσεων την ονειρεύομαι συχνά μα πριν καλά-καλά ξημερώσει εξατμίζεται σαν καπνός.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Greek (Ελληνικά) copyright © 2013 by Effimia Gianniou, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 43
This text was added to the website: 2013-11-15
Line count: 32
Word count: 145