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Mein Herz ist schwer, mein Auge wacht, Der Wind fährt seufzend durch die Nacht; Die Wipfel rauschen weit und breit, Sie rauschen von vergangner Zeit. Sie rauschen von vergangner Zeit, Von großen Glück und Herzeleid, Vom Schloß und von der Jungfrau drin - Wo ist das alles, alles hin? Wo ist das alles, alles hin, Leid, Lieb' und Lust und Jugendsinn? Der Wind fährt seufzend durch die Nacht, Mein Herz ist schwer, mein Auge wacht.
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Authorship
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), appears in Spätherbstblätter, in Lieder aus alter und neuer Zeit, no. 16 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 94 (Fünf Lieder für 1 tiefe Stimme -- für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 (1883/4), published 1884 [low voice or high voice and piano], Berlin, Simrock [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Maria) Anna Stubenberg, Gräfin (1821 - 1912), "Mein Herz ist schwer, mein Auge wacht", op. 70, published 1887 [voice and piano], Wien, Kratochwill [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Mijn hart is zwaar", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "My heart is heavy", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (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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Word count: 75
Mijn hart is zwaar, mijn oog houdt wacht, De wind vaart zuchtend door de nacht; De kruinen ruisen breed en wijd, Zij ruisen van voorbije tijd. Zij ruisen van voorbije tijd, Van groot geluk en leed en spijt, Een slot, een meisje en een man – Waar bleef dat alles, alles dan? Waar bleef dat alles, alles dan, Leed, liefde, lust en jong élan? De wind vaart zuchtend door de nacht, Mijn hart is zwaar, mijn oog houdt wacht.
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2014 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), appears in Spätherbstblätter, in Lieder aus alter und neuer Zeit, no. 16
This text was added to the website: 2014-11-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 79