Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst,
Und dein Kleid berührt mich nur,
Jubelt dir mein Herz, und stürmisch
Folgt es deiner schönen Spur.

[Dann]1 drehst du dich um, und schaust mich
Mit den großen Augen an,
[Und mein Herz ist]2 so erschrocken,
Daß es kaum dir folgen kann.

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¹ Reissiger: "Doch"
² Reissiger: "ist mein Herz gleich"

Authorship:

• by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 14 [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 Nicolae Bretan (1887 - 1968), "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", published 198-? [ medium voice and piano ], from Lieder zu Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Nikolaus Lenau, Rainer Maria Rilke, also set in English, also set in Romanian (Română) [sung text not yet checked]
• by Hermann Drechsler (1861 - 1935), "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", op. 29 (Lieder) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
• by Johann Wolfgang von Ehrenstein (? - 1870), "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", op. 11 no. 3, published 1857 [ voice and piano ], from Leid und Lust : Liedercyclus, no. 3, Dresden, Friedel [sung text not yet checked]
• by Jan Karol Gall (1856 - 1912), "Wenn du mir vorüber wandelst", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder von Heinrich Heine für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
• by Richard Hol (1825 - 1904), "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", op. 66 (Sechs Gedichte von H. Heine) no. 2, published 1873 [sung text not yet checked]
• by Alexander Campbell MacKenzie, Sir (1847 - 1935), "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", op. 14 (Drei Lieder von H. Heine) no. 1, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
• by Adolph Bernhard Marx (1795 - 1866), "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", op. 14 (Ein Frühlingsspiel in drei mal drei Gedichten), Heft 3 no. 2, published 1845 [sung text not yet checked]
• by Mario Van Overeem , "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", from Neuer Frühling: 44 Lieder, no. 14 [sung text not yet checked]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

• by Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798 - 1859), "Erfüllte Ahnung", op. 117 (4 Gesänge für Sopran und Horn (oder Violoncello) mit Begleitung des Pianofortes) no. 3, published 1837 [ soprano and horn (or violoncello) and piano ], Dresden, Meser
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• Also set in English, a translation by J. Snodgrass , "Wenn du mir vorüberwandelst", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 197, first published 1887 ; composed by George Frederick Boyle.
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• Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Nicolae Bretan.
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• Also set in Romanian (Română), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Nicolae Bretan.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "When you walk past me", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Lorsque tu passes près de moi", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-04-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 46

When you walk past me,
And your garment only just touches me,
My heart turns to you with rejoicing, and stormily
It follows your beautiful trace.
 
[Then]2 you turn, and gaze at me
With your great eyes,
[And my heart is]2 so startled
That it can scarcely follow you.