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Philister in Sonntagsröcklein Spazieren durch Wald und Flur; Sie jauchzen, sie hüpfen wie Böcklein, Begrüßen die schöne Natur. Betrachten mit blinzelnden Augen, Wie alles romantisch blüht; Mit langen Ohren saugen Sie ein der Spatzen Lied. Ich aber verhänge die Fenster Des Zimmers mit schwarzem Tuch; Es machen mir meine Gespenster Sogar einen Tagesbesuch. Die alte Liebe erscheinet, Sie stieg aus dem Totenreich; Sie setzt sich zu mir und weinet, Und macht das Herz mir weich.
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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 141.
Authorship
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 37 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Louis Ehlert (1825 - 1884), "Philister in Sonntagsröcklein", op. 14 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published c1846 [voice and piano], Leipzig: C. F. Peters [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by August von Othegraven (1864 - 1946), "Frühling (Philister im Sonntagswicklein)", unpublished [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Hal Draper , "Burghers in Sunday clothes strolling", appears in The complete poems of Heinrich Heine : a modern English translation, first published 1982, copyright © FRE FRE ; composed by Nancy Marie Farley Rice.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 37, first published 1827
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 75
Les philistins dans leurs petits habits du dimanche Se promènent par champs et par bois ; Ils sont gais, ils sautillent comme des chevreaux, Ils acclament la belle nature. Clignant des yeux, ils contemplent Tout ce romantique fleurissement ; De leurs grandes oreilles, Ils s'abreuvent du chant des moineaux. Mais moi, j'ai suspendu à la fenêtre De ma chambre un drap noir ; De sorte que mes fantômes Me rendent visite même le jour. Mon ancien amour apparaît, Elle émerge du royaume des morts ; Elle s'assoit près de moi et pleure, Et me fait fondre le cœur.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 37
This text was added to the website: 2016-12-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 98