Spreid over mijn hoofd jouw zwarte haar

Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.

It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.

To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at licenses@email.lieder.example.net

If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.

Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.

by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Breit' über mein Haupt dein schwarzes...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA JPN

Breit' über mein Haupt dein schwarzes Haar,
Neig' zu mir dein Angesicht,
Da strömt in die Seele so hell und klar
Mir deiner Augen Licht.

Ich will nicht droben der Sonne Pracht,
Noch der Sterne leuchtenden Kranz,
Ich will nur deiner Locken Nacht
Und deiner Blicke Glanz.

About the headline (FAQ)

Text Authorship:

by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), no title, appears in Lotosblätter, in 4. Verwehte Blätter, no. 18 [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 Albert Felix, Graf Amadei (1851 - 1894), "Breit' über mein Haupt", op. 11 (Fünf Gesänge für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
by Manuel M. Ponce (1883 - 1948), "Breit' über mein Haupt", 1911 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Alfred von Sponer (1870 - 1945), "Breit' über mein Haupt ", op. 12 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1899 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Breit' über mein Haupt dein schwarzes Haar", op. 19 (Sechs Lieder aus "Lotosblätter" von Aldolf Friedrich Graf von Schack) no. 2, published 1888 [ high voice and piano ], München, Aibl [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Spread over my head your black hair", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Sciogli sul mio capo la tua chioma nera", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 47

Spreid over mijn hoofd jouw zwarte haar

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Spreid over mijn hoofd jouw zwarte haar,
Nijg naar mij je aangezicht,
Dan stroomt in mijn ziel, ja, zo hel en klaar,
Opeens jouw ogenlicht. 

Ik wil hier boven geen zonnepracht,
Noch der sterren lichtende krans,
Ik wil alleen jouw lokkennacht
En van jouw blik de glans.

About the headline (FAQ)

Translations of title(s):
"Breit' über mein Haupt" = "Spreid over mijn hoofd"
"Breit' über mein Haupt dein schwarzes Haar" = "Spreid over mijn hoofd jouw zwarte haar"

Text Authorship:

Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2018 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.
Lau Kanen. Contact: boudewijnkanen (AT) gmail (DOT) com

If the copyright-holder(s) are unreachable for three business days, please write to: licenses@email.lieder.example.net

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), no title, appears in Lotosblätter, in 4. Verwehte Blätter, no. 18
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2018-10-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 47