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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation © by Emily Ezust
Mir träumte von einem Königskind
Language: German (Deutsch)
Mir [träumte]1 von einem Königskind, Mit nassen, blassen Wangen; Wir sassen unter der grünen Lind' Und hielten uns liebeumfangen. "Ich will nicht deines Vaters Thron, Ich will nicht sein Scepter [von]2 Golde, Ich will nicht seine demantene Kron', Ich will dich selber, du Holde!" Das kann nicht sein, sprach sie zu mir, ich liege ja im Grabe, und nur des Nachts komm' ich zu dir, weil ich so lieb dich habe.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 146. Note: modern German would spell "Scepter" as "Zepter" (line 2-2).
1 Kern: "träumte einst"; further changes may exist not shown above.2 Weiss: "aus"
Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 41 [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Mir träumte", op. 276 (Vier vierstimmige Männergesänge) no. 4, published 1866 [ men's chorus ], Hamburg, Jowien [sung text not yet checked]
- by Constantin C. von Bach , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 37 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Petersburg, Bessel & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Blaesing , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 9 ([Vier] Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Deneke [sung text not yet checked]
- by János Bókay (b. 1858), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", from Heine-dalok, no. 15 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Georg Bradsky , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", published 1896 [ low voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Brod (1884 - 1968), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 1 (1900), rev. 1940 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Adolf) Emil Büchner (1826 - 1908), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 29 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerard Bunk (1888 - 1958), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 22 (Sechs Lieder nach Texten verschiedener Dichter) no. 5, published c1910 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Deprosse (1838 - 1878), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 33 (Sechs Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1875 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernard van Dieren (1887 - 1936), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind" [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Ebner , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg (1878 - 1962), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 12 (Sechs Gedichte) no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerrit Jan van Eijken (1832 - 1879), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 7 (Drei Gedichte von Heine) no. 2 [ soprano or tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Catharinus Elling (1858 - 1942), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 16 (Vier Lieder von Heine) no. 1, published 1885 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Armand Erdös (1878 - 1920), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", published 19--?, from Zwölf deutsche Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jean Paul Ertel (1865 - 1933), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 6 (Vier Lieder mit Harmonium) no. 3, published 1903 [ voice and harmonium ], Berlin: Paul Koeppen [sung text not yet checked]
- by A. Felsenthal , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edmund von Freyhold (1878 - 1944), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", 1906 [ voice and piano ], from Gesungene Gedichte mit Klavierbegleitung: Sechs Lieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Leonard Johann Heinrich) Albert Fuchs (1858 - 1910), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", published 1879 [ mezzo-soprano or soprano or tenor and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Sopran oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by A. von Geyso , "Das Königskind", published 1886 [ low voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Köln, Weber [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josef Giehrl (1857 - 1893), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", published 1881 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, München, Werner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerald M. Ginsburg (b. 1933), "Märchen", 2002, published c2003, from Aus Schmerzen zu Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander von Glaesz , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 3 (Zwei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Dresden, Brauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Götze (1868 - 1931), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", published 1907 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Braunschweig: Julius Bauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by W. Grave , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Olivier Greif (1950 - 2000), "Wir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 49 (Light music) no. 1 (1974?) [ duet for soprano and baritone with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Oskar Grohe (1859 - 1920), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", published 1884 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Mannheim, Heckel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Grünberger (1839 - 1896), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 17 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henry Kimball Hadley (1871 - 1937), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 14 (Vier Heine-Lieder = Four Heine Songs) no. 4, published 1899 [ medium voice and piano ], also set in English [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Johan) Andreas Hallén (1846 - 1925), "Aus dem Lyrischen Intermezzo", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6 (1870-1871) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Hartmann (1836 - 1910), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", subtitle: "Ballade", op. 16, published 1866 [ low voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Henriques (1858 - 1914), "Ballade" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Hirsch (1858 - 1918), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 98 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm C. Hollmann (d. 1879), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 17 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Plötner & Meinhold [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josip Ipavec (1873 - 1921), "Das Königskind", published 1998, also set in Slovenian (Slovenščina) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Isenmann (1839 - 1889), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 47 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Karl) Emil Kauffmann (1836 - 1909), "Ein Traum", op. 17 (Zehn Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 9, published 1855-64 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Al. Kern , "Der Traum", op. 1 (Drei Gedichte für Tenor (oder Sopran) mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1854 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Wien, Haslinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Klatowsky , "Lyrisches Intermezzo" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 14 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 5, published 1873 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Friedrich Martin Klughardt (1847 - 1902), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 20 no. 5, published 1870 [ baritone or alto and piano ], from Liebestraum. Cyclus von 6 Gesängen für Bariton oder Alt mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Leipzig, Seitz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Krauss , "Ich träumte von einem Königskind" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Kreibig , "Das Königskind", op. 50 (Drei Lieder) no. 2 [ voice, piano and violin or violoncello ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Kühle , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 80 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Das Königskind", from Der Sänger am Rhein : Deutsche Lieder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by R. Lange , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rued Langgaard (1893 - 1952), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", BVN. 101 (1915) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adalbert (Béla) Laszky (1867 - 1935), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", published 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Zwanzig Lieder, Heft 1, no. 4, Budapest: F. Bárd et Frère [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Laugs , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Köln, vom Ende [sung text not yet checked]
- by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 15 (Drei Lieder) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolph, Fürst von Lichtenstein , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Löwenberg , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder von Heine für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ladislao (László) de Makray , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Maurice de Mayfield , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard de Moulin , "Das Königskind", op. 3 (Drei Gedichte von H. Heine) no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by M. Natrowski , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", from Drei Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Emil Nauwerk , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 12 (Drei Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Neal (1870 - ?), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 21 (Fünf Lieder für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1892 [ low voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Nicola (1797 - 1875), "Das Königskind", from Fünf Gedichte, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Otto Nodnagel (1870 - 1909), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 21 (Fünf lyrische Rezitative) no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ofrossipov , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Orff (1895 - 1982), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 13 (Drei Lieder) no. 1 (1911) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theodor Podbertsky (1846 - 1913), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 9 (Fünf Lieder für 4 Männerstimmen) no. 3, published 1879 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Köln, P.J. Tonger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josef Reiter (1862 - 1939), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 1 no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav von Rössler , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 1, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Rückauf (1855 - 1903), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte ) no. 1, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Wetzler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hedwig Sonntag , "Ich träumte von einem Königskind", published 1911?, from Zwei Lieder von H. Heine, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Korstiaan Stougie (1908 - 1988), "Traumbilder", op. 1 no. 81 (1944), published 1972, from Zeven Heine-liederen, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by J. Strauss , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 1 no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alajos Tarnay (1870 - 1933), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", published 1895 [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Heine-Lieder, no. 5, Budapest, Rózsavölgyi & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Richard Gustav) Heinz Tiessen (1887 - 1971), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 6 no. 6, published 1967 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Trunk (1879 - 1968), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 4 (Schlichte Weisen) no. 5, published 1920 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marcel Tyberg (1893 - 1944), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind" [ voice and piano ], from Song Cycle from Heinrich Heine's Lyrischen Intermezzo, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Des Königs Kind", op. 54 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4 (1844-51?) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Robert Volkmann (1815 - 1883), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 52 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, published 1866 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Pest, Heckenast [sung text not yet checked]
- by Konrad Ulrich Alexander, Graf von Wartensleben (1864 - 1931), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 10 (Lieder) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Severin Warteresiewicz (1852 - 1923), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", op. 11 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 1, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Weinwurm (1878 - ?), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joel Weiss , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", 2016 [ voice and piano ], from Heine Lieder, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Wickenhauser (1867 - 1936), "Ballade", op. 12 ([Vierzehn] Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung), Heft 2 (Vier Gesänge) no. 6, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Eulenburg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Mir träumte von einem Königskind", 1878, published 1927, rev. 1881, from Liederstrauß : Sieben Gedichte aus dem Buch der Lieder von Heinrich Heine, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Reinhold Wörz , "Mir träumte von einem Königskind" [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Catalan (Català), a translation by Apel·les Mestres (1854 - 1936) , "En somnis" ; composed by Jaime Pahissa i Jo.
- Also set in English, a translation by George Howard Clutsam (1866 - 1951) , copyright © ; composed by George Howard Clutsam.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Frederick W. Bancroft ; composed by Henry Kimball Hadley.
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- Also set in English, a translation by P. Pinkerton ; composed by Frederick Delmar Williamson.
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Gérard Labrunie (1808 - 1855) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 42 ; composed by Georges Adolphe Hüe.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Aleksey Nikolayevich Pleshcheyev (1825 - 1893) , no title ; composed by Nikita Loginovich Linev, Mikhail Nikolayevich Ofrosimov.
- Also set in Slovenian (Slovenščina), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Josip Ipavec.
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- Also set in Spanish (Español), a translation by Joaquín Montaner (1892 - 1957) ; composed by Jaime Pahissa i Jo.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "He somiat en la filla d'un rei", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2019
- FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 41, first published 1827
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ho sognato una figlia di re", copyright © 2011, (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 between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 71
I dreamed of a king's daughter
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
I dreamed of a king's daughter With wet, pale cheeks; We sat beneath the green linden And held each other, full of love. "I do not want your father's throne, I do not want his scepter of gold, I do not want his crown of diamonds -- I want you yourself, you lovely one!" It cannot be, she said to me : I lie in my grave, And only at night do I come to you, Because I love you so much.
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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. 41
This text was added to the website: 2019-08-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 81