by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887)
Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe, Schattenleben, wunderbar! Glaubst du Närrin, alles bliebe Unverändert ewig wahr? Was wir lieblich fest besessen Schwindet hin wie Träumerein; Und die Herzen, die vergessen, Und die Augen schlafen ein.
N. Bretan sets stanza 1
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Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Seraphine, no. 9 [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), "Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe", op. 45 (1929), stanza 1, also set in English, also set in Romanian (Română) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe", 2006, published 2006 [ tenor and piano ], from Seraphine, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich (1850 - 1900), "Schattenküsse", H. 170 no. 8 (1872), from Neun Gedichte von Heine, no. 8, missing [sung text not yet checked]
- by Don Forsythe (1932 - 2015), "Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe", 2007, published c2007-8 [ high voice and piano ], from Verschiedene : vol. 1, Seraphine-Hortense, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerald M. Ginsburg (b. 1933), "Schattenküsse", 2002, published c2003, from Aus Schmerzen zu Lieder, no. 29 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Stammbuch-Blatt", op. 27 (5 Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor)) no. 3, published 1849 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel u. Stoll [sung text not yet checked]
- by Oswald Horlacher , "Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman (b. 1949), "Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe", op. 185 (2007), published 2007, first performed 2007 [ tenor and piano ], also set in English [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bo Linde (1933 - 1970), "Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe", 1955 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Stuart Moffat (b. 1953), "Seraphine", 1971 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine ; composed by Frank Bridge, Ernest Bristow Farrar, Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman.
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Nicolae Bretan.
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- Also set in Norwegian (Bokmål), a translation by Thor Næve Lange (1851 - 1915) , "Skyggekys", subtitle: "Efter et Motiv af Heine" ; composed by Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl.
- 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 (Emily Ezust) , "Shadow kisses, shadow love", copyright ©
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 31
Shadow‑love and shadow‑kisses
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Shadow-love and shadow-kisses, Life of shadows, wondrous strange! Shall all hours be sweet as this is, Silly darling, safe from change? All things that we clasp and cherish Pass like dreams we may not keep; Human hearts forget and perish, Human eyes must fall asleep.
F. Bridge sets stanza 2
E. Farrar sets stanza 2
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Text Authorship:
- by Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887), appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Seraphine, no. 9
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941), "All things that we clasp", 1907, published 1916, stanza 2 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Four Lyrics, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernest Bristow Farrar (1885 - 1918), "A dirge", op. 2 no. 1, first performed 1909, stanza 2 [ soprano and piano ], from Songs of Memory, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman (b. 1949), "Shadow love", op. 185 (2007), published 2007, first performed 2007 [ tenor and piano ], commissioned and premiered by Peter Shea, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 45