by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954)
Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland. Der Eichenbaum Wuchs dort so hoch, die Veilchen nickten sanft. Es war ein Traum. Das küßte mich auf deutsch, und sprach auf deutsch (Man glaubt es kaum, Wie gut es klang) das Wort: "ich liebe dich!" Es war ein Traum.
L. Schidlowsky sets stanza 1
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Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in In der Fremde, no. 3 [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 Constantin C. von Bach , "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland", from Lieder [sung text not yet checked]
- by Yehezkel Braun (b. 1922), "Es war ein Traum", 2006, published 2006 [ baritone and piano ], from Spätlese aus Heinrich Heines Gedichte, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leopold Damrosch (1832 - 1885), "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland", op. 13 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1870 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Lichtenberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Georgy Aleksandrovich Demidov (1837 - 1870), "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland", also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland", 2008-9 [ voice and piano ], from In der Fremde, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Don Forsythe (1932 - 2015), "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland", 2007/8, published c2007-8 [ high voice and piano ], from Verschiedene : vol. 2, Clarisse-Tragödie, no. 30 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Es war ein Traum", op. 13 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, published 1846 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Beach Hawley (1858 - 1915), "Es war ein Traum", published 1909 [ bass and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Hermes (1818 - 1905), "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland", op. 81 (Vier Männerquartette) no. 1, published 1881 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Berlin, Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vojtěch Hlaváč (1849 - 1911), "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Niels Frédéric Hoffmann (b. 1943), "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland" [ voice, piano, violoncello, and vibraphone ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by David Hönigsberg (b. 1959), "In der Ferne", 1978 [ voice and piano ], from Four early songs, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Karl) Emil Kauffmann (1836 - 1909), "Aus der Fremde", op. 5 (8 Gesänge für 4 Männerstimme) no. 2, published 1865 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Stuttgart, Zumsteeg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland", 1994-5, published c1998 [ tenor and piano ], from Ein Liederbuch nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Abteilung I, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gennady Osipovich Korganov (1858 - 1890), "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland", published 1867 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder, no. 2, Weimar, Kühn [sung text not yet checked]
- by George Mart , "Es war ein Traum" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Miklaschewsky , "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Martin Cornelius Rübner (1853 - 1929), "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland", op. 18 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], Baden-Baden, Sommermeyer [sung text not yet checked]
- by León Schidlowsky (b. 1931), "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland", published 1998, stanza 1 [ mezzo-soprano with harp, string quartet, and percussion ], from Lamento, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nikolay Aleksandrovich Sokolov (1859 - 1922), "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Venth (1860 - 1938), "Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland", op. 100 (Lieder) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Czech (Čeština), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Emil Axman.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954) , written 1897 ; composed by Charles Edward Ives.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Aleksey Nikolayevich Pleshcheyev (1825 - 1893) , "Сон" [an adaptation] ; composed by Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Mikhail Larionovich Mikhailov (1829 - 1865) , no title ; composed by Georgy Aleksandrovich Demidov.
- Also set in Ukrainian (Українська), a translation by Ahatanhel Yukhymovych Krymsky (1871 - 1942) ; composed by Vasyl Oleksandrovych Barvinsky, Denys Volodymyrovych Sichynsky.
- Also set in Ukrainian (Українська), a translation by Mykola Vitaliyovych Lysenko (1842 - 1912) [an adaptation] ; composed by Mykola Vitaliyovych Lysenko.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Once I had a wonderful homeland", copyright ©
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: 46
My native land
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
My native land now meets my eye, The old oaks raise their boughs on high, Violets greeting seem, Ah! 'tis a dream. And when in distant lands I roam, My heart will wander to my home; While these visions and fancies teem, Still let me dream.
Text Authorship:
- by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), written 1897 [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 In der Fremde, no. 3
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "My native land", 1897. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 46