by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Georges Clerc (flourished c1881)
Der Mond ist aufgegangen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Der Mond ist aufgegangen Und überstrahlt die [Welln]1; Ich halte mein Liebchen umfangen, Und unsre Herzen [schwelln]2. Im Arm des holden Kindes Ruh' ich allein am Strand; "Was horchst du beim Rauschen des Windes? Was zuckt deine weiße Hand?" ""Das ist kein Rauschen des Windes, Das ist der Seejungfern [Gesang]3, Und meine Schwestern sind es, Die einst das Meer verschlang.""
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Buch der Lieder von Heinrich Heine, Berlin, A. Warschauers Verlag, 1827, page 90.
1 André: "Well'n"; Levi: "Wellen"2 André: "schwell'n"; Levi: "schwellen"
3 Levi, Naumann: "Sang"
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, 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 Johann Baptiste André (1823 - 1882), "Der Mond", op. 14 (Acht Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte), Heft 1 no. 1, published 1853 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach a./M., Joh. André [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Laura Valborg Aulin (1860 - 1928), "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", op. 9 no. 3 [ voice and piano ], from Fyra sånger ur Heines "Buch der Lieder", no. 3, also set in Swedish (Svenska) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerard Bunk (1888 - 1958), "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", op. 13 (Zehn Lieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine) no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Czerwinski (1837 - 1893), "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", op. 10 (Gesänge und Lieder) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ulf A. Grahn , "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", published 1985, first performed 1986 [ alto, violin, violoncello, piano ], from Three German Folksongs, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Johan) Andreas Hallén (1846 - 1925), "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3 (1870-1871) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Hasse (1834 - 1889), "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", op. 28 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 6, published 1879 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henrik Hennings (1848 - 1923), "Der Mond ist aufgegangen" [ voice and piano ], from [Sechs] Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 5, Kjöbenhavn: Oscar Risom [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "Der Seejungfern Gesang", op. 11 (Drei Duette) no. 3 [ duet for soprano and alto with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Christian) Louis Heinrich Köhler (1820 - 1886), "Nachts am Meere: Concert-Lied", op. 75 [ baritone or low tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theobald Kretschmann (1850 - 1919), "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", op. 8 no. 5, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 5, Wien, (Buchholz & Diebel Sort.) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Die Seejungfern" [ voice with horn and harp (or piano) ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by U. M. Lamiveille , "Meerliebchen", published 1830, from Sechs kleine Lieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Eduard Josef Lannoy (1787 - 1853), "Die Nixen", op. 48 (Auf dem Blätterlager. Lieder) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by A. Leo , "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", op. 3 no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann (Ernst?) Levi (1839 - 1900), "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1861 [ voice and piano ], Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by L. Lüdecke , "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", op. 7 [ voice and violoncello (ad libitum) ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Ferdinand, Prince of Bavaria (1859 - 1949), "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", op. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard de Moulin , "Am Strande", op. 3 (Drei Gedichte von H. Heine) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Emil Naumann (1827 - 1888), "Seejungfer", op. 29a (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock; note: this opus was reused for another piece by another publishing company in April 1866 so we have used an 'a' beside the opus to distinguish them [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Louis Samson , "Der Mond ist aufgegangen" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Siebmann , "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", op. 47 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2 [ alto or baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Der Seejungfern Gesang", op. 11 (Die zwölfte Stunde : Gedichte von Heine) no. 2, published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", 1921 [ voice and piano ], from 9 Lieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sara Wennerberg-Reuter (1875 - 1959), "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", 1896 [ alto or baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Daniel Ferdinand Victor Wilhelmj (1845 - 1908), "Sirenengesang", from Sechs Lieder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by H. Willemsen , "Am Strande", op. 12 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Schuberth & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gotthard Wöhler (1818 - 1888), "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", op. 7 (An der See : Dichtungen von H. Heine, als Fantasiestücke), Heft 1 no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by James Thomson (1834 - 1882) , "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, p. 91, first published 1887 ; composed by John Guthrie.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Georges Clerc (flourished c1881) , no title, appears in Mon videpoche, in 3. Traductions et variations d'après H. Heine, no. 3, Paris, Éd. P. Ollendorff, first published 1881 ; composed by André Messager.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Robert Caby.
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- Also set in Latvian (Latviešu valoda), a translation by Vensku Edvarts (1855 - 1897) ; composed by Andrejs Jurjāns.
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- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Laura Valborg Aulin.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 65
La lune égrène en perles blondes
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
La lune égrène en perles blondes Son collier pâle sous les ondes. Ma bien-aimée est dans mes bras, Et nous parlons tous deux tous bas. Ma bien-aimée écoute et songe Et dans la nuit son regard plonge. Est-ce le vent qui fait soudain Trembler ainsi ta blanche main ? "Non, ce n'est pas le vent," dit-elle, "Ce n'est pas le vent qui m'appelle ! Mais ces voix qui montent dans l'air Ce sont les vierges de la mer, Mes sœurs depuis longtemps parties ; Par l'Océan sombre englouties !"
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Text Authorship:
- by Georges Clerc (flourished c1881), no title, appears in Mon videpoche, in 3. Traductions et variations d'après H. Heine, no. 3, Paris, Éd. P. Ollendorff, first published 1881 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, 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 André Messager (1853 - 1929), "La lune égrène en perles blondes", alternate title: "Clair de lune", 1884, published [1885] [ medium voice and piano ], from Nouveau Printemps, no. 4, from Quinze mélodies, no. 14, Paris, Éd. Enoch et Costallat [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-20
Line count: 14
Word count: 86