Ah! je hais tout je me hais moi-même

by Michael Beer (1800 - 1833)

Translation Singable translation by Henri Blaze de Bury (1813 - 1888)

Menschenfeindlich

Language: German (Deutsch)

Gegen mich selber in Haß entbrannt, 
Von Vielen gemieden, von Allen verkannt, 
So sitz' ich den lieben sonnigen Tag 
Und lausche des Herzens unwilligem Schlag. 
So sitz' ich bei Mondes vertraulichem Schein 
Und starr' in die leuchtende Nacht hinein,  
Allein!  allein!

Convirmed with Michael Beer, Sämmtliche Werke, ed. by Eduard von Schenk, Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1834, page 832. Appears in Lyrische Gedichte.

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by Michael Beer (1800 - 1833), "Menschenfeindlich" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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by Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864), "Menschenfeindlich" [ voice and piano ], also set in French (Français)

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Also set in French (Français), a translation by Henri Blaze de Bury (1813 - 1888) ; composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer.

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FRE French (Français) [singable] (Henri Blaze de Bury)

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Ah! je hais tout je me hais moi‑même

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Ah! je hais tout je me hais moi-même,
je cherche en vain ici-bas mon pareil,
et je passe ainsi mes grands jours de soleil
épiant chaque coup de mon coeur qui blasphème.
Quand la nuit froide amène le sommeil
la lune pâle, hélas! me trouve encore,
tout seul!

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Singable translation by Henri Blaze de Bury (1813 - 1888) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Michael Beer (1800 - 1833), "Menschenfeindlich"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

[ None yet in the database ]

This text (or a part of it) is used in a work

by Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864), "Seul" [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch)

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-12-02
Line count: 7
Word count: 48