My heart is empty | My heart is empty

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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Mein Herz ist leer

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Mein Herz ist leer,
Ich liebe dich 
nicht mehr.

Erfülle mich!
Ich rufe bitterlich 
nach dir.

Im Traume zeig 
dich mir
und neig 
dich zu mir her!

Erfülle mich
mit dir 
auf ewiglich!

Ich trag's nicht mehr. --
Ich liebe dich 
zu sehr.

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Text Authorship:

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Nachlese zu ein Sommer [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 Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Mein Herz ist leer", op. 60 no. 1, from Lieder der Liebe I, no. 1, also set in Finnish (Suomi) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Gerhard Wohlgemuth (1920 - 2001), "Mein Herz ist leer" [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in Finnish (Suomi), a translation by V. Arti (Kaarlo Väinö Valve) (1885 - 1963) ; composed by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "My heart is empty", copyright © 2016
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Mon cœur est vide", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 42

My heart is empty

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My heart is empty;
I love you
No more.

Fulfill me!
I cry out bitterly 
to you.

In my dreams, show
yourself to me
and lean
against me!

Fulfill me
With your [love] 
Forever!
  
I can bear it no longer. --
I love you 
Too much.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Emily Ezust
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Nachlese zu ein Sommer
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This text was added to the website: 2016-12-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 45