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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Glaube nicht, daß ich aus Dummheit
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Glaube nicht, daß ich aus Dummheit
Dulde deine Teufeleien;
Glaub auch nicht, ich sei ein Herrgott,
Der gewohnt ist zu verzeihen.

Deine Nücken, deine Tücken
Hab ich freilich still ertragen.
Andre Leut an meinem Platze
Hätten längst dich tot geschlagen.

Schweres Kreuz! Gleichviel, ich schlepp es!
Wirst mich stets geduldig finden -
Wisse, Weib, daß ich dich liebe,
Um zu büßen meine Sünden.

Ja, du bist mein Fegefeuer,
Doch aus deinen schlimmen Armen
Wird geläutert mich erlösen
Gottes Gnade und Erbarmen.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Nachgelesene Gedichte 1845-1856, no. 32 [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 Kaspar Roeseling (1894 - 1960), "Glaube nicht, daß ich aus Dummheit", c1947, from Vier Chansons, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Spanish (Español), a translation by Pablo Sorozábal (1897 - 1988) ; composed by Pablo Sorozábal.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-10-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 80

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