by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Translation by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876)
My heart is sair
Language: Scottish (Scots)
My heart is sair, I daurna tell, My heart is sair for somebody, I could wake a winter's night, For the sake o' somebody, Oh, hon! for somebody! I could range the world around For the sake o' somebody. Ye powers that smile on virtuous love, Oh! sweetly smile on somebody; Frae ilka danger keep him free, And send me safe my somebody. Oh, hon! for somebody! I wad dae what wad I no'? For the sake o' somebody.
Authorship
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My heart is sair" [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)
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858) , "Jemand" ; composed by Ignaz Moscheles, Robert Schumann.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876) , no title, appears in Gedichte, in Robert Burns. Elf Lieder [later 13 Lieder], no. 7[9] ; composed by Sophie Wolf Baudissin, Gräfin, Heinrich Bellermann, Wenzel Theodor Bradsky, Ernst Frank, Robert Franz, Robert Fuchs, Gustav Hecht, Alexis Holländer, Adolf Jensen, Marie Charlotte Henriette von Kehler, Carl Lührss, Heinrich August Marschner, Karl Gottlieb Reissiger, Hugo Riemann, Heinrich von Sahr, Ernst Hermann Seyffardt, Ferdinand Sieber, Georg Vierling.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Heinrich Julius Heintze (1811 - 1860) , "Der Eine!" ; composed by Otto Tiehsen.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation possibly by Carl Ernst Kohlhauer ; composed by Ferdinand von Hiller.
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- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Magnus Gustaf Retzius (1842 - 1919) , "För någon", written 1872 ; composed by Oscar Blom.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-19
Line count: 14
Word count: 79
Mein Herz ist schwer, Gott sei's geklagt
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Scottish (Scots)
Mein Herz ist schwer, Gott sei's geklagt, Mein Herz ist schwer für Einen. O Gott, eine lange Winternacht Könnt' wachen ich für Einen! O Leid, für Einen! O Freud', für Einen! Die ganze Welt könnt' ich durchziehn für Einen! Ihr Mächte, reiner Liebe hold, O lächelt mild auf Einen! Schützt vor Gefahr ihn, bringt gesund Zurück mir meinen Einen! O Leid, für Einen! O Freud', für Einen! Ich tät' - o Gott, was tät' ich nicht für Einen?
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Authorship
- by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Robert Burns. Elf Lieder [later 13 Lieder], no. 7[9] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My heart is sair"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Sophie Wolf Baudissin, Gräfin (1821 - 1894), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1884 [voice and piano], Berlin, Challier & Co. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by (Johann Gottfried) Heinrich Bellermann (1832 - 1903), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 5 (6 Lieder) no. 1, published 1861 [voice and piano], Berlin, Bahn [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Wenzel Theodor Bradsky (1833 - 1881), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 13 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1, published 1864 [voice and piano], Berlin, Timm und Co. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 1 (Zehn Lieder) no. 9, published 1871 [voice and piano], Wien, Gotthard [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Für Einen", op. 1 (Zwölf Gesänge) no. 8, published 1843 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Whistling [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Robert Fuchs (1847 - 1927), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 26 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1881 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Kistner [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Gustav Hecht (1851 - 1932), "Für Einen", op. 9 (Drei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1879 [soprano or tenor and piano], Berlin, Sulzbach [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alexis Holländer (1840 - 1924), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 30 (Zwölf Lieder für Alt (oder Bariton) mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1883 [alto or baritone and piano], Berlin, Schlesinger [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Für Einen", op. 49 no. 2, published 1874 [voice and piano], from Sieben Lieder von Robert Burns, no. 2, Breslau, Hainauer [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Marie Charlotte Henriette von Kehler (1822 - 1882), "Mein Herz ist schwer", published 1889 [medium voice and piano], from Sechs Lieder für eine mittlere Stimme mit Klavierbegleitung, no. 4, Liegnitz : Beutel [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Carl Lührss (1824 - 1882), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 34 (Sechs Chorlieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 4, published 1862 [SATB chorus], Leipzig, Kitzner [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 103 ([Sieben] Lieder nach Rob. Burns von F. Freiligrath für Sopran oder Tenor) no. 4, published 1838 [soprano or tenor and piano], Mainz, Schott [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798 - 1859), "Lied von Freiligrath", op. 165 no. 2, published 1842 [soprano or tenor and piano], Leipzig, Hofmeister [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Hugo Riemann , "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 34 no. 4, published 1883 [baritone and piano], from Herbstblätter. Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme (Baryton) mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Hamburg, Rahter [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Heinrich von Sahr (1821 - 1874), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 16 (Sechs Lieder für Bariton mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1886 [baritone and piano], Leipzig, Senff [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Ernst Hermann Seyffardt (1859 - 1942), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 9 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1873 [voice and piano], Berlin, Bote & Bock [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Ferdinand Sieber (1822 - 1895), "Für Einen", op. 20 no. 3, published 1881 [low voice and piano], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Georg Vierling (1820 - 1901), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 3 (Vier Lieder) no. 3, published 1850 [voice and piano], Berlin, Guttentag [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 78