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by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Translation by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876)

My heart is sair, I daurna tell
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.

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Text 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):

  • by Benjamin Burrows (1891 - 1966), "Somebody", 1927 [ voice and piano or string quartet ] [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858) , "Jemand" ; composed by Ignaz Moscheles, Robert Schumann.
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  • 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 Otto Baehr, Sophie Wolf Baudissin, Gräfin, Heinrich Bellermann, Wenzel Theodor Bradsky, Ernst Frank, Robert Franz, Robert Fuchs, Gustav Hecht, Ferdinand von Hiller, Alexis Holländer, Adolf Jensen, Marie Charlotte Henriette von Kehler, Carl Lührss, Heinrich August Marschner, Karl Gottlieb Reissiger, Hugo Riemann, Heinrich von Sahr, Bernhard Ernst Scholz, Ernst Hermann Seyffardt, Ferdinand Sieber, Georg Vierling.
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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Heinrich Julius Heintze (1811 - 1860) , "Der Eine!" ; composed by Otto Tiehsen.
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  • Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Otto Johann Anton Dütsch, as Оттон Иванович Дютш.
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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.
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  • Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [an adaptation] ; composed by Ludvig Norman.
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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) 
Our translations:  ENG
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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Confirmed with Gedichte von Ferdinand Freiligrath, 7. Aufl., Stuttgart und Tübingen, 1844.


Text 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]

Based on:

  • a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My heart is sair"
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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):

  • by Otto Baehr , "Für Einen", published 1841 [ mezzo-soprano or alto or baritone and piano ], from Sechs Lieder, no. 4, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • 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 Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 76 (Neun Gesänge für Altstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1858 [ alto and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • by Marie Charlotte Henriette von Kehler (1822 - 1882), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 5 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte ) no. 8, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Hug [sung text not yet checked]
  • 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]
  • 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 checked 1 time]
  • 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]
  • by Hugo Riemann (1849 - 1919), "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]
  • 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]
  • by Bernhard Ernst Scholz (1835 - 1916), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 7 (Acht deutsche Lieder mit Clavier-Begleitung) no. 3, published 1857 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: C. F. Peters [sung text not yet checked]
  • 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]
  • by Ferdinand Sieber (1822 - 1895), "Für Einen", op. 20 no. 3, published 1881 [ low voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen [sung text not yet checked]
  • 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]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (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: 2010-03-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 77

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