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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Wenn man an dir Verrat geübt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn man an dir Verrat geübt,
Sei du um so treuer;
Und ist deine Seele zu Tode betrübt,
So greife zur Leier.

Die Saiten klingen! Ein Heldenlied,
Voll Flammen und Gluten!
Da schmilzt der Zorn, und dein Gemüt
Wird süß verbluten.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), appears in Romanzero, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Historien [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 Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin (1862 - 1901), "Ein Heldenlied", op. 28 no. 7, published 1900, from Songs from Vineacre, no. 7, also set in English [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Der Dichter (Hat man an dir Verrat geübt)", op. 40 (Fünf neue Gedichte von Heinrich Heine) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in English, a translation by J. R. M. ; composed by Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-12-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 41

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