by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Psyche
Language: German (Deutsch)
In der Hand die kleine Lampe, In der Brust die große Glut, Schleichet Psyche zu dem Lager, Wo der holde Schläfer ruht. Sie errötet und sie zittert, Wie sie seine Schönheit sieht - Der enthüllte Gott der Liebe, Er erwacht und er entflieht. Achtzehnhundertjährge Buße! Und die Ärmste stirbt beinah! Psyche fastet und kasteit sich, Weil sie Amorn nackend sah.
Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Psyche", appears in Neue Gedichte, in Romanzen, no. 15 [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 Don Forsythe (1932 - 2015), "Psyche", 2008, published c2008 [ high voice and piano ], from Romanzen, no. 15 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adriaan de Wit (b. 1952), "Psyche", op. 22 (Sieben Heine-Lieder) no. 1, published 1999 [ soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Hebrew (עברית), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ella Milch-Sheriff.
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