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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Ich trat in jene Hallen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Ich trat in jene Hallen,
Wo sie mir Treue versprochen;
Wo einst ihre Tränen gefallen,
Sind Schlangen hervorgekrochen.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 19 [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 Aline Hundt , "Ich trat in jene Hallen", op. 3 (Neun Stimmungsbilder) no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by P. G. Kulikowskii , "Ich trat in jene Hallen", op. 19 (Lieder) no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alma Mahler (1879 - 1964), "Ich trat in jene Hallen", lost, cited in composer's Tagebuch-Suiten, Oct. 7, 1899 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Schlangenbrut", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 19 [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ambrose Davenport.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-02-21
Line count: 4
Word count: 18

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