by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
«Teurer Freund! Was soll es nützen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
«Teurer Freund! Was soll es nützen, Stets da alte Lied zu leiern? Willst du ewig brütend sitzen Auf den alten Liebes-Eiern? Ach! das ist ein ewig Gattern, Aus den Schalen kriechen Küchlein, Und sie piepsen und sie flattern, Und du sperrst sie in ein Büchlein.»
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Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 42 [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 Franz Xaver Gardeweg (b. 1944), "Teurer Freund", 1997 [ medium voice and piano ], from 7 Lieder nach gedichten von H. Heine, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marlos Nobre de Almeida (b. 1939), "Teurer Freund!", op. 90 no. 6 (2000), first performed 2000 [ baritone and piano ], from Kleine Gedichte, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Teurer Freund! Was soll es nützen", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 42 [sung text not yet checked]
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: 2008-02-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 45