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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Ich hab' euch im besten Juli verlassen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Ich hab' euch im besten Juli verlassen,
Und find euch wieder im Januar;
Ihr saßet damals so recht in der Hitze,
Jetzt seid ihr gekühlt und kalt sogar.
 
Bald scheid' ich nochmals, und komm ich einst wieder,
Dann seid ihr weder warm noch kalt,
Und über eure Gräber schreit' ich,
Und das eigne Herz ist arm und alt.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with: Heinrich Heine’s sämtliche Werke in vier Bänden, herausgegeben von Otto F. Lachmann, Erster Band, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun, [1887], page 144.


Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 67 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Theodor Kugler (1808 - 1858), "Ich hab euch im besten Juli verlassen", from Liederhefte von Franz Kugler, Heft 4, S. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Tilo Medek (1940 - 2006), "Ich hab euch im besten Juli verlassen", 1988 [ medium voice and piano or guitar ], from Heinrich-Heine-Lieder (1968/89) : zwölf Lieder  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Reginald Lindsey Sweet (1885 - 1950?), "Ich hab euch im besten Juli verlassen", op. 7 (Sechs ernste Lieder) no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Ich hab euch im besten Juli verlassen", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 67 [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Valery Aleksandrovich Gavrilin.
    • Go to the text. [Note: the text is not in the database yet.]

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
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "I left you in the best of July", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-02-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 58

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