by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Selten habt ihr mich verstanden
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Selten habt ihr mich verstanden, Selten auch verstand ich euch, Nur wenn wir im Kot uns fanden, So verstanden wir uns gleich.
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Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 78 [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), "Doch die Kastraten", 1997 [ medium voice and piano ], from 7 Lieder nach gedichten von H. Heine, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by R. Johndorff , "Selten habt ihr mich verstanden", from Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Sandler , "Selten habt ihr mich verstanden", 1946-47, published 1969, from Fem sånger : tonsatta 1946-47, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Selten habt ihr mich verstanden", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 78 [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
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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-26
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Word count: 22