by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 - 1861)
Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, Das kümmert mich gar wenig; Schau' ich dir nur ins Angesicht, So bin ich froh wie'n König. Du hassest, hassest mich sogar, So spricht dein rotes Mündchen; Reich mir es nur zum Küssen dar, So tröst' ich mich, mein Kindchen.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 121.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 12 [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 Akhilles Nikolayevich Alferaki (1846 - 1919), "Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht", op. 7 (Six Mélodies = Sechs Lieder = Shest' romansov) no. 2, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Belaieff, also set in French (Français) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arshak Andriasov , "Du liebst mich nicht", op. 10 (Six Romances for Tenor and Piano) no. 1 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Baustian , "Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht", from Zwei Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marius Adrianus Brandts-Buys (1840 - 1911), "Du liebst mich nicht", op. 11, published 18-? [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Friedrich jun. Ehrbar (1873 - 1921), "Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht", from Drei Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig von Erlanger (b. 1862), "Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht", op. 21 (Acht Gedichte von Heinrich Heine), Heft 2 no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht", op. 10 (Drei Lieder von Heinrich Heine) no. 3, published 1891 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolph Martin Foerster (1854 - 1927), "Du liebst mich nicht" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerald M. Ginsburg (b. 1933), "Liebeshaß", 2001, published 2003, from Aus Schmerzen zu Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- possibly by Alfonso Guercia (1831 - 1890), "Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht", from Lieder, no. 2; catalogue gives composer's name as A. Guercia [sung text not yet checked]
- by Beatrice Hallet , "Du liebst mich nicht", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder = Five Songs, no. 3, note: also set in English; Leipzig, Hatzfeld [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael Hertz (1844 - 1918), "Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht", op. 4 (Drei Lieder) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Huber (1837 - 1886), "Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht", op. 13 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Stürmer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns (1809 - 1888), "Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht", op. 47 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1883? [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Klein (1802 - 1862), "Du liebst mich nicht", op. 71 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge von Heine und Goethe) no. 2, published 1826 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Daniël de Lange (1841 - 1918), "Du liebst mich nicht", op. 10 (Lieder und Gesänge) no. 4, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Amsterdam : Wahlberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Löwenberg , "Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder von Heine für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860 - 1908), "Du liebst mich nicht", op. 11 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2 (1881), published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Guido Nakonz (1833 - 1907), "Du liebst mich nicht", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fabian Rehfeld (1842 - 1920), "Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht", op. 18 (Drei Lieder für 1 Mittelstime mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1884 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Fürstner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Roters (1892 - 1961), "Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht", published 191-? [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm (Vilhelm) Eugen Stenhammar (1871 - 1927), "Du liebst mich nicht", 1890 [ voice and piano ], from Junge Liebe : sångcykel, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nisse Strandberg , "Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from 5 Sanger, no. 3, Stockholm, Lundquist [sung text not yet checked]
- by (George) Templeton Strong (1856 - 1948), "Du liebst mich nicht", 1907, published c1916, from Zwei Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josef Sucher (1843 - 1908), "Trost", from Lieder und Gesänge, no. 22 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Berthold Tours (1838 - 1897), "Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht", op. 3 (Sechs Gedichte : von H. Heine und F. Dingelstedt) no. 3, published 18-? [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marcel Tyberg (1893 - 1944), "Du liebst mich nicht" [ voice and piano ], from Song Cycle from Heinrich Heine's Lyrischen Intermezzo, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Oscar Strasnoy (b. 1970), "Du liebst mich nicht, du liebst mich nicht" [ duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], from Heine, no. 2
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 - 1861) , appears in Last Poems, in Paraphrases on Heine, no. 4, first published 1862 ; composed by James Arthur Bliss, Ernest Trow Carter.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Akhilles Nikolayevich Alferaki.
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by César Antonovich Cui.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by César Antonovich Cui.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "You love me not", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 12, first published 1827
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 48
Thou lov'st me not
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Thou lovest me not, thou lovest me not! 'Tis scarcely worth a sigh: Let me look in thy face, and no king in his place Is a gladder man than I. Thou hatest me well, thou hatest me well -- Thy little red mouth has told : Let it reach me a kiss, and, however it is, My child, I am well consoled.
Text Authorship:
- by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 - 1861), appears in Last Poems, in Paraphrases on Heine, no. 4, first published 1862 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 12
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by James Arthur Bliss , "Thou lov'st me not", published <<1940. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by Ernest Trow Carter (1866 - 1953), "Thou lov'st me not", published 1901/2? [medium voice and piano] [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-03-14
Line count: 8
Word count: 61