Die Erde war so lange geizig, Da kam der Mai, und sie ward spendabel, Und alles lacht, und jauchzt, und freut sich, Ich aber bin nicht zu lachen kapabel. Die Blumen sprießen, die Glöcklein schallen, Die Vögel sprechen wie in der Fabel; Mir aber will das Gespräch nicht gefallen, Ich finde alles miserabel. Das Menschenvolk mich ennuyieret, Sogar der Freund, der sonst passabel; - Das kömmt, weil man Madame titulieret Mein süßes Liebchen, so süß und aimabel.
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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 133.
Authorship
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 28 [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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Die Erde war so lange geizig", 1994-5, published c1998 [tenor and piano], from Ein Liederbuch nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Abteilung III, no. 5. [ sung text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John Todhunter) , appears in Heine's Book of Songs, first published 1907
- FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 28, first published 1827
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Text added to the website: 2007-10-13 00:00:00
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On eût dit l'univers de misère engourdi : Voici Mai qui le rend de nouveau supportable; Tout jubile en riant, d'allégresse étourdi, -- Mais d'en prendre ma part je me sens incapable. Tout fleurit; on entend les clochettes sonner, Et parler les oiseaux, comme au temps delà fable; -- A goûter leurs discours je ne puis m'adonner, Et je trouve le monde un logis misérable. L'être humain m'exaspère et m'accable d'ennui, Mon intime lui-même, autrefois supportable : -- C'est depuis que le nom de Madame est celui De ma belle si douce, entre toutes aimable!
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Authorship
- by Charles Beltjens (1832 - 1890), no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 28, first published 1827 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 28
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Text added to the website: 2008-04-03 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-08-20 15:03:32
Line count: 12
Word count: 92