© by Emily Ezust
Translation by Charles Beltjens (1832 - 1890)
Poisoned are my songs
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Poisoned are my songs - how could it be otherwise? You have poured poison into my blossoming life. Poisoned are my songs - how could it be otherwise? I bear in my heart many snakes, and you, my beloved!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 51
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, from Intermezzo lyrique, no. 51, published 1827
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 38
Dans tous mes chants le fiel pénètre
Language: French (Français) after the English
Dans tous mes chants le fiel pénètre, Et leur douceur ne peut renaître : Sur mes jours tout en fleurs n'as-tu pas à foison Epanché sans remords le plus sombre poison? Le poison dans mes chants pénètre, Je n'en puis plus sauver mon être : Tout un nœud de serpents dans mon cœur sest niché, -- Et puis toi, mon amour, par-dessus le marché!
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Text Authorship:
- by Charles Beltjens (1832 - 1890), no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 51, first published 1827 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-04-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 61