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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé
Berg' und Burgen schaun herunter
Language: German (Deutsch)
Berg' und Burgen schaun herunter in den spiegelhellen Rhein, und mein Schiffchen segelt munter, rings umglänzt von Sonnenschein. Ruhig seh' ich zu dem Spiele goldner Wellen, kraus bewegt; still erwachen die Gefühle, die ich tief im Busen hegt'. Freundlich grüssend und verheißend lockt hinab des Stromes Pracht; doch ich kenn' ihn, oben gleißend, birgt sein Innres Tod und Nacht. Oben Lust, im Busen Tücken, Strom, du bist der Liebsten Bild! Die kann auch so freundlich nicken, lächelt auch so fromm und mild.
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Authorship
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Lieder, no. 7 [author's text not yet checked 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 Algernon Bennet Langton Ashton (1859 - 1937), "Berg' und Burgen schaun herunter", op. 106 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1898 [ soprano and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leslie Crabtree (b. 1941), "Berg' und Burgen schaun herunter", from Liederkreis, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Berthold Damcke (1812 - 1875), "Berg' und Burgen schaun herunter", op. 5 (Vier Lieder) no. 2, published 1834 [ voice and piano ], Hannover, B. und Nagel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Berg' und Burgen schaun herunter " [ voice and piano ], from Buch der Lieder - Junge Leiden - Lieder, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paulo Florence (1864 - 1949), "Berg' und Burgen schaun herunter" [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich [Fritz] Kirchner (1840 - 1907), "Berg' und Burgen schaun herunter", op. 98 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Mittelstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1884 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Möhring (1816 - 1887), "Berg' und Burgen schaun herunter", op. 16 (Lieder aus den Rheinlanden ), Heft 2 no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Berg' und Burgen schaun herunter", op. 24 no. 7 (1840), published 1840 [ voice and piano ], from Liederkreis von Heinrich Heine, no. 7, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Sigismund Thalberg (1812 - 1871), "Der Strom", op. 11 (Sechs deutsche Lieder, Zweites Heft) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Buch der Lieder - Junge Leiden", 2014 [ voice and piano ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Bergen en burchten zien naar onder", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Mountains and castles gaze down", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Les montagnes et les châteaux se reflètent en-bas", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 82
Les montagnes et les châteaux se reflètent en‑bas
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Les montagnes et les châteaux se reflètent en bas, Dans le clair miroir du Rhin, Et mon petit bateau navigue gaiement, Entouré des reflets scintillants du soleil. Tranquille, je regarde le jeu Des vagues d'or, leur mouvement ondulant ; Doucement s'éveillent les sensations Que je gardais au fond de ma poitrine. D'un salut accueillant, de ses promesses, La splendeur du fleuve attire vers le bas ; Pourtant je le connais, en surface étincelant, Il cache en son sein la mort et la nuit. Au‑dessus le plaisir, en ton cœur la perfidie, Fleuve, tu es l'image de la très chère ! Qui peut aussi aimablement acquiescer, Et sourire aussi pieusement et doucement.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2008 by Pierre Mathé, (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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Lieder, no. 7
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 111