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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Ich bin 's gewohnt, den Kopf recht hoch...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich bin 's gewohnt, den Kopf recht hoch zu tragen,
 Mein Sinn ist auch ein bißchen starr und zähe;
 Wenn selbst der König mir ins Antlitz sähe,
 Ich würde nicht die Augen niederschlagen.

Doch, liebe Mutter, offen will ich 's sagen:
 Wie mächtig auch mein stolzer Mut sich blähe,
 In deiner selig süßen, trauten Nähe
 Ergreift mich oft ein demutvolles Zagen.

Ist es dein Geist, der heimlich mich bezwinget,
 Dein hoher Geist, der alles kühn durchdringet,
Und blitzend sich zum Himmelslichte schwinget?

Quält mich Erinnerung, daß ich verübet
 So manche Tat, die dir das Herz betrübet?
 Das schöne Herz, das mich so sehr geliebet?

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Sonette, in 2. An meine Mutter B. Heine, geborene v. Geldern, no. 1 [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):

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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Pietro Abbà-Cornaglia.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881


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This text was added to the website: 2008-04-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 104

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