by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Eugene Field (1850 - 1895)
Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert In den wilden Meereswogen, Und er selber still und sicher Wandelt an dem Himmelsbogen: Also wandelst du, Geliebte, Still und sicher, und es zittert Nur dein Abbild mir im Herzen, Weil mein eig'nes Herz erschüttert.
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Confirmed with Neue Gedichte von Heinrich Heine, Zehnte Auflage, Hamburg, Hoffmann und Campe, 1871, page 29.
Note: Moór's setting has a typo in the score in stanza 2, line 3, word 1 ("mir")
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 23 [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 Homer Newton Bartlett (1845 - 1920), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", op. 236, published 1911 [ high voice, piano, and violin obbligato ], also set in English [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Joseph Beer (1851 - 1908), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", op. 4 (Drei Lieder und Gesänge mit Pianoforte) no. a, published [1874] [ voice and piano ], Wien: V. Kratochwill ; Leipzig: R. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nicolae Bretan (1887 - 1968), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", published 198-? [ medium voice and piano ], from Lieder zu Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Nikolaus Lenau, Rainer Maria Rilke, also set in English, also set in Romanian (Română) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Guido, Freiherr von Bülow (1830 - 1894), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", op. 1 (Sechs Gedichte von Heine und Sternau) no. 2, published 1853 [ soprano or tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by George Howard Clutsam (1866 - 1951), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", op. 1 (Six Songs) no. 1, published 1891 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Berthold Damcke (1812 - 1875), "Das Abbild", op. 11 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 3, published 1838 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich (1850 - 1900), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", H. 165 (1872), missing [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Wie des Mondes Abbild", op. 6 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 2, published 1846 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]
- by W. Gollmick , "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philip Herschkowitz (1906 - 1989), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", 1932 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", op. 20 (Zwölf Lieder), Heft 1 no. 2, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Kowalski (1882 - 1956), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", 1937, from Fünf Heine-Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolph Bernhard Marx (1795 - 1866), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", op. 14 (Ein Frühlingsspiel in drei mal drei Gedichten), Heft 2 no. 3, published 1845 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Emanuel Moór (1863 - 1931), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", op. 13 (Sechzehn Lieder) no. 13, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott; dedicated to 'Meinem Bruder Willi' ('My brother Willi') [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Siegfried Ochs (1858 - 1929), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für 1 Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
- by August von Othegraven (1864 - 1946), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", from Liederkreis [23 Lieder], no. 21, unpublished [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mario van Overeem (1872 - 1946), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", from Neuer Frühling: 44 Lieder, no. 23 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henri Wilhelm Petri (1856 - 1914), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", op. 6 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Sulzer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Martin Plüddemann (1854 - 1897), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", published 1884 [ medium voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, München, Schmid & Janke [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sokolowsky , "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", op. 7 (Six Songs of Heine : Lieder-Album II) no. 2, published 1877 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert", 1880 [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Homer Newton Bartlett.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Nicolae Bretan.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Eugene Field (1850 - 1895) , "A Heine love song" ; composed by Graziella Ridgway Robertson.
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Frank E. Sawyer.
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- Also set in Romanian (Română), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Nicolae Bretan.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Boris Sergeyevich Maizel'.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Yakhontov (1797 - 1856) , no title ; composed by Sofya Aleksandrovna Zybina.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Just as the moon's reflection trembles", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Comme le reflet de la lune tremble", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 40
The image of the moon at night
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
The image of the moon at night All trembling in the ocean lies, But she, with calm and steadfast light, Moves proudly through the radiant skies, How like the tranquil moon thou art-- Thou fairest flower of womankind! And, look, within my fluttering heart Thy image trembling is enshrined!
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by Eugene Field (1850 - 1895), "A Heine love song" [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 Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 23
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Graziella Ridgway Robertson (1852 - ?), "Heine love song" [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 49