by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887)
«Hat sie sich denn nie geäußert
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
«Hat sie sich denn nie geäußert Über dein verliebtes Wesen? Konntest du in ihren Augen Niemals Gegenliebe lesen? Konntest du in ihren Augen Niemals bis zur Seele dringen? Und du bist ja sonst kein Esel, Teurer Freund, in solchen Dingen.»
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Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 32 [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 Ina Bottelier (b. 1943), "Hat sie sich denn nie geäußert", 1987, published 1989 [ soprano, piano (or harpsichord), and contrabass (or cello) ], from Gedanken zu Die Heimkehr, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marlos Nobre de Almeida (b. 1939), "Hat sie sich denn nie geäußert ", op. 90 no. 4 (2000) [ baritone and piano ], from Kleine Gedichte, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Hat sie sich denn nie geäußert", from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 32 [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Was bedeuten diese Rätsel?", op. 41 (Ironische Lieder von H. Heine) no. 2
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "N'a-t-elle jamais rien dit", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-03-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 40
Did she ne'er express compassion
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
"Did she ne'er express compassion For thy tender situation? Could'st thou never in her glances Read thy love's reciprocation? "Could'st thou ne'er surprise the spirit In her bright eyes unawares? Yet thou surely art no donkey, Dearest friend, in these affairs!"
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887), appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 32
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 41