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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

«Mondscheintrunkne Lindenblüten
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
«Mondscheintrunkne Lindenblüten,
Sie ergießen ihre Düfte,
Und von Nachtigallenliedern
Sind erfüllet Laub und Lüfte.

Lieblich läßt es sich, Geliebter,
Unter dieser Linde sitzen,
Wenn die goldnen Mondeslichter
Durch des Baumes Blätter blitzen.

Sieh dies Lindenblatt! du wirst es
Wie ein Herz gestaltet finden;
Darum sitzen die Verliebten
Auch am liebsten unter Linden.

Doch du lächelst; wie verloren
In entfernten Sehnsuchtträumen -
Sprich, Geliebter, welche Wünsche
Dir im lieben Herzen keimen?»

Ach, ich will es dir, Geliebte,
Gern bekennen, ach, ich möchte,
Daß ein kalter Nordwind plötzlich
Weißes Schneegestöber brächte;

Und daß wir, mit Pelz bedecket
Und im buntgeschmückten Schlitten,
Schellenklingelnd, peitschenknallend,
Über Fluß und Fluren glitten.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 31 [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 Mario van Overeem (1872 - 1946), "Mondscheintrunkne Lindenblüten", from Neuer Frühling: 44 Lieder, no. 31 [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Vil'gelm Veniaminovich Levik (1907 - 1982) , copyright © ; composed by Valery Aleksandrovich Gavrilin.
    • Go to the text. [Note: the text is not in the database yet.]

Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-04-23
Line count: 24
Word count: 105

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