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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Wer ein Herz hat und im Herzen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wer ein Herz hat und im Herzen
Liebe trägt, ist überwunden
Schon zur Hälfte; und so lieg ich
Jetzt geknebelt und gebunden - - -

Wenn ich sterbe, wird die Zunge
Ausgeschnitten meiner Leiche;
Denn sie fürchten, redend käm ich
Wieder aus dem Schattenreiche.

Stumm verfaulen wird der Tote
In der Gruft, und nie verraten
Werd ich die an mir verübten
Lächerlichen Freveltaten.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Nachgelesene Gedichte 1845-1856, no. 61 [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 David Leonard Blake (b. 1936), "Wer ein Herz", published 1981 [high voice and instrumental ensemble (11 players)], from From the mattress grave : a cycle of twelve songs to poems by Heine, no. 11. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]
  • by David Leonard Blake (b. 1936), "Wer ein Herz", published 1978 [voice and piano], from Nine Songs, no. 8. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English [singable] (Peter Palmer) , title unknown, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-11-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 60

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