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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Ich glaub nicht an den Himmel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich glaub nicht an den Himmel,
Wovon das Pfäfflein spricht;
Ich glaub nur an dein Auge,
Das ist mein Himmelslicht.

Ich glaub nicht an den Herrgott,
Wovon das Pfäfflein spricht;
Ich glaub nur an dein Herze,
'nen andern Gott hab ich nicht.

Ich glaub nicht an den Bösen,
An Höll und Höllenschmerz;
Ich glaub nur an dein Auge,
Und an dein böses Herz.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Nachgelesene Gedichte 1812-1827, no. 41 [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 Caspar René Hirschfeld (b. 1965), "Kleines Bekenntnis", op. 68 (Deutsche Lieder : Buch II für Gesang und Klavier) no. 15, published c2003 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Marc Simon , "Ich glaub' nicht", published c1990 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Korstiaan Stougie (1908 - 1988), "Ich glaub nicht", op. 1 (124 liederen : 1925-1969) no. 100 (1947) [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Basque (Euskara), a translation by Arregui ; composed by Pablo Sorozábal.
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This text was added to the website: 2008-11-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

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