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Schlaflose Nacht, der Regen rauscht, Sehr wach ist mir das Herz und lauscht Zurück bald nach vergangnen Zeiten, Bald horcht es, wie die künftgen schreiten. O Herz, dein Lauschen ist nicht gut; Sei ewig, Herz, und hochgemut! Da hinten ruft so manche Klage, Und vorwärts zittert manche Frage. Wohlan! was sterblich war, sei tot! Naht Sturm! wohlan! - wie einst das Boot Mit Christus Stürme nicht zerschellten, So ruht in dir der Herr der Welten.
Authorship:
- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Mein Herz", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Zweites Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte [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 Carl Banck (1809 - 1889), "Mein Herz ", op. 69 (Dichtungen von Lenau, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 7, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Mein Herz", op. 70 no. 3 (1954-5) [ medium voice and orchestra ], from Nachhall: Liederfolge nach Gedichten von Nikolaus Lenau und Matthias Claudius, no. 3, Wien: Universal Edition [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Mein Herz", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder) no. 5 (1903-5), published 1910 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Palmer) , "My heart", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Mon cœur", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-09-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 75
A sleepless night, the rain is pattering, My heart is wide awake and listening Half back to ages past, Half to the tread of future ages. O heart, your listening is not good; Be everlasting, heart, and cheerful! For behind us, so many laments are calling, And before us, many a question is quivering. So be it! let your mortal part die! A storm approaches! so be it! -- just as once the boat With Christ aboard wasn't shattered by storms, So the lord of the universe resides within you.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2006 by Peter Palmer, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Mein Herz", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Zweites Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte
This text was added to the website: 2009-03-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 89