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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Da droben auf jenem Berge

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Da droben auf jenem Berge,
Da steht ein feines Schloß,
Da wohnen drei schöne Fräulein,
Von denen ich Liebe genoß.

Sonnabend küßte mich Jette,
Und Sonntag die Julia,
Und Montag die Kunigunde,
Die hat mich erdrückt beinah.

Doch Dienstag war eine Fete
Bei meinen drei Fräulein im Schloß;
Die Nachbarschafts-Herren und Damen,
Die kamen zu Wagen und Roß.

Ich aber war nicht geladen,
Und das habt ihr dumm gemacht!
Die zischelnden Muhmen und Basen,
Die merktens und haben gelacht.

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Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 15 [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 Gerald M. Ginsburg (b. 1933), "Eine Fete", 2001, published c2003, from Aus Schmerzen zu Lieder, no. 12 [sung text not yet checked]
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Drei Fräulein", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 15 [sung text not yet checked]

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) , "Là-haut sur cette montagne", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

Là‑haut sur cette montagne

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Là-haut sur cette montagne
S'élève un élégant château,
Là vivent trois belles demoiselles,
Desquelles je goûte l'amour.

Samedi soir Jette m'embrassait,
Et dimanche, Julia,
Et lundi Cunégonde,
Qui m'a presque écrasé.

Cependant mardi il y avait fête
Au château, chez mes trois demoiselles;
Les messieurs et dames du voisinage
Y vinrent en voiture et à cheval.

Mais je n'étais pas invité,
Et cela les a abasourdis!
Les tantes et cousins cancaniers
L'ont remarqué et en ont ri.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 15
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This text was added to the website: 2009-04-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 77