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Ich hab' ein glühend Messer, Ein Messer in meiner Brust, O weh! Das schneid't so tief In jede Freud' und jede Lust. Ach, was ist das für ein böser Gast! Nimmer hält er Ruh', nimmer hält er Rast, Nicht bei Tag, noch bei Nacht, wenn ich schlief. O Weh! Wenn ich in dem Himmel seh', Seh' ich zwei blaue Augen stehn. O Weh! Wenn ich im gelben Felde geh', Seh' ich von fern das blonde Haar Im Winde wehn. O Weh! Wenn ich aus dem Traum auffahr' Und höre klingen ihr silbern' Lachen, O Weh! Ich wollt', ich läg auf der schwarzen Bahr', Könnt' nimmer die Augen aufmachen!
Authorship:
- by Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) [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 Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911), "Ich hab' ein glühend Messer", 1883-5, published 1897 [low voice and orchestra], from Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, no. 3, Leipzig, Weinberger [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Tinc una daga candent", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "I have a red-hot knife", copyright ©
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Ho un coltello incandescente", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Paulo Albuquerque de Noronha) , "Eu tenho uma faca incandescente", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 19
Word count: 108
J'ai un couteau à la lame brûlante, Un couteau dans ma poitrine. Hélas ! Il s'enfonce si profond dans toute joie et tout plaisir. Ah, quel hôte terrible il est ! Jamais il ne se repose, jamais il ne fait de pause, Ni le jour, ni la nuit, quand je voudrais dormir. Hélas ! Quand je regarde vers le ciel, je vois deux yeux bleus ! Hélas ! Quand je marche dans le champ doré, je vois au loin ses cheveux blonds flottant dans le vent ! Hélas ! Quand je me réveille d'un rêve et que j'entends son rire argenté sonner, Hélas ! Je voudrais être allongé sur le catafalque noir, et jamais, jamais rouvrir les yeux !
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-20
Line count: 19
Word count: 119