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Der Ulmenbaum, der starke Zum Himmel fröhlich ragt, Derweil in seinem Marke Tödtend der Holzwurm nagt. Ich singe frohe Lieder Von Lenz und Lustbarkeit, Sie hallen im Lande wieder. -- Mein Herz trägt heimliches Leid. Ein Brunnen quillt verborgen Aus dunklem Erdenschacht, Dess Wasser alle Sorgen Und Leiden vergessen macht. Tage und Monde schwinden, Ich suche weit und breit Und kann den Quell nicht finden. -- Mein Herz trägt heimliches Leid. Der Mai hat über die Auen Tausend Blumen gestreut. Mein Auge soll nicht schauen, Die mich am meisten freut. Ein Vogel singt im Flieder Von Minne und Hochgezeit. Sonne, wann gehst du nieder? Mein Herz trägt heimliches Leid.
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Confirmed with Spielmannslieder von Rudolf Baumbach, Leipzig, Verlag von A. G. Liebeskind, 1883, pages 82-83.
Text Authorship:
- by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Mein Herz trägt heimliches Leid", appears in Spielmannslieder [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 Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Mein Herz trägt heimliches Leid", op. 67 (Sechs Gedichte für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1897 [ medium voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Reinhold Ludwig Herman (1849 - 1919), "Heimliches Leid", op. 13 no. 4, published 1886 [ low voice and piano ], from Spielmannslieder von R. Baumbach für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Rietsch (1860 - 1927), "Mein Herz trägt heimliches Leid", published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 3, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Zois, Freiherr von Edelstein (1862 - 1924), "Heimliches Leid", copyright © 1887 [ voice and piano ], in Zois-Album. Sammlung ausgewählter Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte von Hans von Zois, Wien: Weinberger und Hofbauer [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-29
Line count: 24
Word count: 107
The elm tree, the strong one, Joyfully stretches up toward heaven, Meanwhile in its pith The woodworm gnaws fatally. I sing joyful songs Of spring and revelry, They echo through the lands. -- My heart bears secret sorrow. Concealed, a spring bubbles From out of the dark well, Whose waters make one forget All anxieties and suffering. Days and moons pass, I search far and wide And cannot find the wellspring. -- My heart bears secret sorrow. Upon the meadows, May Has strewn a thousand flowers. My eyes are destined not to see The one that most delights me. A bird sings in the lilac Of courtly love and marriage. Sun, when shall you set? My heart bears secret sorrow.
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Translations of title(s):
"Mein Herz trägt heimliches Leid" = "My heart bears secret sorrow"
"Heimliches Leid" = "Secret sorrow"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Mein Herz trägt heimliches Leid", appears in Spielmannslieder
This text was added to the website: 2020-02-03
Line count: 24
Word count: 118