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Mein Herz ist schwer, mein Auge wacht, Der Wind fährt seufzend durch die Nacht; Die Wipfel rauschen weit und breit, Sie rauschen von vergangner Zeit. Sie rauschen von vergangner Zeit, Von großen Glück und Herzeleid, Vom Schloß und von der Jungfrau drin - Wo ist das alles, alles hin? Wo ist das alles, alles hin, Leid, Lieb' und Lust und Jugendsinn? Der Wind fährt seufzend durch die Nacht, Mein Herz ist schwer, mein Auge wacht.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), appears in Spätherbstblätter, in Lieder aus alter und neuer Zeit, no. 16 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 94 (Fünf Lieder für 1 tiefe Stimme -- für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 (1883/4), published 1884 [ low voice or high voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl August Heymann-Rheineck (1854 - 1922), "Mein Herz ist schwer", op. 12 (Acht Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 6, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Maria) Anna Stubenberg, Gräfin (1821 - 1912), "Mein Herz ist schwer, mein Auge wacht", op. 70, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Kratochwill [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Mijn hart is zwaar", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "My heart is heavy", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 74
My heart is heavy, my eyes are awake, the wind goes sighing through the night. The treetops rustle back and forth; they whisper of times gone by. They whisper of times gone by, of great happiness and heartache, of the castle and the maidens inside - where has all of it gone? Where has all of it gone? sorrow, love and joy, and youthful thoughts? The wind goes sighing through the night, My heart is heavy, my eyes are awake.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust, (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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), appears in Spätherbstblätter, in Lieder aus alter und neuer Zeit, no. 16
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 79