by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Neben mir wohnt Don Henriquez
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Neben mir wohnt Don Henriquez, Den man auch den Schönen nennet; Nachbarlich sind unsre Zimmer Nur von dünner Wand getrennet. Salamankas Damen glühen, Wenn er durch die Straßen schreitet, Sporenklirrend, schnurrbartkräuselnd, Und von Hunden stets begleitet. Doch in stiller Abendstunde Sitzt er ganz allein daheime, In den Händen die Gitarre, In der Seele süße Träume. In die Saiten greift er bebend Und beginnt zu phantasieren, - Ach! wie Katzenjammer quält mich Sein Geschnarr und Quinquilieren.
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Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 81, first published 1823-4 [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 Ina Bottelier (b. 1943), "Neben mir wohnt", 1987, published 1989 [ soprano, piano (or harpsichord), and contrabass (or cello) ], from Gedanken zu Die Heimkehr, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Yehezkel Braun (b. 1922), "Don Henriquez", 2006, published 2006 [ baritone and piano ], from Spätlese aus Heinrich Heines Gedichte, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Freudenthal (1805 - 1874), "Don Henriquez", from Lieder, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerald M. Ginsburg (b. 1933), "Ein doppelt Leben", 2001, published 2003, from Aus Schmerzen zu Lieder, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Swan Hennessy (1866 - 1929), "Neben mir wohnt Don Henriquez", op. 42 (Trois chansons espagnoles) no. 3, published 1923 [ medium voice and piano ], note: also set in French [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Neben mir wohnt Don Henriquez", 1947, first performed 1992 [ tenor and piano ], from Drei Lieder nach Texten von Heine für Tenor und Klavier, no. 2, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by F. Nöel , "Don Henriquez", from Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Don Henriquez", alternate title: "Der Nachbar", op. 41 (Ironische Lieder von H. Heine) no. 4, published 1851 [ voice and piano ], from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 81 [sung text checked 1 time]
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) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 74
Mon voisin est Don Henriquez
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Mon voisin est Don Henriquez, qu'on nomme le Magnifiquе; nos chambres sont porte à porte. Seule une cloison les sépare. Les dames de Salamanca, lorsque par les rues il passe, retroussant ses belles moustaches. Le regardent tout émues. Mais le soir tout seul chez lui, s'accompagnant de sa guitare il improvise des chansons. L'âme remplie de doux songes A-vec rage il pince et gratte dans sa ferveur poétique ! Au Diable sa musique qui fait mal comme la colique
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 81, first published 1823-4
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Swan Hennessy (1866 - 1929), "Mon voisin est Don Henriquez", op. 42 (Trois chansons espagnoles) no. 3, published 1923 [ voice and piano ], Paris : Max Eschig [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-07-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 78