by
Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Mir träumte wieder der alte Traum
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG FRE
Mir träumte wieder der alte Traum:
Es war eine Nacht im Maie,
Wir saßen unter dem Lindenbaum,
Und schwuren uns ewige Treue.
Das war ein Schwören und Schwören aufs neu,
Ein Kichern, ein Kosen, ein Küssen;
Daß ich gedenk des Schwures sei,
Hast du in die Hand mich gebissen.
O Liebchen mit den Äuglein klar!
O Liebchen schön und bissig!
Das Schwören in der Ordnung war,
Das Beißen war überflüssig.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 156.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Andre Asriel (b. 1922), "Treue", 1948-1975 [ voice and guitar ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by J. Breiler , "Mir träumte wieder der alte Traum" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernhard Conradi , "Mir träumte wieder der alte Traum", op. 5 (Vier Lieder für eine mittlere Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1874 [ medium voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Don Forsythe (1932 - 2015), "Mir träumte wieder der alte Traum", published c2004-5 [ low voice and piano ], from Eine Dichtererzählung - Herbstzyklus, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Hermann Meyer (1905 - 1988), "Mir träumte wieder der alte Traum" [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Portuguese (Português), a translation by Alberto Nepomuceno (1864 - 1920) ; composed by Alberto Nepomuceno.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Iain Sneddon) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 52, first published 1827
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Pierre Mathé
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2007-06-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 70
I dreamed the old dream again
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
I dreamed the old dream again:
It was a May night,
We sat under the linden tree
And swore to be eternally true.
There were vows and new vows,
A giggle, a caress, a kiss;
And, so that I might remember the oath,
You bit my hand.
O, my clear-eyed sweetheart!
O, my beautiful and fierce darling!
The vows were in order,
The biting was unnecessary.
About the headline (FAQ)
Translations of title(s):
"Mir träumte wieder der alte Traum" = "I dreamed the old dream again"
"Treue" = "Faithful"
Text Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2023-01-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 66
