by
Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Der bleiche Heinrich ging vorbei
Language: German (Deutsch)
Der bleiche Heinrich ging vorbei,
Schön Hedwig lag am Fenster.
Sie sprach halblaut: »Gott steh mir bei,
Der unten schaut bleich wie Gespenster!«
Der unten erhebt sein Aug in die Höh,
Hinschmachtend nach Hedewigs Fenster.
Schön Hedwig ergriff es wie Liebesweh,
Auch sie ward bleich wie Gespenster.
Schön Hedwig stand nun mit Liebesharm
Tagtäglich lauernd am Fenster.
Bald aber lag sie in Heinrichs Arm,
Allnächtlich zur Zeit der Gespenster.
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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 Gerard Bunk (1888 - 1958), "Die Fensterschau", op. 24 (Acht Lieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine) no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich (1850 - 1900), "Der bleiche Heinrich", alternate title: "Fensterschau", H. 227 no. 8 (1876), from Neue Lieder, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Knut Håkanson (1887 - 1929), "Die Fensterschau", 1907 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bo Holten (b. 1948), no title, 1985-1986, published 1986, first performed 1986 [ voice, flute, clarinet, guitar, and percussion ], from Pastell-Bilder, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Andreas Kleinert (b. 1957), "Die Fensterschau", published c1983 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Harry Mayer (1913 - 1983), "Die Fensterschau", published 1979 [ high voice and piano ], from Vier liederen op gedichten van Heinrich Heine, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Gustav Sabbath (b. 1826), "Die Fensterschau", op. 6 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "À la fenêtre", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 69
À la fenêtre
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Henri, tout pâle, passait devant la fenêtre
Où se tenait la belle Edwige.
Elle dit à mi-voix :« que Dieu soit avec moi,
Celui-là en-bas est blême comme un fantôme! »
L'homme en-bas leva les yeux vers le haut,
Languissamment, vers la fenêtre d'Edwige.
La belle Edwige fut prise comme d'une peine d'amour,
Elle aussi devint blême comme un fantôme.
La belle Edwige a maintenant le mal d'amour
Et tous les jours elle guette à sa fenêtre.
Mais bientôt elle sera couchée dans les bras d'Henri,
Toutes les nuits, à l'heure des fantômes.
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