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Weil ich dich liebe, muß ich fliehend Dein Antlitz meiden - zürne nicht. Wie paßt dein Antlitz, schön und blühend, Zu meinem traurigen Gesicht! Weil ich dich liebe, wird so bläßlich, So elend mager mein Gesicht - Du fändest mich am Ende häßlich - Ich will dich meiden - zürne nicht.
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Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 21 [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 Nicolae Bretan (1887 - 1968), "Weil ich dich liebe" [ medium voice and piano ], from Lieder zu Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Nikolaus Lenau, Rainer Maria Rilke, also set in English, also set in Romanian (Română) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Dessau (1894 - 1979), "Neuer Frühling", 1976 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henry Kimball Hadley (1871 - 1937), "Weil ich so lieb dich habe", 1898 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Siegfried Meinardus (1827 - 1896), "Weil ich dich liebe", op. 15 (Lieder und Gesänge: Duette), Heft 1 no. 3, published 1860 [ vocal duet with piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mario Van Overeem , "Weil ich dich liebe, muß ich fliehend", from Neuer Frühling: 44 Lieder, no. 21 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Romanian (Română), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Nicolae Bretan.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Parce que je t'aime, il faut qu'en fuyant", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-04-12
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Parce que je t'aime, il faut qu'en fuyant J'évite ton visage -- ne m'en veux pas. Comment ton visage, si éclatant et si beau Irait-il avec ma si triste figure ! Parce que je t'aime, ma figure devient Blême, misérable et émacié -- À la fin tu me trouverais hideux -- Je veux t'éviter, ne m'en veux pas.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 21
This text was added to the website: 2011-02-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 55