by
Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Der Brief, den du geschrieben
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG FRE
Der Brief, den du geschrieben,
Er macht mich gar nicht bang;
Du willst mich nicht mehr lieben,
Aber dein Brief ist lang.
Zwölf Seiten, eng und zierlich!
Ein kleines Manuskript!
Man schreibt nicht so ausführlich,
Wenn man den Abschied gibt.
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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 Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Der Brief", 1921 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by ?, Bopp von Oberstadt, Gräfin , "Der Brief, den du geschrieben", op. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Aleksandr Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (1864 - 1956), "Im Briefe", published 1902, from Zwölf Romanzen, no. 10, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Der Brief, den du geschrieben", 1994-5, published c1998 [ tenor and piano ], from Ein Liederbuch nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Abteilung II, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Hermann Krigar (1819 - 1880), "Der Brief, den du geschrieben", op. 22 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benjamin Lambord (1879 - 1915), "Der Brief, den du geschrieben", op. 2 (Six tenor songs from Heinrich Heine) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mario van Overeem (1872 - 1946), "Der Brief, den du geschrieben", from Neuer Frühling: 44 Lieder, no. 34 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Kaspar Roeseling (1894 - 1960), "Der Brief, den du geschrieben", c1947, from Vier Chansons, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942) , no title ; composed by Aleksandr Tikhonovich Gretchaninov.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-10-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 40
La lettre que tu m'as écrite
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
La lettre que tu m'as écrite,
Je n'en ai point peur ;
Tu ne veux plus m'aimer,
Mais ta lettre est longue.
Douze pages, fines et serrées !
Un petit manuscrit !
On n'écrit pas avec tant de détails
Quand on donne congé.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 40