by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Der bleiche Heinrich ging vorbei
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
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:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Die Fensterschau", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, no. 12 [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 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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Line count: 12
Word count: 69