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"In meiner Brust, da sitzt ein Weh, Das will die Brust zersprengen; Und wo ich steh' und wo ich geh', Will's mich von hinnen drängen. "Es treibt mich nach der Liebsten Näh', Als könnt die Grete heilen; Doch wenn ich der ins Auge seh', Muß ich von hinnen eilen. "Ich steig' hinauf des Berges Höh', Dort ist man doch alleine; Und wenn ich still dort oben steh', Dann steh' ich still und weine."
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Confirmed with Buch der Lieder von Heinrich Heine, zweiundfünfzigste Auflage (52nd edition), Hamburg, Hoffmann und Campe, 1882, pages 52-53.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, in 4. Der arme Peter, no. 2 [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 Günther Bartel (1833 - 1866), "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", op. 16 (Vier Lieder) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by R. Berger , "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", op. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Emile Gohr (1842 - 1899), "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", from Der arme Peter, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Grund (1791 - 1874), "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", from Der arme Peter, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Al. Kern , "Liebesweh", op. 2 (Drei Gedichte für Bariton (oder Alt) mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1855 [ baritone or alto and piano ], Wien, Haslinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Klein (1802 - 1862), "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", op. 71 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge von Heine und Goethe) no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Georg Kramm (1856 - 1910), "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", op. 6 no. 1, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from Der arme Peter, no. 2, Hamburg, Jowien [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Krežma (1862 - 1881), "In meiner Brust, da sitzt ein Weh", 1878, from Der arme Peter, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Langer (1830 - 1889), "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", op. 5 (Drei Lieder) no. 3, from Der arme Peter, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Th. Laussmann , "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", op. 6 (Lieder) no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Lemcke (1812 - ?), "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", op. 2 no. 2, from Der arme Peter, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Mair (1821 - 1893), "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", op. 16 no. 2, from Der arme Peter, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eugenio di Pirani (1852 - 1939), "Der Liebsten Näh'", op. 26 no. 1, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Egon Pütz (b. 1877), "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", op. 9 (Drei Lieder) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Reisenauer (1863 - 1907), "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", op. 13 (Balladen und Romanzen) no. 2, from Der arme Peter, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludomir Różycki (1884 - 1953), "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", op. 14 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6, also set in Polish (Polski) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Albert Rubenson (1826 - 1901), "In meiner Brust, da sitzt ein Weh", from Der arme Peter (Med lust och fröjd) , no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Harriet Priscilla Sawyer , "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, Leipzig, Wild [sung text not yet checked]
- by H. R. Schröder , "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", from Fünf Lieder von H. Heine, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Johan Gustaf) Emil Sjögren (1853 - 1918), "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Der arme Peter, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johan August Söderman (1832 - 1876), "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", published 1870 [ voice and orchestra or piano ], from Der arme Peter, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Reginald Lindsey Sweet (1885 - 1950?), "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", op. 7 (Sechs ernste Lieder) no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by J. Zöhrer , "In meiner Brust da sitzt ein Weh", from Sechs Lieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Der arme Peter", op. 53 (Romanzen und Balladen für Singstimme und Klavier (Heft 3)) no. 3 (1840), published 1845 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Maurice Dufresne (d. 1953) ; composed by Tibor Harsányi.
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- Also set in Polish (Polski), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ludomir Różycki.
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- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Oscar Blom.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Arme Peter II -- Hier in mijn borst, daar zit een pijn", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Within my heart there lies an ache", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "En mon cœur, il y a un mal", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Maurice Dufresne)
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Nel mio petto c'è una pena", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 73
"Within my heart there lies an ache that will break my heart apart; wherever I stay, wherever I go, it is always pushing me onward. "It drives me to my beloved's presence, as if Grete could heal it; but when I look her in the eye, I must hurry away from there. "I climb to the heights of the mountain, for there one can be alone; and when I stay up there silently, then I stand mutely and weep."
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, in 4. Der arme Peter, no. 2
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 79