Mon cœur est vide | Mon cœur est vide

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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Mein Herz ist leer

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Mein Herz ist leer,
Ich liebe dich 
nicht mehr.

Erfülle mich!
Ich rufe bitterlich 
nach dir.

Im Traume zeig 
dich mir
und neig 
dich zu mir her!

Erfülle mich
mit dir 
auf ewiglich!

Ich trag's nicht mehr. --
Ich liebe dich 
zu sehr.

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Text Authorship:

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Nachlese zu ein Sommer [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 Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Mein Herz ist leer", op. 60 no. 1, from Lieder der Liebe I, no. 1, also set in Finnish (Suomi) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Gerhard Wohlgemuth (1920 - 2001), "Mein Herz ist leer" [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in Finnish (Suomi), a translation by V. Arti (Kaarlo Väinö Valve) (1885 - 1963) ; composed by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "My heart is empty", copyright © 2016
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Mon cœur est vide", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 42

Mon cœur est vide

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Mon cœur est vide
Je ne t'aime
plus.

Comble-moi !
Je t'appelle
amèrement.

En rêve montre-toi
à moi
et penche-toi
vers moi, ici !

Comble-moi
de toi
pour l'éternité !

Je ne le supporte plus. --
Je t'aime
trop.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 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 Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Nachlese zu ein Sommer
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This text was added to the website: 2012-09-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 35