Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen

Ich stand in [dunkeln]1 Träumen
und [starrte]2 ihr Bildnis an,
und das geliebte Antlitz
Heimlich zu leben begann.
 
Um ihre Lippen zog sich
Ein Lächeln wunderbar,
Und wie von Wehmutstränen
Erglänzte ihr Augenpaar.
 
Auch meine Tränen flossen
Mir von den Wangen herab - 
Und ach, ich kann's nicht glauben,
Daß ich dich verloren hab!

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¹ sometimes given as "dunklen"
² Grieg: "starr't"

Authorship

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 23

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Károly Aggházy (1855-1918) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 31 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3.
by Akhilles Nikolayevich Alferaki (1846-1919) , "Ihr Bildnis", op. 18 (Quatre mélodies) no. 1.
by Friedrich Angermann (-1856) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 2 (Drei Gedichte von Heine) no. 3. [alto and piano]
by (George Efraim) Fritz Arlberg (1830-1896) , "Vision", op. 14 (Vier Lieder) no. 2, published 1885.
by Valborg Aulin (1860-1928) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 9 (Fyra sånger ur Heines "Buch der Lieder") no. 2.
by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867-1944) , "Allein!", op. 35 (Four songs) no. 2, published 1897.
by C. Becker , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 29 (Lieder) no. 2.
by Rafael Behn , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 6 (Sechs Lieder), Heft 1 no. 2.
by R. Benyovszky , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", from Vier Lieder, no. 2.
by Wilhelm Reinhard Berger (1861-1911) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 3 (Vier Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1880 [voice and piano], Bremen, Praeger & Meier
by L. Bibl , "Traumbild", from Lieder, no. 4.
by Sigizmund Mikhailovich Blumenfel'd (1852-1920) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder) no. 2, published 1887.
by Heinrich Böie (1825-1879) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 6 (Vier Gedichte von H. Heine) no. 1.
by János Bókay (1858-) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", published 1925, from Heine-dalok, no. 7.
by Leon Carolus Bouman (1852-1919) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 1 (Drei Lieder) no. 2.
by (Karl Friedrich) Gustav Brah-Müller (1839-1878) , "Ihr Bild", op. 14 (Drei Lieder) no. 3.
by Ingeborg (Starck) Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840-1913) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 25 (Drei Lieder) no. 3, published 1902.
by Theodor Bungard-Wasem (1866-1932) , "Ihr Bild", op. 13 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4.
by Karl Collan (1828-1871) , "Ihr Bildnis"
by G. A. Demidov , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen"
by Otto Johann Anton Dütsch (1823-1863) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen"
by Johann Wolfgang von Ehrenstein (?-1870) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 3 (Album-Blätter) no. 6b, from Zwei Lieder, no. 2.
by Ludwig von Erlanger (1862-) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 21 (Acht Gedichte von Heinrich Heine), Heft 1 no. 2.
by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich (1850-1900) , "Ihr Bild", H. 86 (1867).
by Carl Theodor Flodin (1858-1925) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", from Lieder, no. 4.
by Adolph Martin Foerster (1854-1927) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen"
by Rudolf Gernlein (fl. c1836) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", from Romanzen- und Liederkranz, no. 5.
by Georg Geyger , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 2 (Drei Gedichte von H. Heine) no. 1.
by Rich. Grelling , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 4 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1875 [voice and piano], Berlin, Paez
by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 2 (Vier Lieder) no. 3 (1861), published 1863, rev. 1883.
by F. Griessheim (born v. d. Asseburg) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen"
by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818-1896) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 11 (Sechs Lieder für Alt oder Bariton) no. 3, published 1846 [alto or baritone and piano], Berlin, Schlesinger
by F. B. Hamma , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 24 (Lieder) no. 2.
by Ludwig Hartmann (1836-1910) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 6 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5.
by Carl Hauer (1828-1892) , "Ihr Bild", from Drei Lieder, no. 2.
by J. Heinemann , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder und Gesänge : Aus den Liedern der "Heimkehr") no. 2. [soprano or tenor and piano]
by Arthur Heinrich (1877-) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", from Lieder, no. 5.
by Alfred Heller (1931-) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", 1957, published c1988.
by Marie Hinrichs (1828-1891) , "Ihr Bild", op. 1 (Neun Gesänge) no. 2, published 1846.
by Joseph Huber (1837-1886) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", from Vier Lieder, no. 1.
by Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns (1809-1888) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 48 (Drei zweistimmige Lieder) no. 1, published 1866. [alto, bass (or mezzo-soprano, baritone), and piano]
by Georg(e) Joseph Japha (1835-1892) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen" [soprano or tenor and piano], from Vier Lieder, no. 4.
by (Edvard) Armas Järnefelt (1869-1958) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen" [voice and piano]
by Gustav Jensen (1843-1895) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 21 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte.) no. 3, published 1885 [medium voice and piano], Berlin, Ries & Erler
by Helene Kempner , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 2.
by Wilhelm Kienzl (1857-1941) , "Traumesahnung", op. 18 no. 6, published 1881 [medium voice and piano], from Geliebt--Vergessen : Liederzyklus, no. 6.
by Thomas Hague Kinsey (1858-?) , "Ihr Bild"
by Henning Karl Adam von Koss (1855-1913) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 1 (Sieben Lieder) no. 6, published 1879 [voice and piano], Halle, Karmrodt
by Heinz Kratochwil (1933-1995) , "Ich stand in dunklen Träumen", op. 1a (Fünf Lieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine) no. 3 (1952).
by Franz Krežma (1862-1881) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", 1877.
by Franz Paul Lachner (1803-1890) , "Ihr Bildnis", op. 33, Heft 3 no. 3, from Sängerfahrt : sechzehn Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, no. 14.
by Julius Lammers (1829-1888) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 9 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 4. [mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano]
by J. Leavitt , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1891 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel
by Leopold Lenz (1803-1862) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 40 (Vier Gedichte von H. Heine) no. 3. [low soprano or baritone and piano]
by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844-1918) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 10 (Vier Lieder) no. 3.
by Mary Murray Lindner , "Traumbild", published 1878.
by Ernst Löwenberg , "Ihr Bild"
by Johann Jakob Mendel (1809-1881) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 15 (Lieder) no. 2.
by Johann Heinrich Conrad Molck (1825-1889) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 44 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2.
by S. Morosov , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen"
by Heinrich Neal (1870-?) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 21 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4.
by Victor Ernst Nessler (1841-1890) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 46 (Lieder) no. 6.
by Ernst Otto Nodnagel (1870-1909) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 21 (Fünf lyrische Rezitative) no. 4.
by Younghi Pagh-Paan (1945-) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", 1997. [speaker (mezzo-soprano or baritone), flute, and viola]
by Hermann Theobald Petschke (1806-1888) , "Ihr Bild", op. 6 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 3.
by R. A. Pfennig , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", in Gesangskompositionen, Heft 1, no. 5
by Carl Piutti (1846-1902) , "Ihr Bild", op. 7 (Sieben Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 7, published 1879 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Kahnt
by F. L. von Plessen , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 56 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2.
by Gottfried Preyer (1807-1901) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 6 (Lieder) no. 2.
by Heinrich Proch (1809-1878) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 182.
by Rudolf Radecke (1829-1893) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 11 (Vier Lieder) no. 1. [low voice and piano]
by Carl Alexander Raida (1852-1923) , "Verloren!", op. 144 no. 4, published 1900 [voice and piano], from Eine Liebesmähr in vier Liedern für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, München, Prôfit
by Martin Roeder (1851-1895) , "Traumbild", published 1892, note: also set in English
by Jakob Rosenhain (1813-1894) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 40 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 5.
by Arthur Rosenstein , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", published 1911, from Seven songs, no. 5, note: also set in English
by G. Scheller , "Ihr Bild", op. 3 (Vier Lieder) no. 2.
by Gustav Schmidt (1816-1882) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5.
by Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) , "Ihr Bild", D. 957 no. 9 (1828), published 1829, from Schwanengesang, no. 9.
by Edwin Schultz (1827-1907) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 18 (Drei Lieder) no. 3. [low voice and piano]
by Clara Schumann, née Wieck (1819-1896) , "Ihr Bildnis", op. 13 no. 1 (1840-3), published 1844 [voice and piano], from Sechs Lieder, no. 1.
by (Johan Gustaf) Emil Sjögren (1853-1918) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen"
by Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky (1830-1892) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 6 (Drei Gedichte von H. Heine) no. 2.
by Arthur Smolian (1856-1911) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", from Irene : vier Gesänge der Erinnerung, no. 4.
by Julius Salomon Sulzer (1834-1891) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen"
by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811-1891) , "Vor ihrem Bildniss", op. 17 no. 9, published 1880 [voice and piano], from Sang der Liebe. Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 9, Berlin, Schlesinger
by L. Trost , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen"
by Marie Vanden Heuvel , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", published 1926, from Heine-Idyllen, no. 6.
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883) , "Ihr Bild", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 23.
by Henri Viotta (1848-1933) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", published 1872, from Fünf Lieder, no. 4.
by Charles Voss (1815-1882) , "Lied", op. 53 (Vier Lieder) no. 2.
by Bernard Wagenaar (1894-1971) , no title, published 1926, from Three songs, no. 3, note: also set in English
by Johannes Wendel , "Ihr Bild", op. 4 (Vier Lieder) no. 3.
by Alexander Winterberger (1834-1914) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 11 (Zehn Gesänge) no. 3. [voice and piano]
by Gotthard Wöhler , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 11 (Eine Dichterliebe : Liedergemälde) no. 8.
by Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", 1878, from Liederstrauß : Sieben Gedichte aus dem Buch der Lieder von Heinrich Heine, no. 2.
by Gerhard Wuensch , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 78b (Five German Songs) no. 1, published 1979? [baritone and piano]

by Valentin Alekseyevich Makarov (1908-1952?) , "Ob"jatyj tumannymi snami"

by John Joseph Becker (1886-1961) , no title, 1925, from Heine Song Cycle, no. 8.

by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) , "I scanned her picture, dreaming", 1896-1900, published 1985?

by Joseph Leopold Roeckel (1838-1923) , "Alone I stood at midnight", op. 13 (Five songs) no. 1.

by Martin Roeder (1851-1895) , "Night thought", 1892, note: also set in German

by Arthur Rosenstein , no title, published 1911, from Seven songs, no. 5, note: also set in German

by Bernard Wagenaar (1894-1971) , "I stood in dreams of darkness", published 1926, from Three songs, no. 3, note: also set in German

NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Hennes bilde", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (David Kenneth Smith) , "I stood in darkened daydreams", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (unknown or anonymous translator) , "Su retrato"
DUT Dutch [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Haar beeld", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Immagine di lei", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Guy Laffaille) , "Dans des rêves sombres", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , title unknown, from Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, published 1881
FRE French (Pierre Mathé) , "J'étais plongé en de sombres rêveries", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Erkki Pullinen) , "Hänen kuvansa", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
KOR Korean [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "그녀 모습", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CAT Catalan (Salvador Pila) , "Estava immers en obscures vagueries", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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I stood in darkened daydreams

 I stood in darkened daydreams
 and stared at her portrait long
 as that beloved face was
 secretly coming to life.
 
 Around her lips there blossomed
 a wondrous laughing smile,
 and melancholy teardrops -
 they glittered in her fair eyes.
 
 Likewise my teardrops welled up
 and flowed down mournful cheeks
 alas, I can't believe it,
 that I am deprived of you!

Authorship

Translation from German to English copyright © 1996 by David Kenneth Smith, dksmith (AT) geneva.edu, http://www.geneva.edu/~dksmith/clara/schumann.html, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. Please contact the copyright-holder(s) when requesting permission to reprint and be sure to give proper credit.

a text in German by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 23 CAT NOR DUT RUS ITA FRE FIN SPA KOR

Text added to the website: 2003-10-13.