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Mein Liebchen, wir sassen beisammen

Language: German

Mein Liebchen, wir sassen beisammen,
Traulich im leichten Kahn.
Die Nacht war still, und wir schwammen
Auf weiter Wasserbahn.

Die Geisterinsel, die schöne,
Lag dämm'rig im Mondenglanz;
Dort klangen liebe Töne,
Dort wogte der Nebeltanz.

Dort klang es lieb und lieber,
Und wogt' es hin und her;
Wir aber schwammen vorüber,
Trostlos auf weitem Meer.



Translation(s): FRE ENG ENG FRE ENG FRE FIN ITA CAT

Authorship

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

Set in English, a translation by Frederick W. Bancroft , title unknown CAT ITA FRE FIN FRE [text unavailable] Set in French, a translation by P. R. Hirsch , title unknown CAT ENG ITA FIN ENG and by Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz (1864-1955) , title unknown CAT ENG ITA FIN ENG Set in English, a translation by James Thomson (1834-1882) , "Mein Liebchen, wir sassen beisammen", from Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, p. 71, published 1887 CAT ITA FRE FIN FRE Set in French, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , title unknown CAT ENG ITA FIN ENG [text unavailable]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
    * FRE French (Charles Beltjens) , title unknown, published 1827
    * ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "My darling, we sat together", copyright ©
    * FIN Finnish (Erkki Pullinen) , title unknown, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
    * ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Amore mio, sedevamo insieme", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
    * CAT Catalan (Salvador Pila) , "Estimada, seiem tots dos ensems", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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

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