Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe

Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe,
Schattenleben, wunderbar!
Glaubst du Närrin, alles bliebe
Unverändert ewig wahr?

Was wir leiblich fest besessen
Schwindet hin wie Träumerein;
Und die Herzen, die vergessen,
Und die Augen schlafen ein.

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Seraphine, no. 9

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

by Nicolae Bretan (1887-1968) , "Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe", op. 45 (1929), stanza 1, also set in English, also set in Romanian
by Richard Farber (1945-) , "Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe", 2006, published 2006 [tenor and piano], from Seraphine, no. 9.
by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich (1850-1900) , "Schattenküsse", H. 170 no. 8 (1872), from Neun Gedichte von Heine, no. 8, missing
by Don Forsythe (1932-) , "Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe", 2007, published c2007-8 [high voice and piano], from Verschiedene : vol. 1, Seraphine-Hortense, no. 9.
by Gerald M. Ginsburg (1932-) , "Schattenküsse", 2002, published c2003, from Aus Schmerzen zu Lieder, no. 29.
by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818-1896) , "Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe", op. 27 (Lieder), Heft 2 no. 3.
by Oswald Horlacher , "Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6.
by Leonard Jordan Lehrman (1949-) , "Schattenküsse, Schattenliebe", op. 185 (2007), published 2007, first performed 2007. [tenor and piano], also set in English
by Stuart Moffat (1953-) , "Seraphine", 1971. [soprano and piano]

by Nicolae Bretan (1887-1968) , "Umbre-s doar sarut, iubire", published 198-? [medium voice and piano], from Lieder zu Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Nikolaus Lenau, Rainer Maria Rilke, no. ?, also set in German, also set in English

by Frank Bridge (1879-1941) , "All things that we clasp", op. 45, stanza 2.
by Ernest Bristow Farrar (1885-1918) , "A dirge", op. 2 (Song of memory) no. 1, first performed 1909, stanza 2. [soprano and piano]
by Leonard Jordan Lehrman (1949-) , "Shadow love", op. 185 (2007), published 2007, first performed 2007. [tenor and piano], also set in German

by Nicolae Bretan (1887-1968) , "Shadow kisses, shadow love", published 198-? [medium voice and piano], from Lieder zu Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Nikolaus Lenau, Rainer Maria Rilke, no. ?, also set in German, also set in Romanian

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Shadow‑love and shadow‑kisses

Shadow-love and shadow-kisses,
Life of shadows, wondrous strange!
Shall all hours be sweet as this is,
Silly darling, safe from change?

All things that we clasp and cherish
Pass like dreams we may not keep;
Human hearts forget and perish,
Human eyes must fall asleep.

by Emma Lazarus (1849-1887) , from Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine

a text in German by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Seraphine, no. 9

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

by Frank Bridge (1879-1941) , "All things that we clasp", op. 45, stanza 2.
by Ernest Bristow Farrar (1885-1918) , "A dirge", op. 2 (Song of memory) no. 1, first performed 1909, stanza 2. [soprano and piano]
by Leonard Jordan Lehrman (1949-) , "Shadow love", op. 185 (2007), published 2007, first performed 2007. [tenor and piano], also set in German

Date added to the website: 2003-11-05.