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!

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 (Lieder) no. 3, published 189-?
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 R. Grelling , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 4 (Lieder) no. 2.
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) no. 3. [alto or baritone and piano]
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 Gustav Jensen (1843-1895) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 21 (Drei Lieder) no. 3, published 1885. [medium voice and piano]
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 Th. Hague Kinsey , "Ihr Bild"
by Henning Karl Adam von Koss (1855-1913) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 1 (Sieben Lieder) no. 6.
by Heinz Kratochwil (1933-1995) , "Ich stand in dunklen Träumen", op. 1a (Fünf Lieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine) no. 3 (1952).
by Franz Krezma (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) no. 1, published 1894.
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 (1896-) , "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. [speaking voice (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", from Gesangskompositionen, Heft 1, no. 5
by Carl Piutti (1846-1902) , "Ihr Bild", op. 7 (Sieben Lieder) no. 7.
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) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 144 (Eine Liebesmähr in vier Liedern) no. 4.
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 (Erwin?) 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, 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) , "Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen", op. 17 (Sang der Liebe : 12 Lieder (6. Liedersammling)), Heft 2 no. 9, published 185-? [soprano or tenor and piano]
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)
ENG English (David Kenneth Smith)
SPA Spanish (unknown or anonymous translator)
DUT Dutch [singable] (Lau Kanen)
ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato)
FRE French (Guy Laffaille)
ENG English (Emma Lazarus)
FRE French (Pierre Mathé)

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

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I gazed upon her picture

I gazed upon her picture,
Absorbed in dreams of gloom,
Till those beloved features
Began to breathe and bloom.

About her lips came wreathing
That sweet, sweet smile I knew;
The eyes were softly gleaming
With tears as fresh as dew.

And my tears sprang there also,
The dark clouds' rain was shed;
And, O my love I cannot
Believe that thou art dead.

by James Thomson (1834-1882) , from The poetical works, published 1895

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

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

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

Date added to the website: 2006-04-05.