Der wunde Ritter

Ich weiß eine alte Kunde,
Die hallet dumpf und trüb:
Ein Ritter liegt liebeswunde,
Doch treulos ist sein Lieb.

Als treulos muß er verachten
Die eigne Herzliebste sein,
Als schimpflich muß er betrachten
Die eigne Liebespein.

Er möcht in die Schranken reiten
Und rufen die Ritter zum Streit:
"Der mag sich zum Kampfe bereiten,
Wer mein Lieb eines Makels zeiht!"

Da würden wohl alle schweigen,
Nur nicht sein eigener Schmerz;
Da müßt er die Lanze neigen
Wider 's eigne klagende Herz.

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , "Der wunde Ritter", from Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, no. 13

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

by Albert, Graf Amadei , "Der wunde Ritter", op. 2 no. 2.
by Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl (1847-1907) , "Der wunde Ritter", op. 4 (Syv Sange af J. Goethe, H. Heine, E. Geibel) no. 5 (1874), published 1875. [voice and piano]
by Gerrit Jan van Eijken (1832-1879) , "Der wunde Ritter", op. 2.
by Otto Frickhoeffer (1892-1968) , "Der wunde Ritter" [voice and piano], from Lieder, no. 9.
by Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffmann (1820-1900) , "Der liebeswunde Ritter", op. 18.
by Marie Hinrichs (1828-1891) , "Eine alte Kunde", op. 1 (Neun Gesänge) no. 4.
by Philipp Jarnach (1892-1982) , "Der wunde Ritter", op. 15 no. 4.
by Sven August Körling (1842-1919) , "Der wunde Ritter"
by Franz Paul Lachner (1803-1890) , "Der wunde Ritter", op. 33, Heft 1 no. 5, from Sängerfahrt : sechzehn Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, no. 5.
by August Lindner (1820-1878) , "Der wunde Ritter", op. 30 no. 1.
by Franz Mair (1821-1893) , "Der wunde Ritter", op. 14 no. 1.
by Victor Ernst Nessler (1841-1890) , "Der wunde Ritter", op. 37 no. 1.
by Alfred Reisenauer (1863-1907) , "Der wunde Ritter", op. 13 (Balladen und Romanzen) no. 3.
by C. H. Schmidt , "Der wunde Ritter"
by Jules de Swert (1843-1891) , "Der wunde Ritter", op. 23 no. 3.
by P. Widemann , "Der wunde Ritter", op. 2 (In Majas Zauber : drei Gedichte) no. 1.
by Gotthard Wöhler , "Der wunde Ritter", op. 1 (Drei Balladen von Heine) no. 2.

by Edison Vasilyevich Denisov (1929-1996) , "Ranenyj rycar'", published 1958 [baritone and piano], from Stradanija junosti, no. 6.

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Ranenyj rycar'

Mne povest' starinnaja snitsja,
Pechal'na ona i grustna:
Ljubov'ju izmuchen rycar',
A milaja ne verna.

I dolzhen on ponevole
Prezren'em ljubimoj platit',
I muku sobstvennoj boli,
Kak nizkij pozor oshchutit'.

On mog by k brannoj potekhe
Prizvat' ves' rycarskij stan:
Puskaj oblechjotsja v dospekhi,
Kto vidit v miloj iz"jan!

On vsekh mog zastavit' molchat',
No ne chuvstvo svojo;
I v serdce prishlos' by napravit',
V svojo zhe serdce, kop'jo.

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Note on Transliteration

by Wilhelm Aleksandrovich Sorgenfrei (1882-1938)

a text in German by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , "Der wunde Ritter", from Buch der Lieder, in Junge Leiden, in Romanzen, no. 13

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

by Edison Vasilyevich Denisov (1929-1996) , "Ranenyj rycar'", published 1958 [baritone and piano], from Stradanija junosti, no. 6.

Date added to the website: 2008-01-18.