Ich trat in jene Hallen

Ich trat in jene Hallen,
Wo sie mir Treue versprochen;
Wo einst ihre Tränen gefallen,
Sind Schlangen hervorgekrochen.

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 19

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

by Aline Hundt , "Ich trat in jene Hallen", op. 3 (Neun Stimmungsbilder) no. 5.
by P. G. Kulikowskii , "Ich trat in jene Hallen", op. 19 (Lieder) no. 3.
by Alma Mahler (1879-1964) , "Ich trat in jene Hallen", lost, cited in composer's Tagebuch-Suiten, Oct. 7, 1899
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883) , "Schlangenbrut", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 19.

by Ambrose Davenport , "Faithless", op. 4 (Tone-Poems) no. 1.

ENG English (Emma Lazarus)
FRE French (Pierre Mathé)

Date added to the website: 2008-02-21.

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