Habe auch, in jungen Jahren

Habe auch, in jungen Jahren,
Manches bittre Leid erfahren
Von der Liebe Glut.
Doch das Holz ist gar zu teuer,
Und erlöschen will das Feuer,
Ma foi! und das ist gut.

Das bedenke, junge Schöne,
Schicke fort die dumme Träne,
Und den dummen Liebesharm.
Ist das Leben dir geblieben,
So vergiß das alte Lieben,
Ma foi! in meinem Arm.

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 75

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

by Norbert Linke (1933-) , "Habe auch, in jungen Jahren", published 1959 [man's voice and piano], from Sechs Heine-Lieder, no. 6.
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883) , "Ma foi!", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 75.

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

Date added to the website: 2008-02-26.

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