Deine weißen Lilienfinger

Deine weißen Lilienfinger,
Könnt ich sie noch einmal küssen,
Und sie drücken an mein Herz,
Und vergehn in stillem Weinen! 

Deine klaren Veilchenaugen
Schweben vor mir Tag und Nacht,
Und mich quält es: was bedeuten
Diese süßen, blauen Rätsel?

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 31, published 1823-1824

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

by N. Allunan , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", from Lieder, no. 2
by Valborg Aulin (1860-1928) , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", op. 9 (Fyra sånger ur Heines "Buch der Lieder") no. 4.
by Elof Benktander (1894-1975) , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", op. 18 (1920).
by Frederick Brandeis (1832-1899) , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", published 1894 [low voice and piano], from Cyclus of six songs by Heine, no. 2, note: also set in English
by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich (1850-1900) , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", 1872, from Neun Gedichte von Heine, no. 4.
by August Fischer , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", op. 1 (Drei Lieder) no. 1.
by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", op. 34 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2 (1861?)
by W. Fried , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", op. 6 (Lieder) no. 4.
by Jan Karol Gall (1856-1912) , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", op. 4 (Lieder) no. 2.
by (Mrs.) Jessie Lovel Gaynor, née Smith (1863-1921) , "Das Räthsel", published 1897.
by Rudolf Gritzner , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger"
by Lennart Hedwall (1932-) , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", published 1952-54, from Acht Lieder, no. 2.
by Arthur Hervey (1855-1922) , "Meine Sehnsucht", published 1883?, from Sechs Liebeslieder von Heine, no. 3.
by Robert von Hornstein (1833-1890) , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", op. 49 (Sopranlieder) no. 4.
by Franz Paul Lachner (1803-1890) , "Die Räthsel", op. 36 no. 3 [voice, piano, and violoncello], from Drei deutsche Gesänge, no. 3.
by F. G. Liebing , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", op. 19 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2.
by Yakov F. Prigozhy (1840-1920) , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger"
by Hermann Riedel (1847-1913) , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", op. 8 (Drei Lieder) no. 2.
by Johan August Söderman (1832-1876) , "Deine weissen Lilienfinger", published 1859, from Heidenröslein : Liederzyklus nach Heine, no. 7, note: also set in Swedish
by Bernhard Stavenhagen (1862-1914) , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", op. 9 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2.
by Korstiaan Stougie (1908-1988) , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", op. 1 no. 30 (1937), published 1972.
by Josef Sucher (1843-1908) , "Die blauen Rätsel"
by Anton Urspruch (1850-1907) , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2.
by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken (1858-1929) , "Deine weissen Lilienfinger", published 1880.
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883) , "Deine weißen Lilienfinger", from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 31.

by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883) , "Was bedeuten diese Rätsel?", op. 41 (Ironische Lieder von H. Heine) no. 2. [see full setting text]

by Frederick Brandeis (1832-1899) , "Thy soft and snow white fingers", published 1894 [low voice and piano], from Cyclus of six songs by Heine, no. 2, note: also set in German

by Johan August Söderman (1832-1876) , "Kunde än en gång jag kyssa", published 1859, from Heidenröslein : Liederzyklus nach Heine, no. 7, note: also set in German

ENG English (Emma Lazarus)
DUT Dutch [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
FRE French (Pierre Mathé)

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Ah, those pure white lily fingers

Ah, those pure white lily fingers,
   Once again could I but kiss them,
Press them close against my heart,
   Melt away in silent weeping! 

Oh, those clearest eyes of violet
   Hover day and night before me,
And I ponder o'er the meaning
   Of those lovely blue enigmas.

by Emma Lazarus (1849-1887) , from Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, published 1881

a text in German by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 31, published 1823-1824 DUT FRE

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

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Date added to the website: 2008-04-18.