Selten habt ihr mich verstanden

Selten habt ihr mich verstanden,
Selten auch verstand ich euch,
Nur wenn wir im Kot uns fanden,
So verstanden wir uns gleich.

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 78

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

by Franz Xaver Gardeweg (1944-) , "Doch die Kastraten", 1997 [medium voice and piano], from 7 Lieder nach gedichten von H. Heine, no. 7.
by R. Johndorff , "Selten habt ihr mich verstanden", from Lieder, no. 1
by Richard Sandler , "Selten habt ihr mich verstanden", 1946-47, published 1969, from Fem sånger : tonsatta 1946-47, no. 4.
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883) , "Selten habt ihr mich verstanden", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 78.

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

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

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Ye could not understand mine ire

Ye could not understand mine ire
   Nor I the tales that ye did tell,
But when we met within the mire,
   We knew each other very well.

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. 78 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: 2008-05-03.