Ich kann wohl manchmal singen

Ich kann wohl manchmal singen,
Als ob ich fröhlich sei,
Doch heimlich Tränen dringen,
Da wird das Herz mir frei.

[Es]1 lassen Nachtigallen,
Spielt draußen Frühlingsluft,
Der Sehnsucht Lied erschallen
Aus ihres [Kerkers]2 Gruft.

Da lauschen alle Herzen,
Und alles ist erfreut,
Doch keiner fühlt die Schmerzen,
Im Lied das tiefe Leid.

by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788-1857) , no title, from Sängerleben, in Wehmut, no. 1

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

by Vilém (Wilhelm) Blodek (1834-1874) , "Wehmut", published 1909, from Liebeslieder, no. 1.
by Charles Crozat Converse (1832-1918) , "Wehmut"
by Heinrich Esser (1818-1872) , "Wehmut", op. 62 no. 3, could be a different H. Esser?
by Alexander von Fielitz (1860-1930) , "Wehmut", op. 51 no. 1.
by Adolph Martin Foerster (1854-1927) , "Wehmut", op. 6 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2 (1878).
by Hermann (Gustav) Goetz (1840-1876) , "Wehmut" [SATB chorus a cappella]
by Wilhelm Goldner (1839-1907) , "Wehmut", op. 7 no. 1. [baritone, bass, piano]
by G. Lange , "Wehmut", op. 236.
by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847) , "Ich kann wohl manchmal singen", 1846.
by Victor Ernst Nessler (1841-1890) , "Wehmut", op. 21 (Drei Lieder) no. 3.
by (Albert Maria) Robert Radecke (1830-1911) , "Wehmut", op. 23 no. 1.
by Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) , "Wehmut", op. 36 no. 1 (1923), from Elegie, no. 1.
by Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856) , "Wehmut", op. 39 no. 9 (1840), from Liederkreis, no. 9.
by Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881) , "Wehmut", from 5 mélodies inédites, no. 1, also set in French

by Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881) , "Mélancholie", from 5 mélodies inédites, no. 1, also set in German

ENG English (Emily Ezust)
SPA Spanish (Diego S. Loyola)
ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller)
NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland)
ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato)
FRE French (Pierre Mathé)

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Mélancholie

Alors que ma voix chante
Joie et bonheur parfait,
Mon coeur, lui, se lamente
Et soupire en secret.

Comme le rossignol
Dans sa cage dorée
En notes gaies et folles
Pleure sa liberté.

Sous le chant qui vous charme,
Sous l'insouciante gaité
Qui sait combien de larmes
En secret sont versées.

Singable translation by Paul Wachsmann

a text in German by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788-1857) , no title, from Sängerleben, in Wehmut, no. 1 NOR ENG ITA SPA

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

by Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881) , "Mélancholie", from 5 mélodies inédites, no. 1, also set in German

Date added to the website: 2008-05-25.