Im Rhein, im schönen Strome

[Im]1 Rhein, [im]1 [schönen]2 Strome,
Da spiegelt sich in den [Well'n]3
Mit seinem großen Dome
Das [große, heil'ge]4 Köln.

Im Dom da steht ein Bildnis,
Auf [goldnem Leder]5 gemalt;
In meines Lebens Wildnis
Hat's freundlich [hineingestrahlt]6.

Es schweben Blumen und Eng'lein
Um unsre liebe Frau;
Die Augen, die Lippen, die Wänglein,
Die gleichen der Liebsten genau.

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¹ Urspruch: "Am" / "am"
² originally, "heiligen"; Schumann and Franz use this version.
³ Liszt: "Wellen"
⁴ Liszt, Urspruch: "große, das heilige"
⁵ Franz: "goldenem Grunde"; Urspruch "goldenes Leder"
⁶ Urspruch: "herein gestrahlt"

Authorship

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 11

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

by Hermann Behn (1857?9-1927) , "Im Rhein, im schönen Strome", op. 3 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 1 (189-?). [baritone and piano]
by Hans van den Burg , "Im Rhein", published 18-? [alto or baritone and piano], from Drei Lieder, no. 1.
by Ferdinand Oskar Eichberg (1845-1898) , "Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome", op. 5 (Drei Gedichte) no. 2.
by Elizabeth Ender , "Im Rhein", from Drei Lieder von Heinrich Heine, no. 2.
by Adolph Martin Foerster (1854-1927) , "Im Rhein, im schönen Strome", op. 6 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3 (1878).
by Don Forsythe (1932-) , "Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome", published c2004-5 [low voice and piano], from Eine Dichtererzählung - Frühlingzyklus, no. 8.
by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Im Rhein, im schönen Strome", op. 18 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 2, published 1860?
by Wilhelm Goldner (1839-1907) , "Im Rhein", op. 2 (Drei Gesänge) no. 3. [bass or baritone, piano]
by Rich. Grelling , "Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome", op. 4 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1875 [voice and piano], Berlin, Paez
by Christian Friedrich Grimmer (1798-1850) , "Das Bild im Dom zu Cöln", published <<1877, from Lieder, no. 8.
by William Gardiner Hammond (1874-1945) , "Im Rhein", published 1903-9, from Heine Songs, no. 3, also set in English
by Wilhelm Heinefetter (1833-1934) , "Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome", op. 30 (Lieder) no. 3.
by W. C. Hollman , "Am Rhein, am schönen Strome", op. 5.
by Johanna Kinkel, née Mockel (1810-1858) , "Kölln" [voice and guitar]
by W. Koerber , "Im Dom zu Köln", from Lieder, no. 2.
by Franz Theodor Kugler (1808-1858) , "Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome", published 1830, from Skizzenbuch, no. ?
by Adolf, Baron von Lauer , "Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome", op. 6 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 6.
by Ernst Linko (1889-1960) , "Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome", op. 5 no. 1 (1914?)
by Franz (Ferencz) Liszt (1811-1886) , "Im Rhein, im schönen Strome", S. 272, published 1856, rev. 1860. [tenor and piano]
by Ferdinand Möhring (1816-1887) , "Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome", op. 16 (Lieder aus den Rheinlanden), Heft 2 no. 2.
by Heinrich Proch (1809-1878) , "Das Muttergottesbild von H. Heine", op. 160 (Lieder) no. 1.
by Anton Rückauf (1855-1903) , "Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1883 [voice and piano], Wien, Wetzler
by Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856) , "Im Rhein, im schönen Strome", op. 48 no. 6, published 1843, from Dichterliebe, no. 6.
by Bertram Shapleigh (1871-1940) , "Im Rhein, im schönen Strome", op. 32 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3, published 1901, also set in English
by Friedrich Wilhelm Stade (1817-1902) , "Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome", op. 4 (Vier [Fünf] Lieder von H. Heine) no. 3.
by Wilhelm Stehle , "Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome", published 1877 [high voice and piano], from Sechs Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Stuttgart, Ebner
by Anton Urspruch (1850-1907) , "Am Rhein, am heiligen Strome", op. 6 (Liebeslieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine), Heft 4 no. 1 (1875), published 1876.
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883) , "Das Bild zu Cöln", op. 39 (Sechs Gedichte von Heine) no. 2.
by H. Willemsen , "Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome", op. 3 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2.

by Oscar Strasnoy (1970-) , "Auf Flügeln des Gesanges" [soprano, tenor, and piano], from Heine, no. 5. [see full setting text]

by John Joseph Becker (1886-1961) , no title, 1925, from Heine Song Cycle, no. 9.

by William Gardiner Hammond (1874-1945) , "On the Rhine the beautiful river", published 1903-9, from Heine Songs, no. 3, also set in German

by Bertram Shapleigh (1871-1940) , "Within the Rhine reflecting", op. 32 (Fünf Lieder) no. 6, published 1901, also set in German

by Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868-1952) , "Van het Dombeeld", 1889. [medium voice and piano]

FRE French (Charles Beltjens) , title unknown, published 1827
ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "In the Rhine, in the fair stream", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Jan Rot) , "In Keulen hoor ik het dond'ren", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Nel Reno, nel sacro fiume", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Wilson Hidalgo) , "En el Rin, el santo río", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Erkki Pullinen) , title unknown, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (Assaf Levitin) (Michal Levitin) , title unknown, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Arthur Westbrook) , "In the Rhine, that noble river"
CAT Catalan (Salvador Pila) , "En el Rin, el bonic riu", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De Rijn, die stroom o zo prachtig", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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