by
Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)
Mein Liebster singt am Haus im...
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): CAT ENG FRE
Mein Liebster singt am Haus im Mondenscheine,
Und ich muß lauschend hier im Bette liegen.
Weg von der Mutter wend' ich mich und weine,
Blut sind die Thränen, die mir nicht versiegen.
Den breiten Strom am Bett hab' ich geweint,
Weiß nicht vor Thränen, ob der Morgen scheint.
Den breiten Strom am Bett weint' ich vor Sehnen;
Blind haben mich gemacht die blut'gen Thränen.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 13.
Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Amor, che passi la notte cantando", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Respecte de la Toscana", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "My beloved sings by the house in moonlight", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2003-12-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 64
My beloved sings by the house in moonlight
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
My beloved sings by the house in moonlight,
And I must lie here in the bed, listening.
I turn myself away from my mother, and weep;
My tears are blood, and never run dry.
I have wept the broad stream by the bed;
Through my tears I know not if the morning shines.
For longing have I wept the broad stream by the bed;
The bloody tears have made me blind.
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Based on:
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Amor, che passi la notte cantando", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
This text was added to the website: 2003-12-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 71