by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
How can'st thou sleep in comfort
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
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Authorship:
- Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 21, first published 1823-4
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jacques (Jacob) Blumenthal (1829 - 1908), "How can'st thou sleep in comfort", op. 101 (Two books of song), Heft 1 (In the shadow) no. 29, published 1894, also set in German (Deutsch)
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Danish (Dansk), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Milberg Brøchner.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ambrose Davenport.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881 ; composed by Constantin Silvestri.
- Also set in English, a translation by John Liddell Kelly (1850 - 1926) , "Wie kannst du ruhig schlafen?", appears in Heather and Fern: Songs of Scotland and Maoriland, in Love Lyrics (From the German of Heine), first published 1902 ; composed by Oliveria Louisa Prescott.
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