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Ich liebe dich So inniglich, Ich kann [es]1 nicht beschreiben, Und ewig soll Mein Herz so voll Von deinem Bilde [bleiben]2, [O]3 könnt' ich doch Ein Jährchen noch In [deinem Arme]4 leben, Dann wollt' ich [ja Fern oder nah]5 Vor keinem Schicksal beben. Der Reiz verblüht, Das Leben flieht, Ach, leider! Ungenossen; Der Augenblick [Kömmt nicht]6 zurück, Der [ungenützt]7 verflossen. Bedenke das, O siehe, nass Mein Aug' an deinem hangen, Und liebst du mich, So wie ich dich, Gewährst du mein Verlangen. Umsonst versuch' Der Tod, zum Bruch Der Treu' mich zu verleiten; Der Liebe Glut Durchwallt mein Blut Durch alle Ewigkeiten. Der Hölle Schmerz Selbst höhnt das Herz, Genoss es diese Freuden: Ja, es verlacht Der Götter Macht Trotz allen künft'gen Leiden!
J. Lang sets lines 1-7 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
J. Lang sets stanza 1 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Marschner: "dir's"
2 error in the Lang Duett manuscript: "leben"
3 Lang (1841 manuscript): "Ach,"
4 Marschner: "deinen Armen"
5 Lang (1841 manuscript): "fern oder nah";Marschner: "gern, / Nah oder fern,"
6 Marschner: "kehrt nie"
7 Marschner: "ungenutzt"
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Danzi (1763 - 1826)
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 Danzi (1763 - 1826), "Ich liebe dich so inniglich", op. 15 (6 Deutsche Lieder) no. 2, P 172 no. 2, published [1815] [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Duett", c1834, lines 1-7 [ soprano, alto and piano ], unpublished, incomplete [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Geständniß", 1841, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Ich liebe dich", op. 5 (12 Lieder mit Begleitung der Guitarre) no. 6 [ voice and guitar ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2022-11-17
Line count: 36
Word count: 123
I love you So fervently, I cannot describe [it]1, And eternally My heart shall remain So full of your image, [Oh]2 if I could But for another year Live in your arms; I would [then]3 Neither [far nor near]4 Tremble before any fate. The allure fades, Life flies by, Ah, alas! unsavoured; The moment That passed by unused [Does not return]5. Think on that, Oh see, my tear-filled Eyes fastened on yours, And if you love me As I love you, You would fulfill my yearning. In vain may death Attempt to entice me Into faithlessness; The fervour of love Surges through my blood Through all eternities. The pain of hell itself My heart would mock, Had it savoured these joys: Yes, it would deride The power of the gods Despite all future sufferings!
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Duett" = "Duet"
"Geständniß" = "Confession"
"Ich liebe dich" = "I love you"
"Ich liebe dich so inniglich" = "I love you so fervently"
2 Lang (1841 manuscript): "Ah,"
3 Marschner: "gladly,"
4 Marschner: "near nor far"
5 Marschner: "Never returns"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Danzi (1763 - 1826)
This text was added to the website: 2022-11-18
Line count: 36
Word count: 134