I send my heart up to thee, all my heart

I send my heart up to thee, all my heart 
  In this my singing,
For the stars help me, and the sea, and the sea bears part;
  The very night is clinging
Closer to Venice' streets to leave one space 
  Above me, whence thy face
May light my joyous heart to thee, to thee its dwelling place.

Translation(s): GER ITA

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Authorship

• by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889), no title, appears in Bells and Pomegranates, first published 1842 [ author's text checked 1 time]

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

• by Harold Ayres , "I send my heart", 1936. [high voice, piano] [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Alice Barnett (1886 - 1975), "Serenade", published 1920 [high voice and piano], from In a gondola, no. 1. [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "I send my heart up to thee", op. 44 (Three Browning Songs) no. 3, published 1900. [
   text verified 1 time
  ]
• by Gena Branscombe (1881 - 1977), "I send my heart up to thee", alternate title: "Serenade", published 1905. [voice, piano] [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Rupert Hughes (1872 - 1956), "A gondolier's song", published 1892. [high voice, piano] [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Daniel Protheroe (1866 - 1934), "I send my heart up to thee", published 1919 [high voice and piano], from Three Lyrics by Robert Browning [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Latham True (1874 - 1945), "I send my heart up to thee", published 1932 [high voice and piano], from Lyrical Songs [
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  ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Denise Ritter Bernardini) , title unknown, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• GER German (Deutsch) (Sharon Krebs) , title unknown, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Ich schicke mein Herz herauf zu dir,...

Ich schicke mein Herz herauf zu dir, mein ganzes Herz
  In diesem meinem Singen,
Denn die Sterne helfen mir, und das Meer, und das Meer trägt ein Teil;
  Die Nacht selbst schmiegt sich
Enger an die Gassen Venedigs, so daß über mir
  Sie Raum freilässt, worin dein Angesicht
Meinem freudigen Herzen wegweisend zu dir leuchten mag, zu dir, seiner Wohnstätte.

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• a text in English by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889), no title, appears in Bells and Pomegranates, first published 1842 ITA
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Harold Ayres, Alice Barnett, Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, Gena Branscombe, Rupert Hughes, Daniel Protheroe, Latham True. Go to the text.

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