Ik, die geen vastigheid ken

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by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Ich, der mit flatterhaftem Sinn

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Ich, der mit [flatterhaftem]¹ Sinn
Bisher ein Feind der Liebe bin,
Und es so gern beständig bliebe,
Ich! Ach! Ich glaube, daß ich liebe.

Der ich sonst Hymen angeschwärzt,
Und mit der Liebe nur gescherzt,
Der ich im Wankelmuth mich übe,
Ich glaube, daß ich Doris liebe.

Denn ach! seitdem ich sie gesehn,
Ist mir kein andre Schöne schön,
Ach, die Tyrannin meiner Triebe;
Ich glaube gar, daß ich sie liebe.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• L. Beethoven

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Confirmed with Sämmtliche Schriften des Herrn F. W. Gleim, Neue vermehrte Ausgabe, parts 3-4, Amsterdam, 1765, pages 41-42.

¹ Beethoven: "flatterndem"

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803), "Ein Selbstgespräch" [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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

by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Selbstgespräch", WoO. 114 (1792?) [
text verified 1 time
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Christian Anderson) , title 1: "Soliloquy", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Soliloque", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2006-11-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 72

Ik, die geen vastigheid ken

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Ik, die geen vastigheid ken,
Tot nu geen vriend der liefde ben
En ook niet graag iets wil beginnen,
Ik, ach, ik denk haast: ‘k ben gaan minnen.
 
Ik, die heb Hymen¹ zwart gezwetst,
En met de liefde slechts geschertst
Met niets dan wankelmoed van binnen,
Ik denk haast: Doris moet ik minnen.
 
Want ach, sinds zij kwam in ‘t toernooi,
Vind ik geen and’re mooie mooi.
Ach, de gebiedster van mijn zinnen,
Ik denk haast wel, haar ben’ k gaan minnen.

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Title "Selbstgespräch" = "Een zelfgesprek"
¹ In de Griekse mythologie het huwelijk, inz. de godin van het huwelijk.

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This text was added to the website: 2014-10-24
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