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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Die sieben Siegel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Weil ich dich nicht legen kann
Unter Schloß und Riegel; 
Dir zum Abschied leg' ich an
Diese sieben Siegel. 

Küsse sollen Siegel sein,
Einer auf die Lippe, 
Daß am Nektarkelche kein
Honigdieb mir nippe! 

Dieses Siegel auf die Brust,
Auf den Nacken dieses; 
Fremder Wunsch sei fern der Lust
Meines Paradieses! 

Zweie noch auf Wang' und Wang'
Und auf Aug' und Auge; 
Daß kein Mund danach verlang',
Und kein Blick hier sauge! 

Liebes Kind, um deine Schuld 
Trag die Siegel in Geduld!
Morgen wollen wir die bösen 
Sieben Siegel wieder lösen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 2. Amaryllis - Agnes, no. 10 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Die sieben Siegel", op. 46 no. 3 (1899), published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Gedichte von Friedrich Rückert für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Berlin, Fürstner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els set precintes", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Linda Godry) , "The seven seals", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 91

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