by
Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)
Damendienst
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Die Schleppe will ich dir tragen,
Ich will deinem Wink mich weihn,
An Festen und hohen Tagen
Sollst du meine Königin sein!
Deiner Launen geheimste und kühnste
Gehorsam erfüll ich dir;
Doch leid ich in diesem Dienste
Keinen andern neben mir.
Solang ich dir diene in Ehren,
Gehöret dein Lächeln mein;
Deinen Hofstaat will ich vermehren;
Doch der Erste will ich sein.
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Confirmed with: Theodor Storm, Gesammelte Werke, with an introduction by Dr. Karl Weitzel, Volume 2, Leipzig: Verlag der Literaturwerke "Minerva" R. Max Lippold, [no year], page 1187.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Service to a lady", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Service d'une Dame", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 62
Service to a lady
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
I wish to carry your train,
I wish to dedicate myself to your every hint,
At festivals and holidays
You shall be my queen!
The most secret and audacious of your whims
I shall obediently fulfill;
But I shall not tolerate anyone
Besides me to be in your service.
As long as I serve you in honour,
Your smiles belong to me;
I wish to enlarge your court;
But I wish to be its primary member.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Damendienst"
This text was added to the website: 2023-09-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 76