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by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873)
Translation © by Barbara Miller
O danke nicht für diese Lieder
Language: German (Deutsch)
O danke nicht für diese Lieder, Mir ziemt es dankbar dir zu sein; [Du gabst sie mir]1, ich gebe wieder, Was [jetzt und einst]2 und ewig dein. Dein sind sie alle ja gewesen; Aus deiner lieben Augen Licht Hab ich sie treulich abgelesen: Kennst du die eignen Lieder nicht?
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Dresel: "Dein sind sie ja"
2 Dresel: "einst und jetzt"
Text Authorship:
- by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873), first published 1841 [author's text not yet checked 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 Wilhelm Baumgartner (1820 - 1867), "Widmung", op. 19 no. 6 (1850) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Epilog an die Liebste", op. 7 no. 8, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], from Junge Lieder. Letztes Buch, no. 8, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerard Bunk (1888 - 1958), "Widmung", op. 56 (Sechs Lieder nach Texten verschieder Dichter) no. 6 (1915/6) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Dresel (1826 - 1890), "O danke nicht", 1848 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Widmung", op. 14 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 1, published 1851 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Hartmann (1836 - 1910), "Widmung", op. 17 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6, published 1875 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Dörffel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Hasse (1834 - 1889), "Widmung", op. 30 (Vier Gesänge) no. 3, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Camillo Horn (1860 - 1941), "Widmung", op. 2 (Zwei Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 1, published 1887 [ mezzo-soprano or tenor and piano ], Reichenberg, Fritsche [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Widmung", 1897 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Friedrich Gustav Jansen (1831 - 1910), "O danke nicht", op. 25 (Vier Lieder) no. 4, published 1860 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Lippold (1845 - 1910), "Widmung", op. 29 (Sechs Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 6, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Metzdorff (1844 - 1919), "Widmung", op. 29 no. 1, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], in Die musikalische Welt, Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Albert Quinche (1867 - 1944), "Kennst du die eig'nen Lieder nicht?", published 1894? [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by (James) Albert Mallinson (1870 - 1946), "Zwei Gesänge", published 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 6, Leipzig, W. Hansen
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Barbara Miller) , "Dedication", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , first published 1851
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 52
Dedication
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
O do not thank me for these songs, It is seemly for me to be thankful to you; You give them to me, I give back, What is now and once and ever yours. Yours have they all been; in your dear eyes light Have I truly read them: Do you not know your own songs?
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2004 by Barbara Miller, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873), first published 1841
This text was added to the website: 2004-12-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 56