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Ich denke dein, ob auch getrennt in weiter Ferne ist meine Seele stets bei dir: im Morgenrot, beim Glanz der Sterne, seh ich dein holdes Bild vor mir und bei des Mondes Silberschein, gedenk' ich dein! Ich denke dein, auf heisser Sehnsucht leichten Schwingen umschwebt mein Geist auch ferner dich! Dir meiner Liebe Gruß zu bringen, erfasst oft Glutverlangen mich, doch muß getrennt von dir ich sein, gedenkend dein! Ich denke dein, wenn hoch die Abendwolken glühen den letzten goldnen Sonnenstrahl; mit ihnen möchte ich dann ziehen, weit über Fluren, Berg und Tal! Doch bleiben muß ich hier allein, ich denke dein! Ich denke Dein! Wenn längst des Tages Licht gescheiden, Und Atair im Adler glänzt; Wenn Alles ruht im tiefen Frieden, Dein Haupt vielleicht schon Mohn umkränzt: Doch hängt mein Blick an Arkturschein -- Ich denke Dein! Ich denke Dein! Selbst wenn in Schlummers dunklen Träumen Mein Aug' den äuß'ren Sinn verschließt; Da Du aus allen Himmelsräumen Mein schönstes Sternenbild mir bist. Belebt von Dir mein ganzes Sein, Gedenk' ich Dein!
G. Herrmann sets stanzas 1-3
Confirmed with Sechs Erzählungen, neue Ausgabe, Aschaffenburg: Theodor Pergay, 1834. Appears in Anhang, pages 112 - 113.
Text Authorship:
- by Susanne Henriette Amalie Krafft, née Qualitz (1778 - 1852), "Ich denke Dein", appears in Sechs Erzählungen, in Anhang [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 Friedrich Barnbeck (c1801 - 1836), "Ich denke dein", Stuttgart, Karl Göpel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Geissler (c1794 - c1860), "Ich denke dein!", op. 2 (Sechs deutsche Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1835 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gottfried Herrmann (1808 - 1878), "Ich denke dein", 1843, stanzas 1-3 [ voice, clarinet, piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Io penso a te", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Amelia Maria Imbarrato , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2005-10-29
Line count: 35
Word count: 171
Io penso a te,
anche se ampie lontananze ci separano,
la mia anima è con te:
nel rosso dell'aurora, alla luce delle stelle,
vedo la tua soave immagine davanti a me
ed alla luce argentea della luna,
io penso a te!
Io penso a te,
sulle ali leggere dell'ardente nostalgia
si libra il mio spirito anche se lontano da te!
Per portarti il mio saluto d'amore,
mi afferra spesso il fuoco del desiderio,
ma devo stare separato da te,
pensando a te!
Io penso a te,
quando ardono le nuvole della sera;
all'ultimo raggio d'oro del sole;
con loro vorrei andare,
lontano, per pianure, monti e valli!
Ma devo restare qui solo,
e penso a te!
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Susanne Henriette Amalie Krafft, née Qualitz (1778 - 1852), "Ich denke Dein", appears in Sechs Erzählungen, in Anhang
This text was added to the website: 2005-10-16
Line count: 21
Word count: 117