O sehntest Du Dich so nach mir
Language: German (Deutsch)
O sehntest Du Dich so nach mir,
Wie ich nach Dir,
Du kämst zu mir.
Mein Aug ist nur nach Dir ein Strahl
Voll süßer Qual;
O komm' einmal!
In meinem Ohr an jedem Ort
Tönt immerfort
Dein liebes Wort.
Mein Athem ist ein Hauch nach Dir;
Die Seele mir
Verschwimmt in Gier.
Von Deinem Kusse träumt mein Mund
Und seufzt sich wund;
Mach' ihn gesund!
O sehntest Du Dich so nach mir,
Wie ich nach Dir,
Du wärst schon hier!
Translation(s): ENG
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J. Lang sets stanzas 1-3, 6
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Confirmed with C. Reinhold, Die Mathildenhöhle. Novelle nach einer wahren Begebenheit, Stuttgart: Fr. Brodhag'sche Buchhandlung, 1839, pages 93-94
Submitted by Emily Ezust [Administrator] and Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Authorship
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- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Aus der Novelle: Die Mathildenhöhle", op. 14 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 1 (1840), published 1848, stanzas 1-3,6 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel; republished 1882 with the title "O sehntest du dich so nach mir" [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable): - ENG English (Sharon Krebs) (Harald Krebs) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Oh, if you yearned for me
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Oh, if you yearned for me
As I for you,
You would come to me.
My eye is nothing but a beam [of light] aimed at you,
Full of sweet torture.
Oh come!
In my ear, everywhere,
Constantly echoes
Your dear word!
My breath is a wafting toward you;
My soul
Dissolves in ardent desire.
My lips dream of your kiss,
And sigh themselves ragged;
Come heal them!
If you yearned for me
As I for you,
You would already be here!
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Translation of title "Aus der Novelle: Die Mathildenhöhle" = "From the Novella: The Mathilda-Cave"
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