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Traum der eig'nen Tage, Die nun ferne sind, Tochter meiner Tochter, Du mein süßes Kind, Nimm, bevor die Müde Deckt das Leichentuch, Nimm ins frische Leben Meinen Segensspruch. Siehst mich grau von Haaren, Abgezehrt und bleich, Bin, wie du, gewesen Jung und wonnereich, Liebte, so wie du [liebest]1, Ward, wie du, auch Braut, Und auch du wirst altern, So wie ich ergraut. Laß die Zeit im Fluge Wandeln fort und fort, Nur beständig wahre Deines Busens Hort; Hab' ich's einst gesprochen, Nehm' ich's nicht zurück: Glück ist nur die Liebe, Liebe nur ist Glück. Als ich, den ich liebte, In das Grab gelegt, Hab' ich meine Liebe Treu in mir gehegt; War mein Herz gebrochen, Blieb mir fest der Muth, Und des Alters Asche Wahrt die heil'ge Gluth. Nimm, bevor die Müde Deckt das Leichentuch, Nimm ins frische Leben Meinen Segensspruch: Muß das Herz dir brechen, Bleibe fest dein Muth, Sei der Schmerz der Liebe Dann dein höchstes Gut.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Gedichte von Adelbert von Chamisso, Neunzehnte Auflage (19th edition), Berlin, Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1869, pages 16-17.
Modernized spelling would change "Muth" to "Mut" and "Gluth" to "Glut"
Note (provided by Iain Sneddon) : Loewe's song is not part of his opus 60. His song cycle titled Frauenliebe ends peacefully with married bliss: 'Du meine wonne, du mein Lust!'. Loewe happened to set the remaining poems and Max Runze was correct to include these unpublished songs in his complete edition in the positions they would have occupied if Loewe had wanted to include them, so they may be considered to be part of the extended cycle, but not opus 60.
1 Loewe: "liebst"Text Authorship:
- by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), no title, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Frauen-Liebe und Leben, no. 9 [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 Elizabeth R. Austin (b. 1938), "Traum der eignen Tage", 1999 [ mezzo-soprano or soprano and piano ], from Frauenliebe und -leben, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Dannehl (1870 - 1947), "Traum der eignen Tage ", op. 9, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Weimar, Weissbach [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Traum der eignen Tage", 1836 [ alto voice, piano ], from Frauenliebe, Liederkranz von Chamisso, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Sigismund Thalberg (1812 - 1871), "Segen der Grossmutter", op. 24 (Sechs deutsche Lieder, Fünftes Heft) no. 6 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Dream of my own [past] days, That are now distant, Daughter of my daughter, You, my sweet child, Take, before the weary one Is covered by the shroud, Take into your dew-fresh life My blessing. You see me grey of hair, Haggard and pale, Like you, I was once Young and delightful, I loved, as you love, Like you, I was a bride, And you too shall age, As I have become grey. Let time in haste March on and on, Only guard abidingly The treasure of your bosom; What once I said, I do not take it back: Happiness is only love, Only love is happiness. When him whom I loved I laid into the grave, I kept my love Faithfully guarded within myself; Though my heart was broken, My courage remained strong, And the ashes of old age Still cherish the holy flame. Take, before the weary one Is covered by the shroud, Take into your dew-fresh life My blessing: If your heart must break May your courage remain steadfast, May the pain of love Then be your greatest treasure.
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Translated titles:"Traum der eig'nen Tage" = "Dream of my own days"
"Segen der Großmutter" = "Grandmother's blessing"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), no title, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Frauen-Liebe und Leben, no. 9
This text was added to the website: 2015-04-10
Line count: 40
Word count: 182