Treue

Dein Gedenken lebt in Liedern fort;
Lieder, die der tiefsten Brust entwallen,
Sagen mir: du lebst in ihnen allen,
Und gewiß, die Lieder halten Wort.

Dein Gedenken blüht in Tränen fort;
Tränen aus des Herzens Heiligtume
Nähren tauend der Erinnrung Blume,
In dem Tau blüht dein Gedenken fort.

Dein Gedenken lebt in Träumen fort;
Träume, die dein Bild verklärt mir zeigen,
[Sagen: daß du ewig bist mein eigen]1,
Und gewiß, die Träume halten Wort.

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¹ Ritter: "Sagen, daß du ewig mir zu eigen"

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Authorship

• by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Treue" [ author's text checked 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Treue", op. 3 no. 5 (1854), from Trauer und Trost, no. 5. [
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• by Alexander Ritter (1833 - 1896), "Treue", op. 16 (Fünf Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 (1890-1), published 1891 [voice and piano], München, Aibl [
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• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Fidelity", copyright ©

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Fidelity

Your memory lives on in songs -
songs which bubble up from the depths of the heart;
they tell me that you live in all of them
and certainly, songs keep their word.

Your memory blossoms on in tears -
tears from the sanctuary of the heart
nourished with the dew of memory's blossom;
in that dew your memory blossoms on.

Your memory lives on in dreams -
dreams which show me your transfigured image
and say that you are eternally mine;
and certainly, dreams keep their word.

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Treue"
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Peter Cornelius, Alexander Ritter. Go to the text.

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