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by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)

Mein Herz will dir dienen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mein Herz will dir dienen
Und fragt nicht, wofür!
Wie der Mond oft geschienen
Dir nachts vor der Tür.

Hast goldene Dinge
Zum Schmuck oder Scherz,
Und hast, was ich singe
Und hast auch mein Herz.

Ob auch andre sich zeigen
In reicherer Pracht,
Hast du doch zu eigen
Was ein Goldschmied nicht macht.

Wenn die Reichsten nur funkeln
So lang man sie sieht,
Steht dir schön noch im Dunkeln
Mein Herz und mein Lied. 

Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Mein Herz will dir dienen" [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 Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Mein Herz will dir dienen", op. 17 (Fünf Gedichte von Peter Cornelius) no. 4 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-08-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 75

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