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by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Ach, ich denke
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
  Ach, ich denke,
Ach, ich senke
In ihr Bild mich Tag und Nacht!
Und kein Grüßen
Von der Süßen, --
O ich hätt' es nicht gedacht!

  Ach, ich schaue
Tief in's Blaue
Bis mein Aug' voll Thränen steht.
Ach, ich lausche
Ob es rausche,
Ob sie gleich mir ferne geht.

  Vögeln, Lüften,
Wolken, Düften,
Geb' ich mit den tiefsten Sinn,
Aber schweifen,
Aber streifen
Läßt du sie an Dir dahin.

  So versäumst Du,
So verträumst Du
Was mir einzig Frieden giebt?
Fühlst im Herzen
Keine Schmerzen,
Hast so früh schon ausgeliebt?

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   R. Franz •   J. Lang •   F. Truhn 

R. Franz sets stanzas 1, 2, 4
F. Truhn sets stanzas 1, 2, 4

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Confirmed with C. Reinhold, Die Mathildenhöhle. Novelle nach einer wahren Begebenheit, Stuttgart: Fr. Bordhag'sche Buchhandlung, 1839, pages 73-74.


Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), no title, written 1837, appears in Die Mathildenhöhle, in Zweites Capitel, no. 1, first published 1839 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Ach, ich denke", op. 51 (Zehn Gesänge) no. 6 (1879), published 1879, stanzas 1,2,4 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "'Ach ich denke' aus dem Roman 'Die Mathildenhöhle'", 1840, published 2007 [ voice and piano ], unpublished during Lang's lifetime; first published in 2007 (given erroneously as 2006 in the score); Bryn Mawr, PA: Hildegard Publishing [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Friedrich Hieronymus Truhn (1811 - 1886), "Lied von C. Reinhold", published 1843, stanzas 1,2,4 [ voice and piano ], Braunschweig: J.P. Spehr (in Sänger-Halle No. 14 and in Mozart-Album, Zweite Abtheilung) [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) (Harald Krebs) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-03-18
Line count: 24
Word count: 100

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