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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)
Translation © by Daniel Platt

An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT CHI DAN DUT ENG ENG FRE HEB ITA NOR RUS
An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust,
Du meine Wonne, du meine Lust!

Das Glück ist die Liebe, die Lieb' ist das Glück,
Ich hab' es gesagt und nehm's nicht zurück.

Hab' überglücklich mich geschätzt
Bin überglücklich aber jetzt.

Nur die da säugt, nur die da liebt
Das Kind, dem sie die Nahrung giebt;

Nur eine Mutter weiß allein,
Was lieben heißt und glücklich sein.

O, wie bedaur' ich doch den Mann,
Der Mutterglück nicht fühlen kann!

Du schauest mich an und lächelst dazu,
Du lieber, lieber Engel, du!

An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust,
Du meine Wonne, du meine Lust!

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Adelbert von Chamisso, Neunzehnte Auflage (19th edition), Berlin, Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1869, pages 14-15.

Note: Modern German would change the spelling of "giebt" to "gibt"


Text Authorship:

  • by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), no title, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Frauen-Liebe und Leben, no. 7 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 103

At my heart, at my breast
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Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
At my heart, at my breast, 
thou my rapture, my happiness! 

The joy is the love, the love is the joy, 
I have said it, and won't take it back. 
 
I've thought myself rapturous, 
but now I'm happy beyond that. 

Only she that suckles, only she that loves 
the child, to whom she gives nourishment; 

Only a mother knows alone 
what it is to love and be happy. 
 
O how I pity then the man 
who cannot feel a mother's joy! 

Thou lookst at me and smiles,
Thou dear, dear angel thou

At my heart, at my breast, 
thou my rapture, my happiness!

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  • 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. 7
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 104

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