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Bei dir sind meine Gedanken Und flattern, flattern um dich her; sie sagen, sie hätten Heimweh, Hier litt' es die nicht mehr. Bei dir sind meine Gedanken Und wollen von dir, von dir nicht fort; sie sagen, das wär' auf Erden Der allerschönste Ort. Sie sagen, unlösbar hielte Dein Zauber sie festgebannt; sie hätten an deinen Blicken Die Flügel sich verbrannt.
Text Authorship:
- by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm, "Bei dir sind meine Gedanken", appears in Neue Gedichte, in Lieder der Liebe, no. 4, first published 1864 [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Bei dir sind meine Gedanken", op. 95 (Sieben Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme -- für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2 (1884), published 1884 [ high voice or low voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Amb tu són els meus pensaments", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Bij jou zijn mijn gedachten", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "With you are my thoughts", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Avec toi sont mes pensées", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "I miei pensieri ti stanno accanto", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 61
Bij jou zijn mijn gedachten, Zij fladd’ren, fladd’ren om je heen; Ze zeggen: ze hebben heimwee, Hier blijven wil er geen. Bij jou zijn mijn gedachten, Zij willen van jou, van jou niet weg; Ze zeggen: dit is op aarde De allermooiste plek. Ze zeggen: volkomen zijn ze Betoverd, door jou geboeid; Ze hebben zelfs aan jouw blikken Hun vleugels al verschroeid.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm, "Bei dir sind meine Gedanken", appears in Neue Gedichte, in Lieder der Liebe, no. 4, first published 1864
This text was added to the website: 2014-04-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 62