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Herr, ich liebte Aller Dinge Niederstes, Beflecktestes. Herr, ich kniete Vor dem Götzen Geld. Spielte mit den Teufeln Um das goldne Glück. Ein verspielter Engel. Morgentau beglänzte Meine Einsamkeit. Schwüre warf ich schwärmend In den roten Mond. Herr, ich trog den Treusten, Häufte Ekel, Kotigen Gewinst. Herr, laß mich in dich verlieren; Laß mich schweben mit den Wolken, Laß mich singen mit den Vögeln, Laß mich glänzen mit den Sternen, Laß mich lieben mit den Tieren -- Schreiten mit dem Schreitenden.
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Confirmed with Klabund Werke - Band 4, Gedichte Teil 1, ed. Ralf Georg Bogner, Heidelberg: Elfenbein Verlag, 2000, pages 234-235.
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Jucundus Fröhlich Klabund, no title, appears in Irene oder die Gesinnung. Ein Gesang, no. 21 [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 Carl Orff (1895 - 1982), "Herr, ich liebte", 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder und Gesänge nach Texten von Klabund, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Lord, I loved", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Seigneur, j'ai aimé", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 25
Word count: 80
Lord, I loved Of all things, The lowest, The most stained. Lord, I kneeled Before the Idol Money. Gambled with the devils For golden good fortune, A prankish Angel. Morning dew made sparkle My solitude. Rhapsodizing, I slung vows Into the red moon. Lord, I betrayed those who were most true, Heaped up loathsomeness, Sordid gains. Lord, let me lose myself in Thee, Let me soar with the clouds, Let me sing with the birds, Let me shine with the stars, Let me love with the beasts -- Stride with the strider.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Jucundus Fröhlich Klabund, no title, appears in Irene oder die Gesinnung. Ein Gesang, no. 21
This text was added to the website: 2014-10-27
Line count: 25
Word count: 91