by
Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)
Du gehst an meiner Seite hin
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG FRE
Du gehst an meiner Seite hin
Und achtest meiner nicht;
Nun schmerzt mich deine weiße Hand,
Dein süßes Angesicht.
O sprich wie sonst ein liebes Wort,
Ein einzig Wort mir zu!
Die Wunden bluten heimlich fort,
Auch du hast keine Ruh.
Der Mund, der jetzt zu meiner Qual
Sich stumm vor mir verschließt,
Ich hab ihn ja so tausendmal,
Vieltausendmal geküßt.
Was einst so überselig war,
Bricht nun das Herz entzwei;
Das Aug, das meine Seele trank,
Sieht fremd an mir vorbei.
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Weisse Rosen", op. 94 (Sechs Lieder von Theodor Storm für eine Singstimme mit Clavierbegleitung ) no. 4 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Wiener Musik-Verlagshaus [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans von Blome (1834 - 1921), "Du gehst an meiner Seite hin", op. 3 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Weisse Rosen. II", op. 49 no. 42, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Neue Volkslieder nach alten und neuen Gedichte und Handwerker-Lieder, no. 42 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Ladendorff , "Du gehst an meiner Seite hin", op. 11 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1888 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Paley) , "You walk at my side", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-28
Line count: 16
Word count: 82
You walk at my side
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
You walk at my side
But, for me, you have no place;
Now, I ache for your white hand
As well as your sweet face.
Oh, speak, once more, a single word
Fondly, as before.
In secret, bleeds my hidden wound
And you, too, rest no more.
Your silent mouth, so sadly missed
Gives to me such torment.
It has a thousand times by me been kissed,
Many a thousand times, indeed, in our endearment.
What, once, was more than blessed
Now breaks my heart in two;
The eye that my soul has drenched,
Looks past as strangers do.
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This text was added to the website: 2015-01-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 99
