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Mein Herz ist voll, mein Haupt ist schwer, Es treiben Gedanken sich drin umher Und nirgend find’ ich Ruh’ noch Rast, Weiss nicht, was so wunderbar mich erfasst. Mir ist, als ob in der ganzen Welt Nichts mehr sich traut zu mir gesellt, Es ist so wüst um mich herum, Mein Blick ist trübe, mein Mund ist stumm. Ich sinn’ und sinne hin und her Wo es am besten für mich noch wär’, Und bin ich kaum an einem Ort, Da treibt’s gewaltsam mich wieder fort. Seit ich in’s Auge Dir geschaut, Mein volles Herz Dir anvertraut, Da ist es ganz um mich gescheh’n, Ich möchte vor Pein und Lust vergeh’n. O wüsstest Du mein Herzeleid, Das Du mir schufst, Du süsse Maid! Dann gäbe wohl dein Liebesblick Mir Glück und Ruhe wieder zurück. So trag’ ich still in meiner Brust Das schwere Leid, Dir unbewusst; Ich nehm’ es, meine ganze Hab’ Hinab mit mir in’s tiefe Grab.
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Friedrich Wilhelm Viol (1817 - 1874) [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 Konstantin Bürgel (1837 - 1909), "Unruhe", op. 26 (Vier Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Bariton) mit Pianoforte ) no. 4, published 1875 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Nürnberg, Schmid [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Unrest", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2015-01-11
Line count: 24
Word count: 158
My heart is full, my head is heavy, Thoughts chase each other around within it, And nowhere do I find rest or repose, I know not what has so wondrously taken possession of me. It seems to me as if in the whole world Nothing lovingly keeps company with me, It is so desolate all around me, My eyes are bleary, my mouth is mute. I ponder and my thoughts roam here and there Where it might still be best for me, And barely am I in one place, When I am mightily driven away again. Since I have gazed into your eyes, Confided my full heart to you, I am completely undone, I could perish of sorrow and joy. Oh, if you knew my heart’s suffering That you caused me, you sweet maiden! Then your loving glance would Give me back joy and peace again. As it is, I carry silently in my bosom The heavy pain, unbeknownst to you; I shall take it as my sole possession Down with me into the deep grave.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) possibly by Friedrich Wilhelm Viol (1817 - 1874)
This text was added to the website: 2015-01-11
Line count: 24
Word count: 176