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Da ich dich ließ, du wunderschönes Weib, Vom dumpfen Stundenschlag hinweggetrieben, Da schied von dir der staubgeborne Leib, Doch ist die Seel' in deiner Haft geblieben. Mein Sinnen, Sehnen, die Gedanken all Umflattern dich, verspottend Schloß und Riegel, Ja, selbst der Gaukler Traum ward dein Vasall, Dein Bild allein noch zeigt sein Wunderspiegel. So bin ich dein bei Tag, so bleib' ich dein, Wenn Nacht und Schlaf [auf meinen]1 Wimpern liegen; Du bist die Kerze stets, um deren Schein Wie trunkne Falter alle Wünsche fliegen. Du bist zugleich mir Muse und Gedicht, Festklarer Stern im irren Weltgetriebe. Luft meines Lebens -- ach, und siehst es nicht Und ahnst es nicht einmal, daß ich dich liebe.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Juniuslieder, in Der Troubadour, no. 1 [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 Karl August Kern (1836 - 1897), "Der Troubadour", op. 5, published 1850 [ alto or baritone and piano ], Hannover, Nagel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Adolf Köstlin (1846 - 1907), "Der Troubadour", op. 3 [ voice and piano ], Tübingen: im Verlag der Osiander'schen Buchhandlung [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Da ich dich liess", op. 21 (10 Lieder) no. 8, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Ebner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-05
Line count: 16
Word count: 115
When I left you, you wondrously beautiful woman, Driven away by the dull sounding of the hour, My dust-born body departed from you, But my soul remained in your custody. My pondering, longing, all my thoughts Flutter about you, scoffing at locks and bolts, Yes, even the juggler [named] Dream became your vassal, Your image alone is still reflected in his magical mirror. Thus I am yours by day, thus I remain yours When night and sleep lie upon my eyelashes; You are ever the candle about whose flame All my desires flutter like drunken moths. You are at once my muse and my poem, A steadfast, clear star in the mad bustle of the world. Air of my life -- ah, and you do not see it And do not even suspect that I love you.
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Translation of title "Der Troubador" = "The troubadour"Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Juniuslieder, in Der Troubadour, no. 1
This text was added to the website: 2015-06-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 136