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Die Schleppe will ich dir tragen, Ich will [deinem Wink]1 mich weihn, An Festen und hohen Tagen Sollst du meine [Königin]2 sein! Deiner Launen [geheimste und kühnste]3 Gehorsam erfüll ich dir; Doch leid ich in diesem Dienste Keinen andern neben mir. Solang ich dir diene in Ehren, Gehöret dein Lächeln mein; Deinen Hofstaat will ich vermehren; Doch der Erste will ich sein.
Confirmed with: Theodor Storm, Gesammelte Werke, with an introduction by Dr. Karl Weitzel, Volume 2, Leipzig: Verlag der Literaturwerke "Minerva" R. Max Lippold, [no year], page 1187.
1 Decker: "deinem Dienst"2 Decker: "Kön'gin"
3 Decker: "geheimste, kühnste"
Text Authorship:
- by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Damendienst" [author's text checked 2 times 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 Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Damendienst", op. 93 (Sechs Lieder von Theodor Storm für eine Singstimme mit Clavierbegleitung ) no. 1 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Wiener Musik-Verlagshaus [sung text not yet checked]
- by Pauline von Decker (1811 - 1882), "Damendienst", op. 14 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Service to a lady", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Service d'une Dame", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 65
I wish to carry your train, I wish to dedicate myself to your [every hint]1, At festivals and holidays You shall be my queen! The most [secret and audacious]2 of your whims I shall obediently fulfill; But I shall not tolerate anyone Besides me to be in your service. As long as I serve you in honour, Your smiles belong to me; I wish to enlarge your court; But I wish to be its primary member.
1 von Decker: "service"
2 von Decker: "most secret, most audacious"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Damendienst"
This text was added to the website: 2023-09-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 79