by
Pauline Schanz (1828 - 1913)
Du hast es nicht gewusst
Language: German (Deutsch)
Du bist bei Tag mein Sonnenlicht,
du bist mein Traum bei Nacht,
und wie die Blum' ans Morgenlicht
hab' ich an dich gedacht;
mein Herz war starr, mein Herz war tot,
es schlief in meiner Brust,
da wurdest du sein Morgenrot,
du hast es nicht gewusst.
Und wie die Sonne liebt den Tag,
und wie den Mond die Nacht,
und wie das Herz an seinen Schlag
hab' ich an dich gedacht;
mein Morgentraum war schwer und bang',
doch mein Erwachen Lust,
ich jauchzt' bei deiner Stimme Klang,
du hast es nicht gewusst.
Du ziehst vorüber groß und licht,
von Sonnenglanz umglüht,
und siehst die Blum' am Wege nicht,
die still für dich erblüht;
ach, ist denn alles nur ein Wahn,
nur Traum von Himmelslust?
Verzeih' dir Gott, was du getan,
du hast es nicht gewusst!
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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Du hast es nicht gewusst", op. 143 (Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1856 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Behr (1837 - 1898), "Du hast es nicht gewusst", op. 238 no. 6b [ voice and piano ], from Albumblätter, no. 6b, Wien: Carl Haslinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Du hast es nicht gewusst", op. 90 (Fünf Lieder) no. 2, published 1859 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "You were not aware of it", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-06-10
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Word count: 135
You were not aware of it
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
By day you are my sunlight,
By night you are my dream,
And as the flower thinks of the morning light,
I thought of you;
My heart was frozen, my heart was dead,
It slept within my breast,
Then you became its rosy dawn,
You were not aware of it.
And as the sun loves the day,
And as the night [loves] the moon,
And as the heart thinks of its beating,
I thought of you;
My morning dream was heavy and anxious,
But my awakening was joy,
I rejoiced at the sound of your voice,
You were not aware of it.
You pass before me, large and bright,
Surrounded by the radiance of the sun,
And you do not see the flower along the road
That quietly bloomed for you;
Ah, is everything then only an illusion,
Only a dream of heavenly bliss?
May God forgive you for what you did,
You were not aware of it!
Text Authorship:
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