I love you! That you shall carry away

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by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ich hab' dich lieb! Das sollst du als...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Ich hab' dich lieb! Das sollst du als Geschenk,
Nun da du gehen willst, von hinnen tragen.
  All meine Lust und Pein
  Und meine große Sehnsucht schließt es ein.
Ich hab' dich lieb -- und will's dir nie mehr sagen!

Ich hab' dich lieb! Das ist ein ernstes Wort
Und doch auch süß! Heut' hab' ich weinen müssen,
  Als ich es niederschrieb.
  Mein traurig Glück, wie hab' ich dich so lieb!
Ich hab' dich lieb -- und darf dich nie mehr küssen.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Neunte Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, pages 192.

Text Authorship:

by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Ich hab' dich lieb", appears in Gedichte, in 3. Nach Jahren, no. 23, first published 1898 [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 Gustav Thudichum (1866 - 1944), "Ich hab' dich lieb! Das sollst du als Geschenk", op. 12 (Drei Lieder für hohe Stimme und Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1900 [ high voice and piano ], München, Schmid Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2013-04-20
Line count: 10
Word count: 80

I love you! That you shall carry away

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I love you! That you shall carry away
As a gift, since you now wish to leave.
  It comprises all my joy and suffering
  And my great yearning.
I love you -- and I shall never say it to you again!

I love you! That is a solemn word
And yet also sweet! I had to weep today
  As I wrote it down.
  My sad fortune, how I love you!
I love you -- and must never kiss you again.

About the headline (FAQ)

Translations of title(s):
"Ich hab' dich lieb" = "I love you"
"Ich hab' dich lieb! Das sollst du als Geschenk" = "I love you! That you shall [carry away] as a gift"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Ich hab' dich lieb", appears in Gedichte, in 3. Nach Jahren, no. 23, first published 1898
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This text was added to the website: 2023-11-07
Line count: 10
Word count: 78