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Ach herzigs Herz, mein schmerz erkennen tu, ich hab kein ru, nach dir steht mein verlangen. Ist Wunder nicht: dein freundlichs gsicht hat mir mein herz gefangen. Nun bin ich dir mit gir von herzen gmeit auf meinen eid sol mir kein [liebre]1 werden Dann du allein. merk wie ichs mein, du bist mein trost auf erden. Nim an von mir zu dir mein willigs herz an allen scherz hab ich mich dir ergeben; Schaff und gebeut, kein dienst mich reut, will freundlich mit dir leben!
Confirmed with Franz M. Böhme, Altdeutsches Liederbuch: Volkslieder der Deutschen nach Wort und Weise aus dem 12. bis zum 17. Jahrhundert, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Breitkopf und Härtel, 1877, page 229.
Note: Finck and Schillings use different spellings of many words and capitalize all the nouns.
1 Schillings: "liebres"Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Ach, herzigs Herz!" [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 Heinrich Finck (1444/5 - 1527), "Ach herzigs Herz" [ chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Ach, herzig's Herz", op. 35 (Zwölf deutsche Volkslieder aus dem 15., 16. und 17. Jahrh. für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor gesetzt) no. 1, published 1882 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max von Schillings (1868 - 1933), "Ach, herzigs Herz", published 1903 [ voice and piano ], in the collection Im Volkston: moderne Volkslieder komponiert für Die Woche, Druck und Verlag von August Scherl G.m.b.H. Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Ah, sweet heart!", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Ah, sweet heart, My pain -- Recognize it; I have no peace, My yearning is set upon you. It's no wonder either: Your friendly face Has captured my heart. To you now With avidity I am devoted with all my heart; Upon my oath No one else should be dearer to me Than you alone. Note how I intend it, You are my comfort upon earth. Accept from me Given to you My willing heart[.] Without any jest I have devoted myself to you; Create and command, No service shall rue me, I shall live with you amicably!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Ach, herzigs Herz!"
This text was added to the website: 2021-07-26
Line count: 24
Word count: 97