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by Johanna Voigt (1854 - 1939), as Johanna Ambrosius
Translation Singable translation by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken (1858 - 1929)

Ach, bindet mir die Hände doch
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ach, bindet mir die Hände doch
mit festen Eisenketten,
sie könnten sonst ein liebes Haupt
an meinen Busen betten!

Und mauert mir das Herze ein
und schlagt es fest zusammen,
es zucken aus dem Fensterlein
schon helle Liebesflammen.

O macht mich taub, o macht mich blind,
dass ich das Glück nich sehe;
mir armen gottvergessen Kind
ist gar so weh', so wehe!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Johanna Voigt (1854 - 1939), as Johanna Ambrosius [author's text not yet checked 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 Cords , "Ach bindet mir die Hände doch", op. 8 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Wiesbaden, Ernst Schellenberg [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Anton Rückauf (1855 - 1903), "In schwebender Pein", op. 21 no. 3, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Flammen und Asche. Ein Liedercyklus von Johanna Ambrosius für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Emil Sulzbach (1885 - 1932), "Ach bindet mir die Hände doch", op. 30 (Fünf Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1900 [ medium voice and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Steyl & Thomas  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken (1858 - 1929), "Ach, bindet mir die Hände doch!", op. 27 no. 2, published 1901 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (August Matthijs) , "Ach, dat men mij de handen bind"
  • FRE French (Français) [singable] (Frank Valentin Van der Stucken) , "Désirs"


Researcher for this page: Hanne-Joost Peeters

This text was added to the website: 2009-02-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 62

Désirs
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Ah, liez donc mes faibles mains
avec de fortes chaînes,
pour que je ne puisse enlaçer
la cause de mes peines!

Mûrez aussi mon faible cœur
sous une forte voûte,
pour qu'il puisse s'enflammer
du mal que je redoute.

Perçez enfin mes faibles yeux,
témoins de mon délire,
et si je ne puis être heureux,
que de désir j'expire.

From the Van der Stucken score.

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken (1858 - 1929), "Désirs" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Johanna Voigt (1854 - 1939), as Johanna Ambrosius
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

    [ None yet in the database ]


Researcher for this page: Hanne-Joost Peeters

This text was added to the website: 2009-02-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 59

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