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Kann ich im [Herzen]1 heiße Wünsche tragen? Dabei des Lebens Blüthenkränze sehn, Und unbekränzt daran vorüber gehn, Und [muß ich traurend nicht in mir]2 verzagen? Soll frevelnd ich dem liebsten Wunsch entsagen? Soll muthig ich zum Schattenreiche gehn? Um andre Freuden andre Götter flehn, Nach neuen Wonnen bei den Todten fragen? Ich stieg hinab, doch auch in Plutons Reichen, [Im Schooß der Nächte]3, brennt der Liebe Glut Daß sehnend Schatten sich zu Schatten neigen. Verlohren ist wen Liebe nicht beglücket, [Und stieg er auch]4 hinab zur styg'schen Flut, Im Glanz der Himmel blieb er unentzücket.
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View text without footnotes1 Diepenbrock: "Busen"
2 Diepenbrock: "trauernd so nicht in mir selbst"
3 Diepenbrock: " In Orkus' Dunkel"
4 Diepenbrock: "Er wallt umsonst"
Text Authorship:
- by Caroline von Günderrode (1780 - 1806), "Überall Liebe", appears in Melete [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 Alphons Diepenbrock (1862 - 1921), "Kann ich im Busen heiße Wünsche tragen?", 1902, rev. 1935 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 100
Is it possible for me to carry ardent wishes in my [heart]1? [And] in so doing, to see life's wreaths of blossoms, And walk past them without also receiving a wreath, [And must I not, sorrowing, grow despondent with myself]2? Shall I commit the outrage of denying the dearest wish? Shall I courageously descend into the realm of shadows? [Shall I] beseech other gods for other joys, [Shall I] ask among the dead for new pleasures? I descended, but even in Pluto's dominions, [In the depth of night]3, the glow of love burns Such that shadows incline themselves longingly toward [other] shadows. Lost is he who is not blessed by love, [And even if he descended]4 to the River Styx, In the glory of the heavens he would remain without rapture.
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View text without footnotesTranslations of titles:
"Kann ich im Busen heiße Wünsche tragen?" = "Is it possible for me to carry ardent wishes in my breast?"
"Überall Liebe" = "Love everywhere"
2 Diepenbrock: "And must I not, sorrowing, grow despondent within myself"
3 Diepenbrock: "In the darkness of the underworld"
4 Diepenbrock: "He descends in vain"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2010 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Caroline von Günderrode (1780 - 1806), "Überall Liebe", appears in Melete
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-14
Line count: 14
Word count: 136