Je lève mon cœur vers Toi | Je lève mon cœur vers Toi

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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Ich hebe Dir mein Herz empor

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Ich hebe Dir mein Herz empor
als rechte Gralesschale,
das all sein Blut im Durst verlor
nach Deinem reinen Mahle,
     o CHRIST!

O füll es neu bis an den Rand
mit Deines Blutes Rosenbrand,
daß: DEN fortan ich trage
durch Erdennächt' und -tage,
     DU bist!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Christian Morgenstern, Wir fanden einen Pfad. Gedichte, München: R. Piper & Co Verlag, 1966, page 61

Text Authorship:

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Wir fanden einen Pfad, first published 1914 [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 Hans-Georg Burghardt (1909 - 1993), "Ich hebe Dir mein Herz empor", op. 35 no. ? [sung text checked 1 time]
by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Ich hebe Dir mein Herz empor" [sung text not yet checked]
by Luttenberger , "Ich hebe Dir mein Herz empor" [sung text not yet checked]

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Je lève mon cœur vers Toi", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 45

Je lève mon cœur vers Toi

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Je lève mon cœur vers Toi
Comme véritable calice du Graal,
Il a perdu tout son sang,
Assoiffé de Ta pure eucharistie,
Ô Christ !

Ô remplis-le de nouveau jusqu'au bord
Avec les roses de feu de Ton sang,
Que Celui que je porte dorénavant
Pour les nuits et les jours terrestres
Ce soit Toi !

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Wir fanden einen Pfad, first published 1914
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-23
Line count: 10
Word count: 54