Dedication | Yes, you know it, dearest soulmate

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by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864)

Translation © by David Paley

Ja, du weißt es, theure Seele

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA JPN RUS SPA SPA

Ja, du weißt es, theure Seele,
Daß ich fern von dir mich quäle,
Liebe macht die Herzen krank,
      Habe Dank.

[Hielt ich nicht]¹, der Freiheit Zecher,
Hoch den Amethisten-Becher
Und du segnetest den Trank,
      Habe Dank.

Und beschworst darin die Bösen,
Bis ich, was ich nie gewesen,
[Heilig an das Herz]² dir sank,
      Habe Dank.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• R. Strauss

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Confirmed with Hermann von Gilm, Gedichte, Erster Band, Wien: Verlag von Carl Gerold's Sohn, 1864, page 146.

¹ Strauss: "Einst hielt ich"
² Strauss: "Heilig, heilig an's Herz"

Text Authorship:

by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864), no title, appears in Im Frühling [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Zueignung", op. 10 (Acht Gedichte aus "Letzte Blätter" von Hermann von Gilm) no. 1 (1882-23) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Lawrence Snyder) (Rebecca Plack) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "Devotion", first published 1897

Research team for this page: Lawrence Snyder , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 58

Dedication

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

Yes, you know it, dearest soulmate,
Far from you, I have such anguish
Love has made my heart so frail,
Take my thanks.

Once held I, the freedom seeker,
High the amethystine beaker
And you blessed me as I drank
Take my thanks.

And converted all my spirits
Freed from what I was no longer
And so upon your heart I sank
Take my thanks.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864), no title, appears in Im Frühling
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This text was added to the website: 2012-02-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 65