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English translations of 5 Lieder und Gesänge, opus 22

by Ferdinand Rahles (1812 - 1878)

1. Dir zu eröffnen mein Herz  [sung text not yet checked]
by Ferdinand Rahles (1812 - 1878), "Dir zu eröffnen mein Herz", op. 22 (5 Lieder und Gesänge) no. 3, published 1838 [ voice and piano ], Cologne, Eck
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Dir zu eröffnen 
mein Herz verlangt mich;
Hört' ich von deinem, 
darnach verlangt mich;
Wie blickt so traurig 
die Welt mich an!

In meinem Sinne 
wohnet mein Freund nur,
Und sonsten keiner 
und keine [Feindspur]1.
Wie Sonnenaufgang 
ward mir ein Vorsatz!

Mein Leben will ich 
nur zum Geschäfte
Von seiner Liebe 
[von heut an]2 machen.
Ich denke seiner, 
mir [blutet's]3 Herz.

Kraft hab' ich keine 
als ihn zu lieben,
So recht im Stillen.
Was soll das werden!
Will ihn umarmen 
und kann es nicht.

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 13. Noten und Abhandlungen zu besserem Verständnis des west-östlichen Divans, from "Chiffer"

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1 Schumann: "Feindesspur"
2 omitted by Schumann.
3 Schumann: "blutet das"

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
1. I long to open up my heart for you
Language: English 
I long to open up my heart for you;
hearing from yours, I long for;
how pathetic the world seems to me!
In my mind only lives my friend,
And nobody else, not a trace of an enemy.
Like a sunrise (all of a sudden) I came to the conclusion!
In my life I will make it my topmost business
to love him,
I keep thinking of him, my heart's bleeding,
bereaved of strength but for to love him,
calmly and composed; where do we go!
I want to hold him in my arms but can not.

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This text was added to the website: 2004-11-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 97

Translation © by Linda Godry
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