English translation of Und bist du mir auch nicht beschieden

by Carl Theodor Emanuel, Freiherr von Perfall (1824 - 1907), "Und bist du mir auch nicht beschieden", op. 16 no. 2, published 1851 [ voice and piano ], from Amaranth's stille Lieder, no. 2, Mainz: Schott

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Und bist du mir auch nicht beschieden,
Ich hab' mich in den Herrn ergeben;
So laß in frommer Liebe Frieden
Nur eine Stunde mich dir leben!

Laß träumen mich die goldnen Bilder,
Ob sie auch bald vergehen sollen!
Wird doch mein Leid in ihnen milder,
Mein Gott! Kannst du mir's wehren wollen? --

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Confirmed with Oscar v. Redwitz, Amaranth, Zweite Auflage, Mainz: Verlag von Kirchheim und Schott, 1850, page 117.


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Ich will dich auf den Händen tragen,
Und dir ein treuer Engel sein;
Will legen meine junge Seele
Ganz in dein liebes Herz hinein.

Ich will für mich ja Nichts erflehen,
Für dich nur Alles ganz allein;
Ach! Wenn so ganz ich in dir lebe,
Schließt ja auch mich der Segen ein!

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Confirmed with Oscar v. Redwitz, Amaranth, Zweite Auflage, Mainz: Verlag von Kirchheim und Schott, 1850, page 118.


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Author(s): Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891)
And though you have not been granted to me,
I have acquiesced in the will of the Lord;
But for only a single hour let me
Live in the peace of devoted love for you!

Let me dream the golden images,
Though they are soon to pass away!
For in them my sorrow is lightened,
My God! Can you wish to deny me that? --

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Translations of titles:
"Und bist du mir auch nicht beschieden" = "And though you have not been granted to me"



I want to bear you up with my hands
And to be a guardian angel for you,
I want to place my young soul
Entirely within your dear heart.

I would not ask anything at all for myself,
But for you alone, everything;
Ah, if I could exist so entirely in you,
It would be a blessing for me as well!

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2022 by Michael P Rosewall, (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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