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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Gib mir dein Herze
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Gib mir dein Herze, nimm mein Herze dafür.
"Mein Herz kann ich dir nicht geben,
denn es gehört nicht mehr mir."

Gib mir dein Hand, nimm meine Hand an!
"Meine Hand kann ich dir nicht geben,
steckt ein Ringlein daran."

So gib mir meine Ruh' und lege mich ins Grab.
"Meine Ruh' kann ich dir nicht geben,
weil ich selber keine hab'!"

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   E. Hildach 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, 1650s [author's text not yet checked 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 Eugen Hildach (1849 - 1924), "Gib mir dein Herze", op. 31 no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Erkki Gustaf Melartin (1875 - 1937), "Gib mir dein Herze", op. 73 (Lieder mit Klavier = Songs with piano) no. 1 (1910-1912) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 69

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