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Du bist mein! Ich bin dein! Des sollst du gewiß sein. Du bist beschlossen in meinem Herzen, Verloren ist das Schlüsselein - Du mußt immer darinnen sein!
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• P. Cornelius • E. Humperdinck • A. Kleffel • E. Meyer-Helmund • F. Mottl • J. Raff • F. RosenthalAbout the headline (FAQ)
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- a text in Mittelhochdeutsch by Wernher[r] von Tegernsee (flourished 1172)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hermann Behn (1857?9 - 1927), "Altes Minnelied", op. 1 (Sieben Lieder für 1 Frauenstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 1 no. 2, published 1892 [ soprano and piano ], published without an opus number in 1892 by Schott (Mainz); published in 1896 by Kistner (Leipzig) with an opus number  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Reinhold Bergell (b. 1841), "Du bist mein", published 1880 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, 4. Heft, no. 1, Danzig, Weber [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Bohm (1844 - 1920), "Du bist mein, ich bin dein", op. 326 (Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme -- für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 44, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Ein Wort der Liebe", op. 6 no. 3 (1861-2) [ duet for soprano and baritone with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Fiebach (1851 - 1937), "Ich bin Dein, Du bist mein", published 1880 [ voice and piano ], from An Susanne. Lieder der Liebe für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 10, Berlin, (Sulzbach) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Martin Grabert , "Ich bin dein, du bist mein", op. 2 (Duette für Sopran und Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1893 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Hermann Franz Graener (1872 - 1944), "Altdeutscher Liebesreim", op. 47 (Drei Lieder zu altdeutschen Gedichten) no. 1, published 1918 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Benjamin Hamma (1831 - 1911), "Du bist mein", op. 20 (Drei Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Bariton) mit Pianofortebegleitung ) no. 3, published 1879 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Stuttgart, Zumsteeg [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Isador) George Henschel (1850 - 1934), "Du bist mein", op. 46 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), no title, op. 14 no. 3, from Deutsches Liederspiel, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Eugen Hildach (1849 - 1924), "Altdeutscher Liebesreim", op. 12 (Drei Duette mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1891 [ vocal duet with piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921), "Altdeutsches Liebeslied" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Du bist mein, ich bin dein", 1908 [ duet for 2 voices with piano ], from Fünf Duette, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Kleemann , "Alter Liebesreim", op. 20 (Drei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 1, published 1887 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Altdeutscher Liebesreim", alternate title: "Liebesreim", op. 15 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Lewalter (1862 - 1935), "Du bist mein, ich bin dein", published 1883 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Kassel, Voigt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Altdeutscher Liebesreim", op. 19 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Felix Josef Mottl (1856 - 1911), "Dein", published 1876 [ tenor and piano ], from Fünf deutsche Lieder für Tenor und Pianoforte, no. 2, Wien, Gutmann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882), "Ich bin dein, du bist mein", op. 114 (Zwölf zweistimmige Gesänge) no. 5 (1860-4), published 1865 [ duet for 2 sopranos with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Bruno Ramann (1832 - 1897), "Du bist mein", op. 4 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 2, published 1867 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Dörffel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Ramann (1832 - 1897), "Du bist mein", op. 44 (Drei Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Ries [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Rosenthal (1867 - 1936), "Ich bin dein", published 1908 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder für eine Singstimme und Klavier, no. 3, Schuberthaus-Verlag, Leipzig [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Max Stange (1856 - 1932), "Du bist mein, ich bin Dein", op. 53 (Vier Duette) no. 4, published 1896 [ duet for alto and baritone with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Umlauft (1853 - 1934), "Du bist mein, ich bin dein", op. 11 no. 3, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], from Minnelieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Robert Volkmann (1815 - 1883), "Liebesreim", op. 67 no. 2 [ soprano, tenor, piano ], from Sechs Duette auf alt-deutsche Texte, no. 2, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Joel Weiss , "Du bist mein", 2012 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Tyson Wolff (1840 - 1907), "Altdeutscher Liebesreim", op. 51 (Drei Lieder nach altdeutschen Texten für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Claus-Christian Schuster [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 5
Word count: 26
You are mine! I am yours! Of that you may be sure. You are locked up within my heart, The little key is lost - You must always remain in there!
About the headline (FAQ)
View text with all available footnotesTranslations of title(s):
"Altes Minnelied" = "Old courtly love-song"
"Alter Liebesreim" = "Old love-rhyme"
"Du bist mein, ich bin dein" = "Your are mine, I am yours"
"Altdeutsches Liebeslied" = "Old German love-song"
"Dein" = "Yours"
"Ich bin dein" = "I am yours"
"Altdeutscher Liebesreim" = "Old German love-rhyme"
"Du bist mein" = "You are mine"
"Ich bin Dein, Du bist mein" = "I am yours, you are mine"
"Liebesreim" = "Love rhyme"
"Ein Wort der Liebe" = "A word of love"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Not Applicable
Based on:
- a text in Mittelhochdeutsch by Wernher[r] von Tegernsee (flourished 1172)
This text was added to the website: 2018-03-22
Line count: 5
Word count: 30