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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Du Ring an meinem Finger

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CHI DAN DUT ENG ENG FRE HEB ITA NOR POR RUS

Du Ring an meinem Finger,
  Mein goldnes Ringelein,
Ich drücke dich fromm an die Lippen,
  Dich fromm an das Herze mein.

Ich hatt' ihn ausgeträumet,
  Der Kindheit friedlich schönen Traum,
Ich fand allein mich, verloren
  Im öden, unendlichen Raum.

Du Ring an meinem Finger,
  Da hast du mich erst belehrt,
Hast meinem Blick erschlossen
  Des Lebens unendlichen Werth.

Ich werd' ihm dienen, ihm leben,
  Ihm angehören ganz,
Hin selber mich geben und finden
  Verklärt mich in seinem Glanz.

Du Ring an meinem Finger,
  Mein goldnes Ringelein,
Ich drücke dich fromm an die Lippen,
  Dich fromm an das Herze mein.

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Adelbert von Chamisso, Neunzehnte Auflage (19th edition), Berlin, Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1869, pages 11-12.

Modernized spelling would change "Werth" to "Wert"

Text Authorship:

by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), no title, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Frauen-Liebe und Leben, no. 4 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Toi, anneau à mon doigt

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

Toi, anneau à mon doigt,
Mon petit anneau d'or,
Je te presse pieusement sur mes lèvres,
Pieusement sur mon cœur.

Il s'était évanoui,
Le beau rêve paisible de l'enfance,
Je me trouvais seule, perdue,
En un lieu désolé et sans fin.

Toi, anneau à mon doigt,
Alors, tu m'as enseigné,
Tu m'as fait voir,
La profonde et infinie valeur de la vie.

Je le servirai, vivrai pour lui,
Lui appartiendrai toute entière,
Me donnerai moi‑même, et me trouverai
Transfigurée par sa lumière,

Toi, anneau à mon doigt,
Mon petit anneau d'or,
Je te presse pieusement sur mes lèvres,
Pieusement sur mon cœur.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), no title, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Frauen-Liebe und Leben, no. 4
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