You are never far from me

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possibly by ?, Graf von Giech and by Georg Joseph Keller (1798 - 1865)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Du bist ja niemal fern von mir

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Du bist ja niemal fern von mir,
Weil tief ich Dich im Herzen trage.
Der Spruch erstickt mir jede Klage: 
"Du bist ja niemal fern von mir!"
Doch sehnt sich stäts mein Herz nach Dir, 
Wenn ich auch noch so oft mir sage:
"Du bist ja niemal fern von mir,
Weil tief ich Dich im Herzen trage."

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• J. Lang

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Dr. Georg Joseph Keller, Zweiter Band, Würzburg: Auf Kosten des Verfassers, 1846, page 128.

Confirmed with Mnemosyne oder Erinnerungsblatt für Geschichte, Literatur und Kunst, Sechster Jahrgang, Würzburg: Im Verglage der Stabel'schen Buchhandlung: 1831. Poet given as "G. Ph. R."; one of Lang's manuscripts says "Gedicht von Grafen von Giech. This source has the subtitle: "Triolettt" [sic].

Text Authorship:

possibly by ?, Graf von Giech , "Ewige Nähe" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
by Georg Joseph Keller (1798 - 1865), "Ewige Nähe" [author's text checked 1 time 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by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Du bist ja niemals fern von mir ", 1838 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-08
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Word count: 65

You are never far from me

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

You are never far from me
Because I carry you deep within my heart!
This maxim stifles every one of my laments:
"You are never far from me!"
Yet my heart always longs for you
Even though I so often say to myself:
"You are never far from me
Because I carry you deep within my heart."

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Translated titles:
"Du bist ja niemals fern von mir" = "You are never far from me"
"Ewige Nähe" = "Eternal nearness"

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Sharon Krebs, (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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a text in German (Deutsch) possibly by ?, Graf von Giech and by Georg Joseph Keller (1798 - 1865), "Ewige Nähe"
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 58