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

Du bist ja niemals fern von mir 
 (Sung text for setting by J. Lang)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Du bist ja niemals fern von mir,
Weil ich Dich tief im Herzen trage.
Und daß du niemals fern von mir 
"Ein reicher Trost in meiner Klage."
Doch sehnt sich stets mein Herz nach Dir, 
Wenn ich auch noch so oft mir sage:
"Du bist ja niemals fern von mir,
Weil ich Dich tief im Herzen trage."

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].

Composition:

    Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Du bist ja niemals fern von mir ", 1838 [ voice and piano ], unpublished

Text Authorship:

  • possibly by ?, Graf von Giech , "Ewige Nähe"
  • by Georg Joseph Keller (1798 - 1865), "Ewige Nähe"

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

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


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2011-12-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 65

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