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 niemals fern von mir

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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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:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

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

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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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You are never far from me

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

You are never far from me
Because I carry you deep within my heart!
And that you are never far from me 
Is a great comfort to me in my lament.
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"

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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
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Word count: 58