To Chloe | Love's purest flames

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by Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

An Chloen

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA

Bey der Liebe reinsten Flammen,
Glänzt das arme Hütten-Dach:
Liebchen! ewig nun beysammen!
Liebchen! träumend oder wach!

Süßes, zärtliches Umfangen,
Wenn der Tag am Himmel graut;
Heimlich klopfendes Verlangen,
Wenn der Abend niederthaut!

Wonne dort auf allen Hügeln,
Wonn' im Thal, und Jubel hier!
Volle Freyheit, zu verriegeln
Unsre kleine Hütten-Thür!

Lobgesang in Finsternissen,
Wo kein Neider sich versteckt,
Wo nicht mehr, indem wir küßen,
Jedes Lüftchen uns erschreckt!

Und wir theilen alle Freuden,
Sonn' und Mond und Sternen-Glanz;
Allen Segen, alles Leiden,
Arbeit und Gebet, und Tanz.

So, bey reiner Liebe Flammen,
Endet sich der schöne Lauf;
Ruhig schweben wir zusammen,
Liebchen! Liebchen! Himmel auf.

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Text Authorship:

by Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814), "An Chloen"

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A Cloe", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan Chloë", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To Chloe", copyright ©
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "To Chloe", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À Chloé", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "A Cloe", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 107

To Chloe

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 Love's purest flames
 glow upon the poor cottage roof:
 Darling! we are together forever!
 Darling! whether dreaming or awake!
 
 Sweet, tender embrace
 when day breaks;
 secret yearning, palpitating
 when the dew of evening descends!
 
 And we share every joy,
 sun and moon and starlight;
 every bliss, every sorrow,
 work and prayer and dance.
 
 Thus, in the pure flame of love
 these fine things come to an end;
 we float together placidly,
 darling, darling! toward heaven.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 76