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Ich schnitt' es gern in alle Rinden ein,
Ich grüb' es gern in jeden Kieselstein,
Ich möcht' es sä'n auf jedes frische Beet
Mit Kressensamen, der es schnell verräth,
Auf jeden weißen Zettel möcht' ich's schreiben:
Dein ist mein Herz, und soll es ewig bleiben.
Ich möcht' mir ziehen einen jungen Staar,
Bis daß er spräch' die Worte rein und klar,
Bis er sie spräch' mit meines Mundes Klang,
Mit meines Herzens vollem, heißem Drang;
Dann säng' er hell durch ihre Fensterscheiben:
Dein ist mein Herz, und soll es ewig bleiben.
...
Ich meint', es müßt' in meinen Augen stehn,
Auf meinen Wangen müßt' man's brennen sehn,
Zu lesen wär's auf meinem stummen Mund,
Ein jeder Athemzug gäb's laut ihr kund;
Und sie merkt nichts von all' dem bangen Treiben:
Dein ist mein Herz, und soll es ewig bleiben.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.
Published also in Frauentaschenbuch für das Jahr 1821 von de la Motte Fouqué. Nürnberg bei Joh. Leonh. Schrag, pages 401-402.
See also this text by G. T. that either quotes or plagiarizes the first stanza.
Composition:
- Set to music by Louis [Ludwig] Spohr (1784 - 1859), "Ungeduld", op. 94 no. 4, stanzas 1-2,4
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Ungeduld", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Die schöne Müllerin, no. 9, first published 1821
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Impaciència", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ongeduld", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Impatience", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "Impatience", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kärsimättömyyttä", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Impatience", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Athanasios Papaisiou) , "Η ανυπομονησία", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) [singable] (Shula Keller) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Impazienza", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "초조", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Caê Vieira) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 188
Je voudrais le graver sur chaque écorce,
Je voudrais le sculpter dans chaque caillou,
Je voudrais le semer dans chaque plate-bande fraîche
Avec des graines de cresson qui vite le trahiront.
Sur chaque morceau de papier blanc je voudrais l'écrire :
Mon cœur est à toi et le sera pour toujours.
Je voudrais élever un jeune étourneau,
Jusqu'à ce qu'il prononce ces mots fort et clair,
Jusqu'à ce qu'il parle avec le son de ma voix,
Avec tout l'ardent désir de mon cœur,
Alors il chanterait clairement à sa fenêtre :
Mon cœur est à toi et le sera pour toujours.
...
Je pensais, il doit être visible dans mes yeux,
Sur mes joues, on pouvait le voir brûler,
Il pouvait être lu sur mes lèvres muettes,
Chacune de mes respirations lui disait tout fort.
Et de tout ce tourment craintif elle n'a rien remarqué :
Mon cœur est à toi et le sera pour toujours !
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2008 by Guy Laffaille, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Ungeduld", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Die schöne Müllerin, no. 9, first published 1821
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Word count: 205