I carried you within my heart | I carried you within my heart

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by Dorothea von Paschkowsky (1829 - 1910), as Dora Paschkowsky

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Im Herzen hab' ich dich getragen

(Sung text for setting by C. Faisst)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Im Herzen hab' ich dich getragen
Doch keiner hat davon gewusst.
Als ich dich sah, begann's zu tagen,
Da ward es hell in meiner Brust.

Im Herzen will ich dich behalten,
Wie man das höchste Kleinod hegt,
Als eine jener Lichtgestalten, 
Die Mancher still durch's Leben trägt.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

Clara Mathilda Faisst

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Text Authorship:

by Dorothea von Paschkowsky (1829 - 1910), as Dora Paschkowsky

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "I carried you within my heart", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2019-12-22
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I carried you within my heart

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Faisst)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I carried you within my heart,
But no-one knew of it.
When I first saw you, day began to dawn,
At that point it became bright within my breast.

I wish to keep you in my heart
As one cherishes the greatest treasure,
As one of those beings of light
That many a person silently carries through life.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

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This text was added to the website: 2019-12-22
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