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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Meine Töne, still und heiter zu der Liebsten steigt hinan
 (Sung text for setting by C. Sinding)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Meine Töne still und heiter,
  Zu der Liebsten steigt hinan!
  O daß ich auf eurer Leiter
  Zu ihr auf nicht steigen kann.

Leget, o ihr süßen Töne,
  An die Brust ihr meinen Schmerz,
  Weil nicht will die strenge Schöne,
  Daß ich ihr mich leg ans Herz.

Composition:

    Set to music by Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Meine Töne, still und heiter zu der Liebsten steigt hinan", op. 64b no. 7, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Roland zu Bremen und andere Gedichte von Friedrich Rückert, no. 7, Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 3. Dritter Strauß. Entfremdet [or Gemieden], no. 12

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canzone", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 46

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