Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Altdeutscher Liebesreim
 (Sung text for setting by A. Kleffel)
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Mittelhochdeutsch 
Our translations:  ENG LIT
Ich bin dein, du bist mein,
Des sollst du gewiß sein.
Du bist beschlossen in meinem Herzen,
Verloren ist das Schlüsselein - 
Nun mußt du immer drinnen sein.

Composition:

    Set to music by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Altdeutscher Liebesreim", alternate title: "Liebesreim", op. 15 no. 1, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock

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  • ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Claus-Christian Schuster [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
You are mine! I am yours!
Of that you may be sure.
You are locked up within my heart,
The little key is lost -
You must always remain in there!

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2018 by Sharon Krebs, (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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This text was added to the website: 2018-03-22
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