Si seulement je L'ai

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by Friedrich von Hardenberg (1772 - 1801), as Novalis

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Wenn ich ihn nur habe

(Sung text for setting by F. Hensel)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Wenn ich ihn nur habe,
Wenn er mein nur ist,
Wenn mein Herz bis hin zum Grabe
Seine Treue nie vergißt:
Weiß ich nichts von Leide,
Fühle nichts, als Andacht, Lieb und Freude.

Wenn ich ihn nur habe,
Lass' ich alles gern,
Folg' an meinem Wanderstabe
Treugesinnt nur meinem Herrn;
Lasse still die Andern
Breite, lichte, volle Straßen wandern.

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

First published in Musen-Almanach für das Jahr 1802. Herausgegeben von A. W. Schlegel und L. Tieck. Tübingen, in der Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1802, pages 199-200.

Composition:

Fanny Hensel

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich von Hardenberg (1772 - 1801), as Novalis, no title, written 1799-1800, appears in Geistliche Lieder, no. 5, first published 1802

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "If I only have Him", copyright ©
ENG English (George MacDonald) , "Spiritual Songs, number 5", appears in Rampolli: Growths from a Long Planted Root. Being Translations, New and Old, Chiefly from the German, first published 1897
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Si seulement je L'ai

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Hensel)

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Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Si seulement je L'ai,
Si seulement Il est à moi,
Si mon cœur jusqu'à la tombe
N'oublie jamais Sa fidélité :
Je ne connaîtrai jamais la peine,
Je ne sentirai rien d'autre que le recueillement, l'amour et la joie.

Si seulement je L'ai,
Je quitterai tout de bon cœur,
Je suivrai avec mon bâton de voyageur
Avec des pensées fidèles seulement mon Seigneur :
Je laisse silencieusement les autres
Voyager par des rues larges, bien éclairées, pleines de monde.

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