You my only light | You my only light

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sometimes misattributed to Volkslieder (Folksongs) and by Heinrich Albert (1604 - 1651)

Translation © by John Glenn Paton

Du mein einzig Licht

(Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)

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

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Du mein einzig Licht,
Die Lilj und Ros hat nicht,
Was an Farb und Schein
Dir möcht ähnlich sein,
Nur daß dein stolzer Mut
Der Schönheit unrecht thut.

 ... 

Meine Heimat du,
Von welcher Lust und Ruh
Ist der Himmel gar
Wie die Erde bar.
Nur daß dein strenges Wort
Mich weht vom süßen Port.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

Composition:

Johannes Brahms

Deutsche Volkslieder

Text Authorship:

sometimes misattributed to Volkslieder (Folksongs)
by Heinrich Albert (1604 - 1651)

Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Simon Dach (1605 - 1659) [text unavailable]
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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "You my only light", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Toi mon unique lumière", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 31
Word count: 133

You my only light

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

You my only light,
lilies and roses do not have
any color or brightness
to compare with you;
only that your proud attitude
does injustice to your beauty.

 ...

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

This is a translation of the setting by Brahms.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2010 by John Glenn Paton, (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) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) and by Heinrich Albert (1604 - 1651)
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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Simon Dach (1605 - 1659) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-21
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Word count: 55