by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Translation © by Max Mader

Ruhe der Liebe
 (Sung text for setting by F. Curschmann)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT DUT ENG ENG FRE FRI HEB IRI ITA POR SPA
Du bist die Ruh,
Der Friede mild,
Die Sehnsucht du,
Und was sie stillt.

Ich weihe dir
Voll Lust und Schmerz
Zur Wohnung hier
Mein Aug' und Herz.

Kehr' bei mir ein,
Und schließe du
Still hinter dir
Die Pforten zu.

Treib andern Schmerz
Aus dieser Brust.
Voll sey dies Herz
Voll deiner Lust.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4 of the original text.

Note: The poem was first published 1822 in Rückert's Oestliche Rosen where all the poems have no titles. In subsequent editions (Erlangen, 1837: Gesammelte Gedichte, Frankfurt a. M., 1868: Gesammelte Poetische Werke) this poem got the title Kehr' ein bei mir!

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Jij bent de rust", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Geart van der Meer) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Lynn Thompson) , "You are peace, the mild peace", copyright © 1997, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Thou art repose", first published 193-?
  • ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "You are my rest", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "You are my rest", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Tu es le repos", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRI Frisian (Geart van der Meer) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Tu sei la pace", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Alexandre Trovon) , "Tu és o repouso", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Lourdes Leon) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 20
Word count: 71

Language: Hebrew (עברית)  after the German (Deutsch) 
את הרוגע, 
השלווה העדינה.
את הגעגועים ומה 
שמרגיע אותם.

הנני מגיש לך, 
מלא שמחה וכאב,
לבית כאן 
בעיניי ובליבי.

היכנסי אלי 
וסגרי
בשקט את 
הדלת אחרייך.

סלקי כאב 
אחר מלב זה.
מלא יהיה 
לב זה בשמחתך.

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