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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Translation © by Walter A. Aue

Ruhe der Liebe

(Sung text for setting by F. Curschmann)

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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.

 ...

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!

Composition:

(Karl) Friedrich Curschmann

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Kehr' ein bei mir!", appears in Östliche Rosen, in 1. Erste Lese, first published 1822

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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

You are my rest

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Curschmann)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

You are my rest,
my calm and peace:
my longing's best
that makes it cease.

To you I give
for laugh or cry
as place to live
my heart and eye.

Come in to find
and quiet close
the doors behind
your kind repose.

All other grief
drive from my breast:
my heart reprieve
and fill with zest.

 ...

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

Text Authorship:

Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2007 by Walter A. Aue, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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