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by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
Translation by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

I give thee all ‑‑ I can no more
Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE
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I give thee all -- I can no more --
  Tho' poor the offering be;
My heart and lute are all the store
  That I can bring to thee.
A lute whose gentle song reveals
  The soul of love full well;
And, better far, a heart that feels
  Much more than lute could tell.
I give thee all -- I can no more --
  Tho' poor the offering be;
My heart and lute are all the store
  That I can bring to thee.
[ ... ]

Tho' love and song may fail, alas!
  To keep life's clouds away,
At least 'twill make them lighter pass,
  Or gild them if they stay.
And even if Care at moments flings
  A discord o'er life's happy strain,
Let Love but gently touch the strings,
  'Twill all be sweet again!

I give thee all -- I can no more --
  Tho' poor the offering be;
My heart and lute are all the store
  That I can bring to thee.
[ ... ]

[ ... ]

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Text Authorship:

  • by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "My heart and lute"

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 102

Mein Herz und mein Saitenspiel
 (Sung text for setting by H. von Saint-Julien)
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
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Dir geb' ich, ach, es ist nicht viel,
was mein ist, all mein Licht,
dies Herz und dieses Saitenspiel;
mehr, ach, mehr hab' ich nicht!
Ein Saitespiel, des süßer Klang
die ganze Seele zeigt,
und, o, ein Herz, das liebesbang
ein schön'res Lied verschweigt.
Dir geb' ich, ach, es ist nicht viel,
was mein ist, all mein Licht,
dies Herz und dieses Saitenspiel;
mehr, ach, mehr hab' ich nicht!
 ... 

Kann Lieb' und Sang verbannen nie
des Lebes Wolken ganz,
vorbei doch leichter gehen sie,
und steh'n sie, ist's in Glanz.
Wenn durch des Lebens Harfe reißt
der Sorge Misston roh,
spielt Liebe d'rauf, der zarte Geist,
klingt alles wieder froh.

Dir geb' ich, ach, es ist nicht viel,
was mein ist, all mein Licht,
dies Herz und dieses Saitenspiel;
mehr, ach, mehr hab' ich nicht!
 ... 

 ... 

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 (lines 1-8,1-4), 2, 1 (lines 1-4) of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Heinrich Friedrich von Saint-Julien (1801 - 1844), "Mein Herz und mein Saitenspiel", op. 7 no. 1, stanza 1 (lines 1-8,1-4), 2, 1 (lines 1-4), from Lyrische Gedichte, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Based on:

  • a text in English by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "My heart and lute"
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Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2026-08-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 85

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