by
Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
You are harmony
and rest.
You are yearning
and its cadence.
I dedicate to you,
as to a sacred place,
full of pain and joy,
my eyes and heart.
Turn to me now
and quietly
close the doors
behind you.
Drive other sorrows
far away:
May my heart fill
with delight in you.
This vaulted dome
with your light voice
alone is filled,
Oh let it ring.
Composition:
Set to music by David Evan Thomas (b. 1958), "Du bist die Ruh", 1998 [ medium voice, piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by David Evan Thomas (b. 1958), copyright © 1998 by David Evan Thomas, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [an adaptation]
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Researcher for this page: David Evan Thomas
This text was added to the website: 2006-06-14
Line count: 20
Word count: 67