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by Friedrich von Hardenberg (1772 - 1801), as Novalis

Treue
 (Sung text for setting by H. Goetz)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  AFR CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE
Wenn alle untreu werden,
So bleib' ich dir doch treu;
Daß Dankbarkeit auf Erden
Nicht ausgestorben sey.
Für mich umfing dich Leiden,
Vergingst für mich in Schmerz;
Drum geb' ich dir mit Freuden
Auf ewig dieses Herz.

Oft muß ich bitter weinen,
Daß du gestorben bist,
Und mancher von den Deinen
Dich lebenslang vergißt.
Von Liebe nur durchdrungen
Hast du so viel gethan,
Und doch bist du verklungen,
Und keiner denkt daran.

Du stehst voll treuer Liebe
Noch immer jedem bey;
Und wenn dir keiner bliebe,
So bleibst du dennoch treu;
Die treuste Liebe sieget,
Am Ende fühlt man sie,
Weint bitterlich und schmieget
Sich kindlich an dein Knie. 

Ich habe dich empfunden,
O! lasse nicht von mir;
Laß innig mich verbunden
Auf ewig seyn mit dir.
Einst schauen meine Brüder
Auch wieder himmelwärts,
Und sinken liebend nieder,
Und fallen dir ans Herz.

First published in Musen-Almanach für das Jahr 1802. Herausgegeben von A. W. Schlegel und L. Tieck. Tübingen, in der Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1802, pages 200-202.

Composition:

    Set to music by Hermann (Gustav) Goetz (1840 - 1876), "Treue", op. 21 (Sieben Lieder für S., A., T. und B.) no. 5 (1862-3), published 1880 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kistner

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich von Hardenberg (1772 - 1801), as Novalis, no title, written 1799-1800, appears in Geistliche Lieder, no. 6, first published 1802

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

  • AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "When all become unfaithful", copyright ©
  • ENG English (George MacDonald) , "Spiritual Songs, number 6", appears in Rampolli: Growths from a Long Planted Root. Being Translations, New and Old, Chiefly from the German, first published 1897
  • ENG English [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Hymne III", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 143

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