by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)
Translation © by Daniel Platt

Liebesglück
 (Sung text for setting by Louis Ferdinand)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT CHI DAN DUT ENG ENG FRE HEB ITA NOR RUS
An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust,
Du meine Wonne, du meine Lust!

Das Glück ist die Liebe, die Lieb' ist das Glück,
Ich hab' es gesagt und nehm's nicht zurück.

Hab' überglücklich mich geschätzt
Bin überglücklich aber jetzt.

 ... 

Du schauest mich an und lächelst dazu,
Du lieber, lieber Engel, du!

An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust,
Du meine Wonne, du meine Lust!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,7-8 of the original text.

Note: Modern German would change the spelling of "giebt" to "gibt"

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CHI Chinese (中文) (Mei Foong Ang) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DAN Danish (Dansk) (Maryanna Morthensen) , "Ved mit hjerte, ved mit bryst", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hier in mijn armen, hier aan mijn borst", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Daniel Platt) , "At my heart, at my breast", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Kyle Gee) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) (Tsippora Samberg) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Sul mio cuore, sul mio petto", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • RUS Russian (Русский) (Natalia Vyshynska) , "В моём сердце, в моей груди", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 103

Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
At my heart, at my breast, 
thou my rapture, my happiness! 

The joy is the love, the love is the joy, 
I have said it, and won't take it back. 

I've thought myself rapturous, 
but now I'm happy beyond that. 

 ... 

Thou lookst at me and smiles,
Thou dear, dear angel thou

At my heart, at my breast, 
thou my rapture, my happiness!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,7-8 of the original text.

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 104