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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' überschwenglich mich geschätzt Bin überglücklich aber jetzt. Nur die da säugt, nur die da liebt Das Kind, dem sie die Nahrung giebt; Nur eine Mutter weiß allein, Was lieben heißt und glücklich sein. O, wie bedaur' ich doch den Mann, Der Mutterglück nicht fühlen kann! Du lieber, lieber Engel, du, Du schauest mich an und lächelst dazu! An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust, Du meine Wonne, du meine Lust!
Note: Modern German would change the spelling of "giebt" to "gibt"
Composition:
- Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust", op. 42 no. 7 (1840), published 1843 [ voice and piano ], from Frauenliebe und -Leben, no. 7, Leipzig, Whistling
Text Authorship:
- by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), no title, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Frauen-Liebe und Leben, no. 7
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- 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.
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Word count: 103
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. Only she that suckles, only she that loves the child, to whom she gives nourishment; Only a mother knows alone what it is to love and be happy. O how I pity then the man who cannot feel a mother's joy! Thou dear, dear angel thou, Thou lookst at me and smiles At my heart, at my breast, thou my rapture, my happiness!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), no title, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Frauen-Liebe und Leben, no. 7
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