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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Du Ring an meinem Finger

(Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CHI DAN DUT ENG ENG FRE HEB ITA NOR POR RUS

Du Ring an meinem Finger,
  Mein goldenes Ringelein,
Ich drücke dich fromm an die Lippen,
  Dich fromm an das Herze mein.

Ich hatt' ihn ausgeträumet,
  Der Kindheit friedlich schönen Traum,
Ich fand allein mich, verloren
  Im öden, unendlichen Raum.

Du Ring an meinem Finger,
  Da hast du mich erst belehrt,
Hast meinem Blick erschlossen
  Des Lebens unendlichen, tiefen Wert.

Ich will ihm dienen, ihm leben,
  Ihm angehören ganz,
Hin selber mich geben und finden
  Verklärt mich in seinem Glanz.

Du Ring an meinem Finger,
  Mein goldenes Ringelein,
Ich drücke dich fromm an die Lippen,
  Dich fromm an das Herze mein.

Modernized spelling would change "Werth" to "Wert"

Composition:

Robert Schumann

Frauenliebe und -Leben

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Text Authorship:

by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), no title, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Frauen-Liebe und Leben, no. 4

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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) , "Du ring på min finger", copyright © 2014, (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 (Daniel Platt) , "Thou ring on my finger", 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) , "Toi, anneau à mon doigt", 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) , "Tu anello al mio dito", 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
POR Portuguese (Português) (Joana Albergaria Teixeira) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
RUS Russian (Русский) (Natalia Vyshynska) , "Ты, кольцо на моём пальце", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Toi, anneau à mon doigt

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Toi, anneau à mon doigt,
Mon petit anneau d'or,
Je te presse pieusement sur mes lèvres,
Pieusement sur mon cœur.

Il s'était évanoui,
Le beau rêve paisible de l'enfance,
Je me trouvais seule, perdue,
En un lieu désolé et sans fin.

Toi, anneau à mon doigt,
Alors, tu m'as enseigné,
Tu m'as fait voir,
La profonde et infinie valeur de la vie.

Je veux le servir, vivre pour lui,
Lui appartenir toute entière,
Me donner moi‑même, et me trouver
Transfigurée par sa lumière,

Toi, anneau à mon doigt,
Mon petit anneau d'or,
Je te presse pieusement sur mes lèvres,
Pieusement sur mon cœur.

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