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by Heinrich Hart (1855 - 1906)

Translation © by Elisa Rapado

Cäcilie

(Sung text for setting by R. Strauss)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA JPN SPA

Wenn du es wüßtest,
Was träumen heißt von brennenden Küssen,
Von Wandern und Ruhen mit der Geliebten,
Aug in Auge,
Und kosend und plaudernd,
Wenn du es wüßtest,
Du neigtest dein Herz!

Wenn du es wüßtest,
Was bangen heißt in einsamen Nächten,
Umschauert vom Sturm, da niemand tröstet
Milden Mundes die kampfmüde Seele,
Wenn du es wüßtest,
Du kämest zu mir.

Wenn du es wüßtest,
Was leben heißt, umhaucht von der Gottheit
Weltschaffendem Atem,
Zu schweben empor, lichtgetragen,
Zu seligen Höhn,
Wenn du es wüßtest,
Du lebtest mit mir!

Composition:

Richard Georg Strauss

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Hart (1855 - 1906), "Wenn du es wüßtest"

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Sílvia Pujalte Piñán) , "Cecília", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Caecilia", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Cecily", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Cécile", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Cecilia", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Cecilia

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Strauss)

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Language: Spanish (Español) after the German (Deutsch)

Si tú supieras
lo que es soñar con ardientes besos
con paseos y descanso con tu amado,
mirándonos a los ojos
y besarse y mimarse,
si lo supieras,
rendirías tu corazón.

Si supieras
lo que es aterrarse en las noches solitarias
rodeado por la tormenta cuando nadie consuela 
con su dulce boca al alma cansada de pelear,
si lo supieras,
vendrías a mí.

Si supieras,
lo que es vivir rodeado por el aliento divino
creador del mundo
elevarse hacia arriba, llevado por la luz
a las más elevadas alturas,
si lo supieras
vivirías conmigo.

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