Ah, if you belonged to me

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by Ida Marie Luise Sophie Friederike Gustava Hahn-Hahn (1805 - 1880)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wenn du wärst mein eigen

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Ach, wenn du wärst mein eigen,
  Wie lieb sollt'st du mir sein,
  Wie wollt' ich tief im Herzen
  Nur hegen dich allein,
Und alle Wonn' und alles Glück
Mir schöpfen nur aus deinem Blick.
  Ach, wenn du wärst mein eigen,
  Wie wär' die Welt dann schön,
  Es bliebe nichts zu wünschen,
  Als stets -- dich anzuseh'n;
 ... 
Mein höchster Lohn, mein höchstes Glück
Erglänzte mir in deinem Blick.
 ... 
  Ach, wenn du wärst mein eigen,
  Bis einst mein Auge bricht,
  So würd' ich droben sagen:
  "Ich laß dich ewig nicht!
"Im Himmel selbst ohn' dich kein Glück!"
Das ist mein Trost, mein Hoffnungsblick.

Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-10,17,18,25-30 of the original text.

Composition:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by Ida Marie Luise Sophie Friederike Gustava Hahn-Hahn (1805 - 1880), "Wenn du wärst mein eigen", appears in Gedichte, first published 1835

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-18
Line count: 30
Word count: 171

If you belonged to me

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Ah, if you belonged to me,
  How I should treasure you!
  How would I cherish you alone
  Deep in my heart,
And all joy and all happiness
I would draw only from your gaze!
  Ah, if you belonged to me
  How beautiful the world would be!
  There would be nothing left to wish for
  But only to look at you all the time.
 ... 
My highest reward, my greatest happiness
Would glow for me from your gaze!
 ... 
  Ah, if you belonged to me
  Until once I die!
  I would say on high:
  I shall not leave you in all eternity.
Even in heaven, there can be no joy without you.
That is my comfort and my hope!

Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-10,17,18,25-30 of the original text.

Translated titles:
"Ach, wenn du wärst mein eigen" = "Ah, if you belonged to me"
"Wenn du wärst mein eigen" = "If you belonged to me"

Text Authorship:

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