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Ich wollt, meine Lieb' ergösse Sich all in ein einzig Wort, Das gäb ich den lust'gen Winden, Die trügen es lustig fort. Sie tragen zu dir, Geliebte, Das lieb-erfüllte Wort; Du hörst es zu jeder Stunde, Du hörst es an jedem Ort. Und hast du zum nächtlichen Schlummer Geschlossen die Augen kaum, So wird mein Bild dich verfolgen Bis in den tiefsten Traum.
Note: in Zenger's score, the first time we reach stanza 1, line 2, word 5, it is "einzig", and "einziges" in the repetition.
Composition:
- Set to music by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Ich wollt meine Lieb ergösse sich", op. 63 (Sechs Duette) no. 1 [ duet ]
Score: IMSLP [external link]
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 61
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Siân Goldthorpe) (Christian Stein) , "I wish my pain would flow into a single word", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Je voudrais que mes peines s'écoulent", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) [singable] (Hamutal Atariah) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Siân Goldthorpe , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 68
Ik wou dat mijn liefde tezamen zou vloeien in één enkel woord; Dat gaf ik de speelse winden, Die droegen het spelend voort. Zij dragen naar jou, geliefde, Het liefdezware woord; Jij hoort het dan alle uren, Je hoort het in ieder oord. En heb je dan 's nachts om te slapen De ogen maar amper dicht, Dan zal mijn beeld je vervolgen In 't diepste droomgezicht.
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2014 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 61
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Line count: 12
Word count: 73