by Karl Friedrich Henckell (1864 - 1929)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA JPN
Ich trage meine Minne 
Vor Wonne stumm
Im Herzen und im Sinne 
Mit mir herum.
Ja, daß ich dich gefunden, 
Du liebes Kind,
Das freut mich alle Tage, 
Die mir beschieden sind.

Und ob auch der Himmel trübe, 
Kohlschwarz die Nacht,
Hell leuchtet meiner Liebe 
Goldsonn'ge Pracht.
Und liegt auch die Welt in Sünden, 
So tut mir's weh --
Die arge muß erblinden 
Vor deiner Unschuld Schnee.

Note: in some editions of the Strauss in stanza 2, line 5 there is a typo in word 2 ("lügt" instead of "liegt").

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Porto el meu amor", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Geluk draag ik van ‘t minnen", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "I bear my love", copyright © 2016
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Je porte mon amour", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Io porto il mio amore", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , "愛を抱いて", copyright © 2025, (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.
Line count: 16
Word count: 68