You my soul, you my heart | You my soul, you my heart

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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Widmung

(Sung text for setting by E. Schmezer)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CAT DUT ENG ENG ENG FRE FRE IRI ITA SPA SPA

Du meine Seele, du mein Herz,
Du meine Wonne, o du mein Schmerz,
Du meine Welt, in der ich lebe,
Mein Himmel du, darin ich lebe,
O du mein Grab, in das hinab
Ich ewig meinen Kummer gab!
Du bist die Ruhe, du bist der Frieden,
Du bist der Himmel, mir beschieden.
Daß du mich liebst, macht mich mir werth,
Dein Blick hat mich vor mir verklärt,
Du hebst mich liebend über mich,
Mein guter Geist, mein beßres Ich!

Composition:

Elise Schmezer

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 1. Erster Strauß. Erwacht, no. 3

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Robert Garrigós) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , "Dedicatòria", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Jij mijn bezieling", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "You my soul, you my heart", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , "Dedication", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "Dedication", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Karel Vereycken) , "Toi mon âme, toi mon coeur", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Dedica", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Abel Alamillo Fernández) , "Dedicatoria", copyright © 2005, (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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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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You my soul, you my heart

(Sung text translation for setting by E. Schmezer)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

You my soul, you my heart,
you my bliss, o you my pain,
you the world in which I live;
you my heaven, in which I float,
o you my grave, into which 
I eternally cast my grief.
You are rest, you are peace,
you are bestowed upon me from heaven.
That you love me gives me my worth;
your gaze transfigures me;
you raise me lovingly above myself,
my good spirit, my better self!

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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