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by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Wie soll ich's bergen, wie soll ich's...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wie soll ich's bergen, wie soll ich's tragen, Was Du mir selber ins Herz gelegt? Kann es nicht hehlen und kann es nicht sagen, Was meine ganze Seele bewegt. All meine Sinne und alle Gedanken, Unstät und flüchtig verlassen sie mich, Dich zu umwinden wie klimmende Ranken, Klammern sich fester und fester an Dich. Immer Dich sehen möcht' ich und hören, Immer Dir schauen ins Angesicht, Könnt' ich mir nur Deinen Schatten beschwören! Lieberes zeigt ja die Sonne mir nicht. Aber nach Worten hasch' ich vergebens, Was ich empfinde, verschweigen sie doch, Du bist das Licht und der Klang meines Lebens, Und ich bin selber dein Schatten nur noch.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Julius Wolff, Tannhäuser. Ein Minnesang, Erster Band, Berlin: G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1890, pages 130-131.
Text Authorship:
- by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), no title, appears in Tannhäuser: ein Minnesang, first published 1887 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Clementine Becker , "Wie soll ich's bergen", published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from [Sechs] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Stimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 1, Frankfurt a/M., Henkel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Brune (1856 - 1922), "Tannhäusers Lied", op. 21 no. 5, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder aus Julius Wolff's Dichtungen für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Hannover, Schmorl & von Seefeld [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Göthel , "Wie soll ich's bergen", op. 1 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Emil Krause (1840 - 1916), "Wie soll ich's bergen", op. 61 no. 3, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Gesänge aus Wolff's Tannhäuser für Baryton (oder Alt) mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 3, Hamburg, Hoffmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theodor Müller-Reuter , "Wie soll ich's bergen", op. 14 (Drei Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran oder Alt oder Bariton mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1890 [ medium voice and piano ], Dresden, Plötner & Wagner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans von Saurma-Jeltsch , "Wie soll ich's bergen", published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Lieder aus Wolff's Tannhäuser, Wilder Jäger und Rattenfänger für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Bonn, Cohen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Schmidt , "Wie soll ich's bergen", op. 15 no. 4, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Minnelieder aus Wolff's Tannhäuser für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Johan Gustaf) Emil Sjögren (1853 - 1918), "Wie soll ich's bergen, wie soll ich's tragen", op. 12 no. 3 (1884), published 1885 [ soprano and piano ], from Sechs Lieder aus Julius Wolff's Tannhäuser, no. 3, Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Wie soll ich's bergen, wie soll ich's tragen", op. 5 no. 4 (1883), published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder aus Julius Wolff's Minnesang: Tannhäuser, no. 4, Braunschweig, H. Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Tschiderer (1830 - 1916), "Wie soll ich's bergen", published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder aus dem "Tannhäuser" von Julius Wolff , no. 3, Innsbruck, Gross [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 109
How shall I conceal it, how shall I bear...
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
How shall I conceal it, how shall I bear it-- That which you yourself placed within my heart? I cannot keep it secret and I cannot utter it -- That which moves my entire soul. All my senses and all my thoughts, Variable and fleeting they leave me In order to twine themselves around you like creeping vines, They cling tighter and more tightly to you. I would like ever to see you and hear you, Ever to gaze into your face, If I could invoke your shadow! Truly, the sun shows me nothing more dear. But I snatch in vain for words, That which I feel they do not reveal, You are the light and the music of my life, And I myself am now merely your shadow.
About the headline (FAQ)
Translated titles:"Wie soll ich's bergen" = "How shall I conceal it"
"Tannhäusers Lied" = "Tannhäuser’s song"
"Wie soll ich's bergen, wie soll ich's tragen" = "How shall I conceal it, how shall I bear it"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), no title, appears in Tannhäuser: ein Minnesang, first published 1887
This text was added to the website: 2014-09-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 128