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Nun bin ich dein, Du aller Blumen Blume, Und sing' allein Allstund zu deinem Ruhme; Will eifrig sein, Mich dir zu weih'n Und deinem Duldertume. Frau, auserlesen, Zu dir steht all mein Hoffen, Mein [innerst]1 Wesen Ist allezeit dir offen. Komm, mich zu lösen Vom Fluch des Bösen, Der mich so hart betroffen! Du Stern der See, Du Port der Wonnen, Von der im Weh Die Wunden Heil gewonnen, Eh' ich vergeh', Blick' aus der Höh, Du Königin der Sonnen! Nie kann versiegen Die Fülle deiner Gnaden; Du hilfst zum Siegen Dem, der mit Schmach beladen. An dich sich schmiegen, Zu deinen Füßen liegen Heilt allen [Harm]2 und Schaden. Ich leide schwer Und wohlverdiente Strafen. Mir bangt so sehr, Bald Todesschlaf zu schlafen. Tritt du einher, Und durch das Meer O führe mich zum Hafen!
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Spanisches Liederbuch von Emanuel Geibel und Paul Heyse, Berlin, Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz, 1852, pages 3-4. Note that in stanza 5, line 2, the word "wohlverdiente" is the opposite of the original, "sin merecer", which means "undeserving".
1 Lange-Müller: "ganzes"2 Lange-Müller: "Schmerz"
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 1. Geistliche Lieder, no. 1 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Juan Ruiz, Archpriest of Hita (c1283 - c1350), "Quiero seguir"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Max Bruch (1838 - 1920), "An die heilige Jungfrau", op. 17 (10 Lieder), Heft 1 (3 geistliche Lieder aus dem Spanischen von E. Geibel) no. 1, published 1864 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Bruch (1838 - 1920), "An die heilige Jungfrau", op. 18 (4 Gesänge für Bariton) no. 3, published 1865 [ baritone and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Reinhold Ludwig Herman (1849 - 1919), "Nun bin ich dein, du aller Blumen Blume", op. 40 no. 1, published 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Marienlieder, no. 1, Berlin: Raabe & Plothow Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Nun bin ich dein", op. 64 no. 2, published 1881 [ tenor, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 2 contrabasses, and timpani ], from Zwei Marienlieder aus dem Spanischen von Heyse , no. 2, Berlin, Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller (1850 - 1926), "An Madonna", op. 27 no. 6 (1885), published <<1890 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs ernste Lieder von Heinrich Heine und Paul Heyse, no. 6, Copenhagen, Hofmusikhandelens Forlag [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Valdemar Malling (1848 - 1915), "An die heilige Maria", op. 26 no. 5, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], from Spanische Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte , no. 5, Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Nun bin ich dein", 1889-90, from Spanisches Liederbuch: Geistliche Lieder, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Grant Hicks [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-08
Line count: 35
Word count: 137
Now I am yours, You flower [above] all flowers, And sing alone Your praises [at] all hours. I zealously want To consecrate myself to you And to your silent suffering Duldertume. Lady, chosen one, In you lies all my hope, My innermost being Is always open to you. Come, release me From the evil curse Which has so harshly befallen me! You, star of the sea, You, port of bliss, From whom, in pain, Wounds have been healed, Before I pass [away], Look down from on high, You, queen of the sun! Never can run dry The fullness of your mercy; You help to triumph Those, who are weighed down with disgrace. To snuggle up to you, To lie at your feet Heals every grief and injury. I suffer heavy And well-deserved punishment. I’m so afraid Of sleeping Death’s sleep soon. Take me along, and over the sea, Oh, lead me to the harbor!
About the headline (FAQ)
Translator's note for stanza 5, lines 1-2: while the German text for these two lines is translated as "I suffer heavy and well-deserved punishment", the original Spanish text opposes this adjective and would be translated as "I suffer great evil, without merit, I am unlucky."
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 1. Geistliche Lieder, no. 1
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Juan Ruiz, Archpriest of Hita (c1283 - c1350), "Quiero seguir"
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-27
Line count: 35
Word count: 154