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Wunden trägst du mein Geliebter, Und sie schmerzen dich; Trüg' ich sie statt deiner, ich! Herr, wer wagt' es so zu färben Deine Stirn mit Blut und Schweiß? "Diese Male sind der Preis, Dich, o Seele, zu erwerben. An den Wunden muß ich sterben, Weil ich dich geliebt so heiß." Könnt' ich, Herr, für dich sie tragen, Da es Todeswunden sind. "Wenn dies Leid dich rührt, mein Kind, Magst du Lebenswunden sagen: Ihrer keine ward geschlagen, Draus für dich nicht Leben rinnt." Ach, wie mir in Herz und Sinnen Deine Qual so wehe tut! "Härtres noch mit treuem Mut Trüg' ich froh, dich zu gewinnen; Denn nur der weiß recht zu minnen, Der da stirbt vor Liebesglut." Wunden trägst du mein Geliebter, Und sie schmerzen dich; Trüg' ich sie statt deiner, ich!
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Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 1. Geistliche Lieder, no. 9 [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by José de Valdivielso (1560 - 1638), "Feridas teneis mi vida"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Wunden trägst du", op. 43 (Geistliche Lieder aus dem spanischen Liederbuche v. E. Geibel u. P. Heyse) no. 6, published 1855 [ duet for mezzo-soprano and tenor ad libitum with piano ], Leipzig, Merseburger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Wunden trägst du mein Geliebter", 1889-90, from Spanisches Liederbuch: Geistliche Lieder, no. 10 [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
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-08
Line count: 24
Word count: 132
The wounds you bear, my Beloved, Those [that] pain you; If only I could bear them, myself! Lord, who dares thus to color Your brow with blood and sweat? “These marks are the price, Oh Soul, to win you. From the wounds must I die, Because I loved you so fervently.” Could I, Lord, bear these for you, For they are mortal wounds? “If this pain moves you, my child, you may call them living wounds: None was made from which Life does not flow for you.” Ah, how my heart and mind Ache from you anguish! “Hardened with true courage I happily pretend, in order to win you; For only he who knows how to love truly, [Would] die from love’s burning embers." The wounds you bear, my Beloved, Those [that] pain you; If only I could bear them, myself!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 1. Geistliche Lieder, no. 9 [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by José de Valdivielso (1560 - 1638), "Feridas teneis mi vida"
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 141