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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)

Selbstgeständnis
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE FRE HEB ITA SPA
Ich bin meiner Mutter einzig Kind,
Und weil die andern ausblieben sind,
Was weiß ich wieviel, die sechs oder sieben, 
Ist eben alles an mir hängen blieben;
Ich hab' müssen die Liebe, die Treue, die Güte
Für ein ganz halb Dutzend allein aufessen,
Ich will's mein Lebtag nicht vergessen.
Es hätte mir aber noch wohl mögen frommen,
Hätt' ich nur auch Schläg' für Sechse bekommen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Selbstgeständnis" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Leo Blech (1871 - 1958), "Selbstgeständnis", op. 27 no. 6, copyright © 1924 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Liedchen großen und kleinen Kindern vorzusingen, Fünfte Folge, no. 6, Universal Edition [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hermann Heiss (1897 - 1966), "Selbstgeständnis" [ voice and instrument (?) ], from Mutterlieder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Selbstgeständnis", from Mörike-Lieder, no. 52 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Confessió", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Iain Sneddon) , "Confession", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Confession", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Aveu spontané", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • HEB Hebrew (עברית) [singable] (Hamutal Atariah) , "וידוי", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Confessione", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Gerardo Garciacano Hinojosa) (Simone von Büren) , "Confesión", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 65

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