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Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muß; Ich liebe dich, weil ich nicht anders kann; Ich liebe dich nach einem Himmelsschluß; Ich liebe dich durch einen Zauberbann. Dich [lieb]1 ich, wie die Rose ihren Strauch; Dich lieb ich, wie die Sonne ihren Schein; Dich lieb ich, weil du bist mein Lebenshauch; Dich lieb ich, weil dich lieben ist mein Sein.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Bachlund, Liszt: "liebe" (passim in this stanza)
Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 4. Vierter Strauß. Wiedergewonnen [or Entfremdet], no. 38 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muß", 2007 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Ich liebe dich", c1926, published 1928 [ voice and piano ], from Ten Songs by Ernst Bacon, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Behm (1862 - 1946), "Liebesfrühling", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Beyschlag (1845 - 1914), "Ich liebe dich", op. 1 no. 3, published 1871 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder aus dem Liebesfrühling von Rückert , no. 3, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Gustav) Adolf Brandt (1838 - 1919), "Liebesfrühling", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für 1 höhere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1886 [ high voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ingeborg (Starck) Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840 - 1913), "Ich liebe dich", published 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Oldenburg, Schulze [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leopold Damrosch (1832 - 1885), "Ich liebe dich", op. 8 no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Fischhof (1856 - 1918), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muß", published 1887 [ high voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder für hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Wien, Wetzler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alban Förster (1849 - 1916), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muß", op. 29 (Drei Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Ries [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muss", op. 10 (Fünf Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor) no. 2, published 1845 [ soprano or tenor and piano or guitar ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Hohfeld (flourished 1884-1895), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muss", published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge, no. 5, Mainz: Kittlitz-Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muss", op. 86 (Drei Gedichte von F. Rückert, für 2 Singstimmen mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1847 [ vocal duet with piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolph, Baron von Lauer-Münchhofen (1796 - 1874), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muß", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder von Friedrich Rückert) no. 5 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Ich liebe dich", S. 315 (1857), published 1860 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Marschall (1839 - 1888), "Ich liebe Dich", op. 19 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Bremen, Fischer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Siegfried Meinardus (1827 - 1896), "Ich liebe dich", op. 8 no. 8, published 1853 [ voice and piano ], from Liebesfrühling. Liederkranz von F. Rückert, no. 8, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Merkel , "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muss", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, H. Petersen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Mikorey (1873 - 1947), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muss", published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from 5 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Wien, Berté & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by A. Nechanitzky , "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muss", published 1896 [ voice and piano ], from Acht Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Berlin, Fischer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ladislaus Pachulski , "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muss", published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Wiesbaden, Wolff [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Albert Maria) Robert Radecke (1830 - 1911), "Ich liebe dich, well ich dich lieben muß ", op. 12 no. 1, published 1855 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder aus dem Liebesfrühling, no. 1, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Rochlitzer (1880 - 1945), "Ich liebe dich", op. 29 no. 1 (1899) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jakob Rosenhain (1813 - 1894), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muss", op. 75 (Sechs deutsche Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Heinrich Samuel "Marcel" Sulzberger (1876 - 1941), "Ich liebe dich", op. 15 (c1900) [ voice and piano ], Zentralbibliothek Zürich, MS, unfinished [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "I love you", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "I love but thee"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , 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.
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Word count: 61
I love you because I must love you; I love you because I know nothing else; I'll love you to the end of days, I love you as one enchanted. I love you as a rose loves its branches; I love you as the sun loves its shine; I love you because you are my life's breath; I love you because to love you is my existence.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 4. Vierter Strauß. Wiedergewonnen [or Entfremdet], no. 38
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 67