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Bei dir allein empfind' ich, daß ich lebe, Daß Jugendmut mich schwellt Daß eine heit're Welt Der Liebe mich durchbebe; Mich freut mein Sein Bei dir allein! Bei dir allein weht mir die Luft so labend, Dünkt mich die Flur so grün, So mild des Lenzes Blüh'n, So balsamreich der Abend, So kühl der Hain, Bei dir allein! Bei dir allein verliert der Schmerz sein Herbes, Gewinnt die Freud an Lust! Du sicherst meine Brust Des angestammten Erbes; Ich fühl' mich mein Bei dir allein!
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Note: Schubert received Seidl's poem in handwritten form. Seidl did not include it in his poetry editions.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Anton Rückauf (1855 - 1903), "Bei dir allein empfind' ich", op. 25 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Bei dir allein!", op. 95 (Vier Refrainlieder) no. 2, D 866 no. 2 (1828?), published 1828 [ voice and piano ], Thaddäus Weigl, VN 2794, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Bij jou alleen", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "With you alone", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Près de toi seule", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Vicino a te soltanto", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfredo García) , "Solamente a tu lado", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 85
With you alone I feel that I am alive, that a spirit of youth swells within me, that a jovial world of love surges through me; I rejoice in my existence with you alone! With you alone does the breeze feel so refreshing, the meadow so green, the blooming Spring so balmy, the evening so richly fragrant, the grove so cool; with you alone! With you alone, pain loses its bitterness and joy yields such pleasure! You safeguard the ancient heritage of my heart; I feel I am myself with you alone!
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875)
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 93