I do not want the loud joys

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by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ich will die lauten Freuden nicht

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Ich will die lauten Freuden nicht,
Mein stilles Haus sei meine Welt!
Vom Stern der treu erfüllten Pflicht
Sei einzig nur mein Herz erhellt!

Ich will drauf sinnen Tag und Nacht,
Wie ich dir wohl was Liebes thu'!
Was ist doch all der Feste Pracht
Gen meines Hauses Liebesruh'!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Oscar v. Redwitz, Amaranth, Zweite Auflage, Mainz: Verlag von Kirchheim und Schott, 1850, page 119.

Text Authorship:

by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891), no title, appears in Amaranth, in Amaranths stille Lieder [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 Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Brautlied", 1850? [sung text checked 1 time]
by Carl Theodor Emanuel, Freiherr von Perfall (1824 - 1907), "Ich will die lauten Freuden nicht", op. 16 (Amaranth's stille Lieder) no. 5, published 1851 [ voice and piano ], Mainz: Schott [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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I do not want the loud joys

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I do not want the loud joys,
My quiet house is to be my world!
May my heart be solely brightened
By the star of faithfully performed duty!

I shall ponder day and night
How I might do something loving for you!
What is all the splendour of celebrations
Compared to the loving peace of my house!

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Translations of titles:
"Brautlied" = "Bridal song"
"Ich will die lauten Freuden nicht" = "I do not want the loud joys"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891), no title, appears in Amaranth, in Amaranths stille Lieder
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This text was added to the website: 2025-03-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 57