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Dir zu eröffnen mein Herz verlangt mich; Hört' ich von deinem, darnach verlangt mich; Wie blickt so traurig die Welt mich an! In meinem Sinne wohnet mein Freund nur, Und sonsten keiner und keine [Feindspur]1. Wie Sonnenaufgang ward mir ein Vorsatz! Mein Leben will ich nur zum Geschäfte Von seiner Liebe [von heut an]2 machen. Ich denke seiner, mir [blutet's]3 Herz. Kraft hab' ich keine als ihn zu lieben, So recht im Stillen. Was soll das werden! Will ihn umarmen und kann es nicht.
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Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 13. Noten und Abhandlungen zu besserem Verständnis des west-östlichen Divans, from "Chiffer" [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 Ferdinand Rahles (1812 - 1878), "Dir zu eröffnen mein Herz", op. 22 (5 Lieder und Gesänge) no. 3, published 1838 [ voice and piano ], Cologne, Eck [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Liebeslied", op. 51 (Lieder und Gesänge für Singstimme und Klavier (Heft 2)) no. 5 (1849), published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Friedrich Carl Weigmann (1869 - 1939), "Dir zu eröffnen mein Herz verlangt mich", published 1900 [ soprano and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 6, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Friedrich Zelter (1758 - 1832), "Aus der Fernen", Z. 127 no. 1 (1816), published 1826 [ bass and piano ], from Sechs deutsche Lieder für die Bass-Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 1, Berlin: T. Trautwein [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Fanny Hensel.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Liefdeslied (Jou te ontsluiten mijn hart)", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "I long to open up my heart for you", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , no title, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 88
I long to open up my heart for you; hearing from yours, I long for; how pathetic the world seems to me! In my mind only lives my friend, And nobody else, not a trace of an enemy. Like a sunrise (all of a sudden) I came to the conclusion! In my life I will make it my topmost business to love him, I keep thinking of him, my heart's bleeding, bereaved of strength but for to love him, calmly and composed; where do we go! I want to hold him in my arms but can not.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2004 by Linda Godry, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 13. Noten und Abhandlungen zu besserem Verständnis des west-östlichen Divans, from "Chiffer"
This text was added to the website: 2004-11-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 97