Thine am I, my faithful Fair, Thine, my lovely Nancy; Ev'ry pulse along my veins, Ev'ry roving fancy. To thy bosom lay my heart, There to throb and languish; Tho' despair had wrung its core, That would heal its anguish. Take away those rosy lips, Rich with balmy treasure; Turn away thine eyes of love, Lest I die with pleasure! What is life when wanting Love? Night without a morning: Love's the cloudless summer sun, Nature gay adorning.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Song - Thine am I, my faithful Fair" [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 Arthur Somervell, Sir (1863 - 1937), "Thine am I, my faithful Fair", published 1889 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858) , "Dein mit jedem Herzensschlag!" ; composed by Ignaz Brüll, Heinrich Esser, Heinrich August Marschner.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Heinrich Julius Heintze (1811 - 1860) , "Annchen", appears in Lieder und Balladen des Schotten Robert Burns, first published 1816 ; composed by Johannes Dürrner.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Josef Václav Sládek) , "Tvůj jsem"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-08-06
Line count: 16
Word count: 78
Dein bin ich, mein treues Lieb, Dein ohn' alle Schranke; Dein ist jeder Aderschlag, Jeglicher Gedanke. Leg' mein Herz an deine Brust, Daß es sehnend schlage; Ob Verzweiflung drin gewühlt, Dort verstummt die Klage. Nimm die Balsamlippen weg, Rosengleich geröthet! Wende weg dein liebend Aug', Daß mich Luft nicht tödtet! Leben ohne Lieb' ist Nacht Ohne Morgenhelle: Lieb' die reine Sommersonn', Aller Freuden Quelle.
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Confirmed with Lieder und Balladen des Schotten Robert Burns. Übertragen von Heinrich Julius Heintze, Braunschweig, Verlag von George Westermann, 1840, page 241.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Julius Heintze (1811 - 1860), "Annchen", appears in Lieder und Balladen des Schotten Robert Burns, first published 1816 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Song - Thine am I, my faithful Fair"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johannes Dürrner (1810 - 1859), "Dein bin ich mein treues Lieb", op. 5 (6 Lieder von R. Burns) no. 2, published 1844 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Klemm [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2026-01-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 64