Du bist die Ruh | You are harmony

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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Translation © by David Evan Thomas (b. 1958)

Du bist die Ruh

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

You are harmony
and rest.
You are yearning
and its cadence.

I dedicate to you,
as to a sacred place,
full of pain and joy,
my eyes and heart.

Turn to me now
and quietly
close the doors
behind you.

Drive other sorrows
far away:
May my heart fill
with delight in you.

This vaulted dome
with your light voice
alone is filled,
Oh let it ring.

Authorship:

by David Evan Thomas (b. 1958), copyright © 1998 by David Evan Thomas, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Kehr' ein bei mir!", appears in Östliche Rosen, in 1. Erste Lese, first published 1822

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by David Evan Thomas (b. 1958), "Du bist die Ruh", 1998 [medium voice, piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in English, a translation by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937) , "Thou art my rest" CAT DUT DUT FRE FRI HEB IRI ITA POR ; composed by Maude Valérie White.

Researcher for this text: Dave Evan Thomas

This text was added to the website: 2006-06-14
Line count: 20
Word count: 67