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Wenn ich an dich gedenke Bei stiller Nacht allein, Das geht mir durch die Seele Wie lichter Mondenschein; Das geht mit durch die Seele Wie lieblich Harfenspiel, Mir ist, ich hatte nimmer Der Freuden also viel. Mein Herz ist wie ein Ringlein Von eitel güldnen Glast, Du bist die klare Perle, Und bist darein gefaßt. So wie die Perl' im Golde, So funkelst du darin, Und trägst auch mich beschlossen So fest in deinem Sinn. O dank' dir's Gott, Herzliebste, Viel tausend, tausendmal, So viel als Veilchen blühen Zu Ostern tief im Thal! So viel als Veilchen blühen, So oft gedenk' ich dein; Das geht mir durch die Seele Wie lichter Mondenschein.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Deutsch", appears in Juniuslieder, in Lieder, in In Volksweisen, no. 5 [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 Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Wenn ich an dich gedenke", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Rörich [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leonhard Emil Bach (1849 - 1902), "Wenn ich an Dich gedenke", op. 26 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte ) no. 3, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Leichssenring [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Reinhard Berger (1861 - 1911), "Deutsch", op. 38 (Drei Duette für Sopran und Bariton mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1890 [ duet for soprano and baritone with piano ], Bremen, Praeger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Fiebach (1851 - 1937), "Wenn ich an Dich gedenke", published 1880 [ voice and piano ], from An Susanne. Lieder der Liebe für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 17, Berlin, (Sulzbach) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffmann (1820 - 1900), "Wenn ich an dich gedenke", op. 88 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1873 [ voice and piano ], in Die musikalische Welt, Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eugen Hildach (1849 - 1924), "Deutsch", op. 22 (Sieben Lieder und Balladen für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verl. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arnold Mendelssohn (1855 - 1933), "Wenn ich an dich denke", published 1889 [ low voice and piano ], from Zwei Gedichte für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 1, Bonn, Cohen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jan Ludevít Procházka (1837 - 1888), "Treu Gedenken", published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Liebeslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 3, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Heinrich Riehl (1823 - 1897), "Wenn ich an dich gedenke", published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from 35 neue Lieder für das Haus, no. 25, Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leopold Rosenfeld (1849 - 1909), "Deutsch", op. 13 (Sechs Duette im Volkston für 2 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1880 [ vocal duet with piano ], Hamburg, Thiemer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leo Schrattenholz , "Wenn ich an dich gedenke", op. 12 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-03-04
Line count: 24
Word count: 112
When I think about you Alone at night, It pierces my soul Like bright moonlight; It pierces my soul Like lovely harp music, And feels as though I have never Felt so much joy. My heart is like a tiny ring Of pure, golden glass, You are a shimmering pearl Set within it. And like a pearl set in gold, You sparkle there, And, in turn, clasp me Securely within your heart. Oh, I thank God for you, dearest heart, A thousand thousand times over, As many as there are violets blooming Deep in the valley at Easter! As many as there are violets blooming, Is how often I think of you; It pierces my soul Like bright moonlight.
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Translations of titles:
"Deutsch" = "German"
"Deutsch" = "German"
"Treu Gedenken" = "Faithful Thoughts"
"Wenn ich an dich denke" = "When I Think Upon You"
"Wenn ich an dich gedenke" = "When I Think Upon You"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Deutsch", appears in Juniuslieder, in Lieder, in In Volksweisen, no. 5
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-03
Line count: 24
Word count: 119