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Ach herzigs Herz, mein schmerz erkennen tu, ich hab kein ru, nach dir steht mein verlangen. Ist Wunder nicht: dein freundlichs gsicht hat mir mein herz gefangen. Nun bin ich dir mit gir von herzen gmeit auf meinen eid sol mir kein [liebre]1 werden Dann du allein. merk wie ichs mein, du bist mein trost auf erden. Nim an von mir zu dir mein willigs herz an allen scherz hab ich mich dir ergeben; Schaff und gebeut, kein dienst mich reut, will freundlich mit dir leben!
Confirmed with Franz M. Böhme, Altdeutsches Liederbuch: Volkslieder der Deutschen nach Wort und Weise aus dem 12. bis zum 17. Jahrhundert, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Breitkopf und Härtel, 1877, page 229.
Note: Finck and Schillings use different spellings of many words and capitalize all the nouns.
1 Schillings: "liebres"Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Ach, herzigs Herz!" [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 Finck (1444/5 - 1527), "Ach herzigs Herz" [ chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Ach, herzig's Herz", op. 35 (Zwölf deutsche Volkslieder aus dem 15., 16. und 17. Jahrh. für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor gesetzt) no. 1, published 1882 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max von Schillings (1868 - 1933), "Ach, herzigs Herz", published 1903 [ voice and piano ], in the collection Im Volkston: moderne Volkslieder komponiert für Die Woche, Druck und Verlag von August Scherl G.m.b.H. Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Ah, sweet heart!", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 87
Oh, cor estimat, admet el meu patiment, no trobo la pau, el meu desig ets tu. No és cap meravella: el teu rostre amical ha capturat el meu cor. Ara a tu, amb avidesa, estic de tot cor consagrat, damunt el meu jurament que ningú més pot ser més estimada per a mi, només tu. Remarca com ho crec, ets el meu conhort a la terra. Pren de mi per a tu el meu cor ben disposat; sense cap jocositat m'he rendit a tu; comanda'm i dirigeix-me, no em reca de cap servei, vull viure amicalment amb tu!
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Translations of titles:
"Ach herzigs Herz" = "Oh, cor estimat"
"Ach, herzig's Herz" = "Oh, cor estimat"
"Ach, herzigs Herz" = "Oh, cor estimat"
"Ach, herzigs Herz!" = "Oh, cor estimat"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (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) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Ach, herzigs Herz!"
This text was added to the website: 2026-10-19
Line count: 24
Word count: 98