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by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Ach, ich denke
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
  Ach, ich [denke,
Ach, ich senke]1
In ihr Bild mich Tag und Nacht!
Und kein Grüßen
Von der Süßen, --
O ich hätt' es [nicht]2 gedacht!

  Ach, ich [schaue
Tief in's Blaue]3
Bis mein Aug' [voll]4 Thränen steht.
Ach, ich lausche
Ob es rausche,
[Ob sie gleich]5 mir ferne [geht]6.

  Vögeln, Lüften,
Wolken, Düften,
Geb' ich mit den tiefsten Sinn,
Aber schweifen,
Aber streifen
Läßt du sie an Dir dahin.

  So versäumst Du,
So verträumst Du
Was mir [einzig]7 Frieden giebt?
Fühlst im Herzen
Keine Schmerzen,
Hast [so früh schon ausgeliebt?]8

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   R. Franz •   J. Lang •   F. Truhn 

R. Franz sets stanzas 1, 2, 4
F. Truhn sets stanzas 1, 2, 4

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Confirmed with C. Reinhold, Die Mathildenhöhle. Novelle nach einer wahren Begebenheit, Stuttgart: Fr. Bordhag'sche Buchhandlung, 1839, pages 73-74.

1 Franz: "denke und versenke"
2 Lang: "nie"
3 Franz: "zage / Und ich klage"
4 Lang: "in"
5 Franz: "wenngleich sie"
6 Lang: "steht"
7 Franz: "Glück und"
8 Franz: "doch einst so heiss geliebt!"

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), no title, written 1837, appears in Die Mathildenhöhle, in Zweites Capitel, no. 1, first published 1839 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Ach, ich denke", op. 51 (Zehn Gesänge) no. 6 (1879), published 1879, stanzas 1,2,4 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "'Ach ich denke' aus dem Roman 'Die Mathildenhöhle'", 1840, published 2007 [ voice and piano ], unpublished during Lang's lifetime; first published in 2007 (given erroneously as 2006 in the score); Bryn Mawr, PA: Hildegard Publishing [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Friedrich Hieronymus Truhn (1811 - 1886), "Lied von C. Reinhold", published 1843, stanzas 1,2,4 [ voice and piano ], Braunschweig: J.P. Spehr (in Sänger-Halle No. 14 and in Mozart-Album, Zweite Abtheilung) [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) (Harald Krebs) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-03-18
Line count: 24
Word count: 100

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