Mutter, Mutter! glaube nicht,
Weil ich ihn lieb' also sehr,
Daß nun Liebe mir gebricht,
Dich zu lieben wie vorher.
Mutter, Mutter! seit ich ihn
Liebe, lieb' ich erst dich sehr.
Laß mich an mein Herz dich zieh'n
Und dich küssen, wie mich er.
Mutter, Mutter! seit ich ihn
Liebe, lieb' ich erst dich ganz,
Daß du mir das Sein verlieh'n,
Das mir ward zu solchem Glanz.
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hermann Linke , "Mutter, Mutter! glaube nicht", op. 3 (Zwanzig Lieder meist im Volkston) no. 16, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold (1813 - 1889), "Mutter, glaube nicht ", op. 7 no. 3, published 1840, from 6 Lieder aus Fr. Rückert's Liebes-Frühling, no. 3, Darmstadt, Pabst [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Lied der Braut I", op. 25 no. 11 (1840), published 1840 [ voice and piano ], from Myrten, no. 11, Leipzig, Kistner
Score: IMSLP [external link]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , "Cançó de la promesa", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lied van de bruid I", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Bride's song", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant de la fiancée I", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Pilar Lirio
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 67
Mother, mother, do not believe
That because I love him so much
I am now short of love
With which to love you as I have in the past.
Mother, mother, since I love him
I now truly love you.
Let me draw you to my heart
And kiss you as he kisses me!
Mother, mother! Since I love him
I finally love you completely
For giving me the existence
That has become so radiant for me.
