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Befrei mich von den Banden deiner Süße, Lieb! Nichts mehr von diesem Wein der Küsse, Dieser Nebel von schwerem Weihrauch erstickt mein Herz. Öffne die Türe, mach Platz für das Morgenlicht. Ich bin in dich verloren, Eingefangen in die Umarmungen deiner Zärtlichkeit. Befrei mich von deinem Zauber Und gib mir den Mut zurück, Dir mein befreites Herz darzubieten.
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Authorship
- by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950), as Hans Effenberger, appears in Der Gärtner, no. 48, first published 1916 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 48, first published 1915
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Befrei mich von den Banden deiner Süße, Lieb
", op. 18 no. 5 (1922), first performed 1924 [baritone and orchestra], from Lyrische Symphonie, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Liberami, amore, dai lacci della tua dolcezza!", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 9
Word count: 58
Liberami, amore, dai lacci della tua dolcezza! Non più il vino dei tuoi baci, e questa nebbia di greve incenso che soffoca il mio cuore. Apri le porte, fai spazio alla luce del mattino. Mi sono perduto in te, catturato nell'abbraccio della tua tenerezza. Liberami dal tuo incanto, e restituiscimi il coraggio di offrirti il mio cuore liberato.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2008 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950), as Hans Effenberger, appears in Der Gärtner, no. 48, first published 1916
- a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 48, first published 1915
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-04
Line count: 9
Word count: 58