by
Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)
Treue
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Dein Gedenken lebt in Liedern fort;
Lieder, die der tiefsten Brust entwallen,
Sagen mir: Du lebst in ihnen allen,
Und gewiß die Lieder halten Wort.
Dein Gedenken blüht in Thränen fort;
Thränen, aus des Herzens Heiligthume
Nähren thauend der Erinnrung Blume,
[Und gewiß die Thränen halten Wort]1.
Dein Gedenken lebt in Träumen fort;
Träume, die [Dein Bild verklärt]2 mir zeigen,
[Sagen, daß Du ewig bist mein eigen]3,
Und gewiß, die Träume halten Wort.
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Confirmed with Gedichte von Peter Cornelius, eingeleitet von Adolf Stern, Leipzig, C. F. Kahnt Nachfolger, 1890, page 132. Note: Modern German would spell "Thränen" as "Tränen" ; "thauend" as "tauend"; and "Heiligthume" as "Heiligtume", etc.
1 Cornelius (song), Ritter: "In dem Tau blüht dein Gedenken fort"
2 Noseda: "verklärt Dein Bild"
3 Ritter: "Sagen, daß du ewig mir zu eigen"
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 Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Treue", op. 3 no. 5 (1854), from Trauer und Trost, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Noseda , "Treue", from Trauer und Trost, ein Liedercyclus für eine Singstimme mit Clavierbegleitung, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alexander Ritter (1833 - 1896), "Treue", op. 16 (Fünf Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 (1890-1), published 1891 [ voice and piano ], München, Aibl [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Fidelity", copyright ©
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Fidelity
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Your memory lives on in songs -
songs which bubble up from the depths of the heart;
they tell me that you live in all of them
and certainly, songs keep their word.
Your memory blossoms on in tears -
tears from the sanctuary of the heart
nourished with the dew of memory's blossom;
in that dew your memory blossoms on.
Your memory lives on in dreams -
dreams which show me your transfigured image
and say that you are eternally mine;
and certainly, dreams keep their word.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 88