by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864)
Translation Singable translation by John Bernhoff (flourished 1890-1912)
Ja, du weißt es, theure Seele
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ja, du weißt es, theure Seele,
Daß ich fern von dir mich quäle,
Liebe macht die Herzen krank,
Habe Dank.
[Hielt ich nicht]1, der Freiheit Zecher,
Hoch den Amethisten-Becher
Und du segnetest den Trank,
Habe Dank.
Und beschworst darin die Bösen,
Bis ich, was ich nie gewesen,
[Heilig an das Herz]2 dir sank,
Habe Dank.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Hermann von Gilm, Gedichte, Erster Band, Wien: Verlag von Carl Gerold's Sohn, 1864, page 146.
1 Strauss: "Einst hielt ich"2 Strauss: "Heilig, heilig an's Herz"
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864), no title, appears in Im Frühling [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Zueignung", op. 10 (Acht Gedichte aus "Letzte Blätter" von Hermann von Gilm) no. 1 (1882-23) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Lawrence Snyder) (Rebecca Plack) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Peter Low) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "Devotion", first published 1897
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (David Paley) , "Dedication", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Dedica", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , "献呈", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- RUS Russian (Русский) (Elena Kalinina) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Abel Alamillo Fernández) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (José Miguel Llata) , "Dedicatoria", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Lawrence Snyder , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 58
Devotion
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Ah! thou know'st, sweet, all mine anguish,
In thine absence how I languish.
Love's brings sorrow to the heart!
Thanks, sweet heart!
Once, when merry songs were ringing,
I to liberty was drinking,
Thou a blessing didst impart.
Thanks, sweet heart!
Thou didst lay those wanton spirits;
Comfort, peace my soul inherits,
Joy and bliss shall thy love impart.
Thanks, sweet heart!
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by John Bernhoff (flourished 1890-1912), "Devotion", first published 1897 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864), no title, appears in Im Frühling
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-03-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 62