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Laßt mich, ob ich auch still verglüh', Laßt mich nur stille gehn; Sie seh' ich spät, Sie seh' ich früh Und ewig vor mir stehn. Was ladet ihr zur Ruh' mich ein? Sie nahm die Ruh' mir fort; Und wo Sie ist, da muß ich seyn, Hier sey es oder dort. Zürnt diesem armen Herzen nicht, Es hat nur einen Fehl: Treu muß es schlagen bis es bricht, Und hat deß nimmer Hehl. Laßt mich, ich denke doch nur Sie; In Ihr nur denke ich; Ja! ohne Sie wär' ich einst nie Bei Engeln ewiglich. Im Leben denn und auch im Tod', Im Himmel, so wie hier, Im Glück und in der Trennung Noth Gehör' ich einzig Ihr.
Confirmed with Gabriele. Ein Roman von Johanna Schopenhauer. In drei Theilen. Dritter Theil. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus. 1821, page 146.
Note: Johanna Schopenhauer wrote in the foreword of her novel (Gabriele. Erster Theil. Leipzig: 1819, Vorwort, page VIII), that the poems in her book ar not by herself, but have been supplied by Friedrich von Gerstenbergk. Nevertheless, the poem is often misattributed to Johanna Schopenhauer.
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Friedrich Konrad Ludwig Gerstenbergk (1780 - 1838), "Hippolits Lied", first published 1821 [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 Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798 - 1859), "Hippolits Lied", op. 140 (Sechs Lieder und Gesänge für Bass mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1838 [ bass and piano ], Dresden, Paul [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Hippolits Lied", D 890 (1826), published 1830 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La cançó de l’Hipòlit", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hippolit's lied", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Hippolytus' song", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant d'Hippolyte", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 118
Laat mij, ook als ik stil verkwijn, Laat mij maar zachtjes gaan; Haar zie ik, wat voor uur 't mag zijn, Voor eeuwig vóór mij staan. Wat vraag je mij toch kalm te zijn? Mijn rust ontnam zij mij; En waar zij is, daar moet ik heen; Hier, daar, waar het ook zij. Tot dit arm hart niet boos gepreekt; Het heeft slechts één gebrek; Trouw moet het slaan totdat het breekt, En 't gaat nooit met verstek. Laat mij, ik denk alleen aan haar; Bij haar slechts is mijn geest; Ja, zonder haar kwam ik nooit daar, Bij 't eeuwig eng'lenfeest. Bij leven dus en in de dood, In de hemel, hier en daar, In groot geluk en scheidingsnood Behoor ik enkel haar.
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2009 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Konrad Ludwig Gerstenbergk (1780 - 1838), "Hippolits Lied", first published 1821
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-16
Line count: 20
Word count: 124