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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé
An die Geliebte
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wenn ich, von deinem Anschaun tief gestillt, Mich stumm an deinem heilgen Wert vergnüge, Dann hör ich recht die leisen Atemzüge Des Engels, welcher sich in dir verhüllt. Und ein erstaunt, ein fragend Lächeln quillt Auf meinem Mund, ob mich kein Traum betrüge, Daß nun in dir, zu ewiger Genüge, Mein kühnster Wunsch, mein einzger, sich erfüllt? Von Tiefe dann zu Tiefen stürzt mein Sinn, Ich höre aus der Gottheit nächtger Ferne Die Quellen des Geschicks melodisch rauschen. Betäubt kehr ich den Blick nach oben hin, Zum Himmel auf - da lächeln alle Sterne; Ich knie, ihrem Lichtgesang zu lauschen.
Text Authorship:
- by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875) [author's text not yet checked 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 Fritz Büchtger (1903 - 1978), "An die Geliebte", 1975-1976 [ voice and piano ], from Vor der Tür (Als Requiem für Elisabeth Büchtger), no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolf Halaczinsky (1920 - 1999), "An die Geliebte", op. 14a (Zwei Lieder) no. 1 (1951), published 1997 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest Willem Mulder (1898 - 1959), "An die Geliebte", 1921, copyright © 1954 [ voice and piano ], from 4 Liederen, no. 3, Amsterdam : Donemus [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Franz Schieri (1922 - 2009), "An die Geliebte", 1986 [ male voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by James Martin Simon (1880 - 1944), "An die Geliebte", op. 7 no. 1 (1912) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edward Staempfli (1908 - 2002), "An die Geliebte", published 1939 [ alto and piano ], from Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Mörike, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Carl Theodor) Oskar Ulmer (1883 - 1966), "An die Geliebte", op. 35 (1933) [ low voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Carl Theodor) Oskar Ulmer (1883 - 1966), "An die Geliebte", op. 57 no. 1 [ alto or baritone and small orchestra ], from Con sordino: drei Impressionen, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Paul Weingartner (1863 - 1942), "An die Geliebte", op. 41 no. 11, published 1906, from Frühlings- und Liebeslieder, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wolfgang Weller (b. 1955), "An die Geliebte", op. 67 (Zwei Mörike-Liede) no. 1 (2003/4), published 2004 [ low voice and guitar ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "An die Geliebte", from Mörike-Lieder, no. 32 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Sílvia Pujalte Piñán) , "A l'estimada", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To the beloved", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Profondément apaisé par ton apparition", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "A la bien-aimée", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Benoît Rivillon) , "À la Bien-aimée", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "All'amata", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 99
Profondément apaisé par ton apparition
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Profondément apaisé par ton apparition, Silencieux, je jouis de ton caractère sacré, J'entends alors bien la légère respiration De l'ange qui s'abrite en toi. Et un sourire étonné, interrogatif affleure À mes lèvres : et si c'était un rêve trompeur, Qu'en toi maintenant, pour un éternel plaisir, Mon désir audacieux, unique, se réalise ? Mes sens plongent de plus en plus profond, Venant de la nuit lointaine des dieux, J'entends bruire la source mélodieuse du destin. Assourdi, mes yeux se tournent là-haut, Vers le ciel -- là toutes les étoiles sourient, Je m'agenouille, pour écouter leur chant de lumière.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
This text was added to the website: 2009-09-15
Line count: 14
Word count: 96