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Die tausend Grüße, Die wir dir senden, Ostwind dir müsse Keinen entwenden! Zu dir im Schwarme Zieh'n die Gedanken. Könnten die Arme Auch dich umranken! Du in die Lüfte Hauche dein Sehnen! Laß deine Düfte, Küsse mich wähnen. Schwör' es! Ich hör'es: Daß du mir gut bist, Hör' es! Ich schwör' es: Daß du mein Blut bist. Dein war und blieb' ich, Dein bin und bleib' ich Schon vielmal [schrieb']1 ich's, Noch vielmal [schreib']2 ich's.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Schumann: "sang"
2 Schumann: "sing"
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 2. Zweiter Strauß. Entflohen [or Geschieden], no. 32 [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 Anton Florian Eckert (1820 - 1879), "Aus dem Liebesfrühling", op. 15 (Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Moritz Hauptmann (1792 - 1868), "Die tausend Grüsse, die wir senden", op. 28 (12 Lieder) no. 7, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Lührss (1824 - 1882), "Die tausend Grüsse", op. 19b (12 Lieder) no. 10, published 1855 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger; opus 19 was first used in 1846 for a set of 6 songs so we have added 'b' to the opus number to distinguish this later set [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Siegfried Meinardus (1827 - 1896), "Die tausend Grüsse", op. 8 no. 12, published 1853 [ voice and piano ], from Liebesfrühling. Liederkranz von F. Rückert, no. 12, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Duett", op. 101 no. 7 (1849), published 1852 [ duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], from Minnespiel, no. 7, Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Gruß", 1878 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Duet 'De duizend groeten'", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Duet", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Margo Briessinck
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 77
The thousands of greetings That we send to you, The east wind must not Steal a single one! To you in a swarm Our thoughts fly. If only our arms Could twine themselves about you as well! Into the breezes Sigh your longings! Let me discern your scents, Your kisses. Swear it! I hear it: That you look upon me with favour, Listen! I swear it: That you are my very life. I was yours and yours I remained, I am yours and yours I shall remain. I have already [written]1 it many times, I shall continue to [write]2 it many times.
1 Schumann: "sung"
2 Schumann: "sing"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2009 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 2. Zweiter Strauß. Entflohen [or Geschieden], no. 32
This text was added to the website: 2009-10-25
Line count: 20
Word count: 104