Confession | So do I love you, beloved

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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Geständnis

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Also lieb' ich Euch, Geliebte,
Daß mein Herz es nicht mag wagen,
Irgend einen Wunsch zu tragen,
Also lieb' ich Euch!

Denn wenn ich zu wünschen wagte,
Hoffen würd' ich auch zugleich;
Wenn ich nicht zu hoffen zagte,
Weiß ich wohl, erzürnt' ich Euch.

Darum ruf' ich ganz alleine
Nur dem Tod, daß er erscheine,
Weil mein Herz es nicht mag wagen,
Einen andern Wunsch zu tragen,
Also lieb' ich Euch!

Note: Schumann repeats every last verse, and after the very last one inserts "Also lieb' ich Euch!" again.

Text Authorship:

by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Francisco de Portugal, conde de Vimioso (d. 1549), "Mis amores, tanto os amo"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Geständnis", op. 74 no. 7 (1849), published 1849 [ tenor and piano ], from Spanisches Liederspiel, no. 7, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Confessió", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Bekentenis", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Confession", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Confession", copyright © 2011, (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: 13
Word count: 71

Confession

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

So do I love you, beloved,
that my heart does not dare
to cherish any desire at all -
so do I love you!

If I dared to wish,
I might also hope as well;
and if I did not hesitate to hope,
I know well I would anger you.

So I call only 
for Death, that he might appear,
because my heart cannot dare
cherish another wish:
so do I love you!

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884) [an adaptation]
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Francisco de Portugal, conde de Vimioso (d. 1549), "Mis amores, tanto os amo"
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 72