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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé
Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muß; Ich liebe dich, weil ich nicht anders kann; Ich liebe dich nach einem Himmelsschluß; Ich liebe dich durch einen Zauberbann. Dich [lieb]1 ich, wie die Rose ihren Strauch; Dich lieb ich, wie die Sonne ihren Schein; Dich lieb ich, weil du bist mein Lebenshauch; Dich lieb ich, weil dich lieben ist mein Sein.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Bachlund, Liszt: "liebe" (passim in this stanza)
Authorship
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 4. Vierter Strauß. Wiedergewonnen, no. 38 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muß", 2007 [high voice or medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Ich liebe dich", c1926, published 1928 [voice and piano], from Ten Songs by Ernst Bacon, no. 4 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Eduard Behm (1862 - 1946), "Liebesfrühling", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1885 [voice and piano], Berlin, Schlesinger [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Adolf Beyschlag (1845 - 1914), "Ich liebe dich", op. 1 no. 3, published 1871 [voice and piano], from Drei Lieder aus dem Liebesfrühling von Rückert , no. 3, Mainz, Schott [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by (Gustav) Adolf Brandt (1838 - 1919), "Liebesfrühling", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für 1 höhere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1886 [high voice and piano], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Ingeborg (Starck) Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840 - 1913), "Ich liebe dich", published 1878 [voice and piano], from Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Oldenburg, Schulze [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Leopold Damrosch (1832 - 1885), "Ich liebe dich", op. 8 no. 1 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Robert Fischhof (1856 - 1918), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muß", published 1887 [high voice and piano], from Zwei Lieder für hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Wien, Wetzler [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Alban Förster (1849 - 1916), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muß", op. 29 (Drei Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1876 [voice and piano], Dresden, Ries [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muss", op. 10 (Fünf Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor) no. 2, published 1845 [soprano or tenor and piano or guitar], Berlin, Schlesinger [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muss", op. 86 (Drei Gedichte von F. Rückert, für 2 Singstimmen mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1847 [vocal duet with piano], Mainz, Schott [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Adolph, Baron von Lauer-Münchhofen (1796 - 1874), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muß", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder von Friedrich Rückert) no. 5 [voice and piano], Berlin: Trautwein [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Ich liebe dich", S. 315 (1857), published 1860 [tenor or soprano and piano], Leipzig, Kahnt [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Marschall (1839 - 1888), "Ich liebe Dich", op. 19 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1882 [voice and piano], Bremen, Fischer [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Ludwig Siegfried Meinardus (1827 - 1896), "Ich liebe dich", op. 8 no. 8, published 1853 [voice and piano], from Liebesfrühling. Liederkranz von F. Rückert, no. 8, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Johannes Merkel , "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muss", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1887 [voice and piano], Leipzig, H. Petersen [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Franz Mikorey (1873 - 1947), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muss", published 1899 [voice and piano], from 5 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Wien, Berté & Co. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by A. Nechanitzky , "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muss", published 1896 [voice and piano], from Acht Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Berlin, Fischer [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by (Albert Maria) Robert Radecke (1830 - 1911), "Ich liebe dich, well ich dich lieben muß ", op. 12 no. 1, published 1855 [voice and piano], from Vier Lieder aus dem Liebesfrühling, no. 1, Berlin, Bote & Bock [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Ludwig Rochlitzer (1880 - 1945), "Ich liebe dich", op. 29 no. 1 (1899) [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Jakob Rosenhain (1813 - 1894), "Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muss", op. 75 (Sechs deutsche Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1875 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Kistner [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Johann Heinrich Samuel "Marcel" Sulzberger (1876 - 1941), "Ich liebe dich", op. 15 (c1900) [voice and piano], Zentralbibliothek Zürich, MS, unfinished [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "I love you", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "I love but thee"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 61
Je t'aime car je dois t'aimer
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Je t'aime car je dois t'aimer; Je t'aime car je ne peux faire autrement; Je t'aime jusqu'après la fin du ciel; Je t'aime par un charme magique; Je t'aime comme la rose son buisson; Je t'aime comme le soleil sa lumière; Je t'aime car tu es le souffle de ma vie Je t'aime car t'aimer est mon essence.
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Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 4. Vierter Strauß. Wiedergewonnen, no. 38
This text was added to the website: 2010-04-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 58