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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Dir zu eröffnen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Dir zu eröffnen 
mein Herz verlangt mich;
Hört' ich von deinem, 
darnach verlangt mich;
Wie blickt so traurig 
die Welt mich an!

In meinem Sinne 
wohnet mein Freund nur,
Und sonsten keiner 
und keine Feindspur.
Wie Sonnenaufgang 
ward mir ein Vorsatz!

Mein Leben will ich 
nur zum Geschäfte
Von seiner Liebe 
von heut an machen.
Ich denke seiner, 
mir blutet's Herz.

Kraft hab' ich keine 
als ihn zu lieben,
So recht im Stillen.
Was soll das werden!
Will ihn umarmen 
und kann es nicht.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 13. Noten und Abhandlungen zu besserem Verständnis des west-östlichen Divans, from "Chiffer" [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 Ferdinand Rahles (1812 - 1878), "Dir zu eröffnen mein Herz", op. 22 (5 Lieder und Gesänge) no. 3, published 1838 [ voice and piano ], Cologne, Eck [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Liebeslied", op. 51 (Lieder und Gesänge für Singstimme und Klavier (Heft 2)) no. 5 (1849), published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Friedrich Carl Weigmann (1869 - 1939), "Dir zu eröffnen mein Herz verlangt mich", published 1900 [ soprano and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 6, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Karl Friedrich Zelter (1758 - 1832), "Aus der Fernen", Z. 127 no. 1 (1816), published 1826 [ bass and piano ], from Sechs deutsche Lieder für die Bass-Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 1, Berlin: T. Trautwein [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Fanny Hensel.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Liefdeslied (Jou te ontsluiten mijn hart)", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Linda Godry) , "I long to open up my heart for you", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , no title, 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: 24
Word count: 84

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