You and I | Silence is your way of speaking

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by Karl Adolf Merz

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Du und ich

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Deine Rede ist das Schweigen.
Deine Augen sind dein Wort.
Deine Hand ist deine Seele,
Und dein Herz ihr treuer Hort.
 
Doch du selber bist der Friede,
Dem das rauhe Leben wich,
Bist ein Himmelstraum, und der
Ihn selig träumt, bin ich.

Text Authorship:

by Karl Adolf Merz , appears in Der blühende Garten [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 Joseph Haas (1879 - 1960), "Du und ich", op. 52 no. 4, published 1919 [voice and piano], from Lieder des Glücks, no. 4. [
text verified 1 time
]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "You and I", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-10-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 42

You and I

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Silence is your [way of] speaking.
Your eyes are your words.
Your hand is your soul,
And your heart is its faithful refuge.
 
But you yourself are peace
That dispels harsh reality,
You are a dream of Heaven, and I am
He who happily dreams [that dream].

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Adolf Merz , appears in Der blühende Garten
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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 47