Einst hielt ich Dich umwunden
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili)
Einst hielt ich Dich umwunden
Mit jugendstarkem Arm:
Die Jugend ist [verschwunden]1,
Doch schlägt mein Herz noch warm.
In meinem Lebensringe
Bist Du der Edelstein,
Und alles was ich singe,
Sing ich nur Dir allein!
Available sung texts: (what is this?)
• F. Liszt F. Liszt sets stanza 2, 1
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Aus dem Nachlasse Mirza Schaffy's: Neues Liederbuch
mit Prolog und erlänterndem Nachtrag von Friedrich Bodenstedt, Vierte Auflage, Berlin, J. Kofmann & Comp., 1876 p. 27.
1 Liszt: "entschwunden"
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Henri Berény (1871 - 1932), "Alte Liebe", op. 8 (Drei Lieder im Volkston für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simon [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840 - 1913), "In meinem Lebensringe", op. 12 (Fünf Gedichte) no. 5, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Oldenburg, Schulze [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "An Edlitam. Zur silbernen Hochzeit", S. 333 (1878), published 1879, stanza 2,1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Marschall (1839 - 1888), "In meinem Lebensringe", op. 19 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Bremen, Fischer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Severin Warteresiewicz (1852 - 1923), "Alte Liebe", op. 7 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 1, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 37
I once held you embraced
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
I once held you embraced
With arms of youthful strength;
Youth has passed away,
But my heart still beats warmly.
In the ring of my life
You are the precious jewel,
And everything I sing,
I sing only for you.
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Please note that Liszt reverses the stanzas.
Translated titles: "An Edlitam. Zur silbernen Hochzeit" = "To Edlitam. For the Silver Wedding Anniversary
"In meinem Lebensringe" = "In the ring of my life"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 40