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Ich trage meine Minne Vor Wonne stumm Im Herzen und im Sinne Mit mir herum. Ja, daß ich dich gefunden, Du liebes Kind, Das freut mich alle [Stunde]1, Die mir beschieden sind. [Ob]2 auch der Himmel trübe, Kohlschwarz die Nacht, Hell leuchtet meiner Liebe Goldsonn'ge Pracht. Und liegt [die]3 Welt in Sünden, So tut mir's weh -- Die arge muß erblinden Vor deiner Unschuld Schnee.
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View text without footnotesNote: in some editions of the Strauss in stanza 2, line 5 there is a typo in word 2 ("lügt" instead of "liegt").
1 Strauss: "Tage"2 Strauss: "Und ob"
3 Strauss: "auch die"
Text Authorship:
- by Karl Friedrich Henckell (1864 - 1929), no title [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Ich trage meine Minne", op. 32 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1 (1896) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Porto el meu amor", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Geluk draag ik van ‘t minnen", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "I bear my love", copyright © 2016
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Je porte mon amour", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Io porto il mio amore", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , "愛を抱いて", copyright © 2025, (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: 16
Word count: 68
I bear my love Silent with joy, In my heart and in my mind With me everywhere. Yes, that I have found you, Beloved one, Will delight me every [hour]1 That has been granted to me. [Though]2 the sky is gloomy, And the night is as black as coal, My love shines brightly, With the splendor of sunny gold. And although the world is full of sin, Which makes me sad, The evil must be blinded By your innocence, pure as snow.
1 Strauss: "day"
2 Strauss: "And though"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Emily Ezust, (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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Friedrich Henckell (1864 - 1929), no title
This text was added to the website: 2016-09-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 84