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Ich bin dein Baum, o Gärtner, dessen Treue Mich hält in Liebespfleg' und süßer Zucht, Komm, daß ich in den Schoß dir dankbar streue Die reife, dir allein gewachs'ne Frucht. Ich bin dein Gärtner, o du Baum der Treue! Auf and'res Glück fühl ich nicht Eifersucht, Die holden Äste find ich stets aufs Neue Geschmückt mit Frucht, wo ich gepflückt die Frucht.
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- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 4. Vierter Strauß. Wiedergewonnen, no. 12 [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 (Karl) Georg Göhler (1874 - 1954), "Baum und Gärtner", 1930 [ vocal duet with piano ], from Drei Duette, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Duett", op. 101 no. 3 (1849), published 1852 [ duet for mezzo-soprano and baritone with and piano (or alto and bass with piano) ], from Minnespiel, no. 3, Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Duet 'Ik ben je boom'", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "A due", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "Sou a tua árvore, jardineiro", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Ariel E. Ramos) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Margo Briessinck
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 62
Sou a tua árvore, jardineiro, cuja fidelidade Me sustém em cuidados amorosos e doce cultivo, Vem, para que te espalhe no colo com gratidão O fruto maduro que fiz crescer para ti. Sou o teu jardineiro, ó árvore da fidelidade! Não sinto ciúmes da felicidade dos outros, Os graciosos ramos, encontro sempre de novo Enfeitados de frutos, onde eu colhi os frutos.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Portuguese (Português) copyright © 2011 by Margarida Moreno, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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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. 12
This text was added to the website: 2011-07-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 62