by Thomas Hood (1799 - 1845)
Translation by Hermann Harrys (1811 - 1891)
I love thee ‑‑ I love thee!
Language: English
I love thee -- I love thee! 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day; The very echo of my heart, The blessing when I pray: I love thee -- I love thee! Is all that I can say. I love thee -- I love thee! Is ever on my tongue; In all my proudest poesy That chorus still is sung; It is the verdict of my eyes, Amidst the gay and young: I love thee -- I love thee! A thousand maids among. I love thee -- I love thee! Thy bright hazel glance, The mellow lute upon those lips, Whose tender tones entrance; But most, dear heart of hearts, thy proofs That still these words enhance, I love thee -- I love thee! Whatever be thy chance.
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hood (1799 - 1845), "I love thee", appears in Friendship's Offering, first published 1827 [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 Joseph H. Adams (d. 1938), "I love thee", published <<1931 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Archibald Davidson Arnott (1870 - 1910), "I love thee", published <<1894 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Bransby Burnand (1859 - 1907), as Anton Strelezki, "I love thee", published <<1940 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ellen Cowdell , "I love thee", published 1902 [ voice and piano ], in Vocalist [sung text not yet checked]
- by Frederic Hymen Cowen, Sir (1852 - 1935), "I love thee", published 1886 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dotie Davies (1859 - 1938), as Hope Temple, "I love thee", alternate title: "'Tis all that I can say", published <<1929 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolph Martin Foerster (1854 - 1927), "I love thee" [sung text not yet checked]
- by William Gardiner Hammond (1874 - 1945), "I love thee", published <<1929 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934), "I love thee", published 1912 [ satb chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Siegfried Huhn (1871 - 1950), "I love thee", published <<1929 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by William Noel Johnson (1863 - 1916), "I love thee", published 1890 [ voice and violoncello or violin obbligato ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter E. Loud , "I love thee", published <<1940 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ella Overbeck , "I love thee", first performed 1891 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Pointer (d. 1934), "I love thee", op. 10 no. ?, published 1906 [ tenor and piano ], from Three Songs for Tenor [sung text not yet checked]
- by Herbert Townsend , "I love thee", published 1891 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theophil Wendt , "I love thee", published 1901 [ voice and piano ], from Six Songs [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Hermann Harrys (1811 - 1891) , "Dich hab ich lieb" ; composed by Franz Wilhelm Abt, Johann Wenzeslaus Kalliwoda, Johannes Starke.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-10
Line count: 24
Word count: 133
Dich hab' ich lieb
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Dich hab ich lieb, dich hab ich lieb! Nichts weiß ich sonst zu sagen; Das ist mein Licht in dunkler Nacht, Mein Traum an hellen Tagen; Der Seele Echo, mein Gebet, Von Andachtsglut getragen: Dich hab ich lieb -- dich hab ich lieb! Nichts weiß ich sonst zu sagen. Dich hab ich lieb -- dich hab ich lieb! Mein Sinnen du, mein Sehnen, Und nimmer durch mein stolzes Lied Will andrer Reigen tönen; Der Wahrspruch meiner Augen ists Im Kreis der frohen Schönen: Dich hab ich lieb -- dich hab ich lieb, Laß meinen Preis dich krönen. Dich hab ich lieb -- dich hab ich lieb! Und deiner Augen Prangen, Der Lippen sanfte Töne, wie Wohl süßre nie erklangen; Doch mehr, du Herz der Herzen, gilt Dir selber mein Verlangen: Dich hab ich lieb -- dich hab ich lieb, In Hoffen und in Bangen.
Confirmed with Thomas Hood, von Hermann Harrys, Hannover: Carl Rümpler, 1859, pages 85 - 86.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Harrys (1811 - 1891), "Dich hab ich lieb" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Thomas Hood (1799 - 1845), "I love thee", appears in Friendship's Offering, first published 1827
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Dich hab' ich lieb", op. 160 (5 Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1858 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Wenzeslaus Kalliwoda (1801 - 1866), "Dich hab' ich lieb", WoO 9.03 no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes Starke (1835 - 1907), "Dich hab' ich lieb ", op. 14 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Mannheim, Heckel [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2022-10-15
Line count: 24
Word count: 139