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by Detlev von Liliencron (1844 - 1909)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Wenn sanft du mir im Arme schliefst
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Wenn sanft du mir im Arme schliefst,
ich deinen Atem hören konnte,
im Traum du meinen Namen riefst,
um deinen Mund ein Lächeln sonnte -
Glückes genug.

Und wenn nach heißem, ernstem Tag
du mir verscheuchtest schwere Sorgen,
wenn ich an deinem Herzen lag
und nicht mehr dachte an ein Morgen -
Glückes genug.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Detlev von Liliencron (1844 - 1909), "Glückes genug", appears in Adjudantenritte, in Liebeslied, no. 2 [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 Eduard Behm (1862 - 1946), "Glücks genug", op. 13 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1898 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Julius Bercht , "Glückes genug", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Berlin, Stahl [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Rudolph Bergh (1859 - 1924), "Glückes genug", op. 26 no. 2 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Hansen [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Henk Bijvanck (1909 - 1969), "Wenn sanft du mir", 1955 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Friedrich Karl Grimm (b. 1902), "Glückes genug", op. 67 no. 1, published 1956 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder der Empfindsamkeit, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Cornélie van Oosterzee (1863 - 1943), "Glückes genug", op. 22 no. 3, published 1901 [ voice and piano ], from Liebesliede, no. 3, Middelburg : Noske [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Glückes genug", op. 37 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 3 (1899), published 1899 [ medium voice and piano ], München, Aibl Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hans Richard , "Glückes genug", published 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Stimme und Pianoforte, no. 2, Leipzig, Salzer [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Glückes genug", op. 37 (Sechs Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme -- für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1898 [ voice and piano ], München, Aibl. Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Georg Vollerthun (1876 - 1945), "Glückes genug", published <<1905 [ medium voice and piano ], from Gesänge für mittlere Stimme, no. 2, Leipzig, C. F. Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hermann Karl Josef Zilcher (1881 - 1948), "Glückes genug", op. 12 (Vier Lieder) no. 4, published 1904 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Wim Zwaag (b. 1960), "Glückes genug", 2007 [ voice and piano ], from 3 Songs on poems by Detlev von Liliencron for Voice and Piano, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Czech (Čeština), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Bohuslav Martinů.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "When you slept softly in my arms", copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (Friedrich Karl Grimm) , "Blissfulness"
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "C'était du bonheur", copyright © 2012, (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: 10
Word count: 52

C'était du bonheur
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Quand tu dormais doucement dans mes bras,
Je pouvais entendre ton souffle,
Tu criais mon nom dans ton rêve,
Un sourire éclairait ta bouche ;
Bonheur sublime.

Et après d'une chaude et sérieuse journée,
Quand tu éloignais de moi les graves soucis,
Quand je m'allongeais contre ton cœur
Et ne pensais plus au lendemain ;
Bonheur sublime.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Pierre Mathé, (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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Detlev von Liliencron (1844 - 1909), "Glückes genug", appears in Adjudantenritte, in Liebeslied, no. 2
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This text was added to the website: 2012-01-16
Line count: 10
Word count: 55

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