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by Wilhelmine Gräfin Wickenburg-Almasy (1845 - 1890)

Du bist der Stamm, ich bin die Ranke
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Du bist der Stamm, ich bin die Ranke,
Du stehest fest, auch ohne mich;
Ich aber, Liebster, beb' und wanke
Und sinke kraftlos -- ohne Dich.

Und [darf]1 ich schmücken auch dein Leben
Und dich umklammern inniglich,
Du mußt mich stützen, [tragen,]2 heben,
Du bist der Stamm -- die Ranke ich.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   M. de Rothschild 

About the headline (FAQ)

View original text (without footnotes)
Confirmed with Blätter für literarische Unterhaltung, Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus: 1870, p. 354.

1 Rothschild: "mag"
2 omitted in the version of this poem found in Blätter für literarische Unterhaltung, but included in another anthology.

Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelmine Gräfin Wickenburg-Almasy (1845 - 1890), 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 Mathilde, Baroness Willy de Rothschild (1832 - 1924), "Stamm und Ranke", published 1887 [voice and piano], from Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Mainz, Schott [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Stem and vine", copyright © 2012


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-11-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 51

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