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Bey der Liebe reinsten Flammen, Glänzt das arme Hütten-Dach: Liebchen! ewig nun beysammen! Liebchen! [schlafend]1 oder wach! Süßes, zärtliches Umfangen, Wenn der Tag am Himmel graut; Heimlich klopfendes Verlangen, Wenn der Abend niederthaut! Wonne dort auf allen Hügeln, Wonn' im Thal, und Jubel hier! Volle Freyheit, zu verriegeln Unsre kleine Hütten-Thür! Lobgesang in Finsternissen, Wo kein Neider sich versteckt, Wo nicht mehr, indem wir küßen, Jedes Lüftchen uns erschreckt! Und wir theilen alle Freuden, Sonn' und Mond und Sternen-Glanz; Allen Segen, alles Leiden, Arbeit und Gebet, und Tanz. So, bey reiner Liebe Flammen, Endet sich der schöne Lauf; Ruhig schweben wir zusammen, Liebchen! Liebchen! Himmel auf.
Confirmed with Auserlesene Lieder Von J. G. Jacobi; Herausgegeben von Johann Georg Schlosser. Basel, bei J. J. Thurneysen, dem Jüngern, 1784, pages 62-63; and with Gedichte von Johann Georg Jacobi. Zweyter Theil. Wien, 1816. Bey Ch. Kaulfuß & C. Armbruster (Meisterwerke deutscher Dichter und Prosaisten. Siebenzehntes Bändchen), pages 18-19.
1 Schubert: "träumend"Text Authorship:
- by Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814), "An Chloen" [author's text checked 2 times 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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "An Chloen", D 462 (1816), published 1895 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A Cloe", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan Chloë", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To Chloe", copyright ©
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "To Chloe", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À Chloé", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "A Cloe", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 107
Love's purest flames glow upon the poor cottage roof: Darling! we are together forever! Darling! whether dreaming or awake! Sweet, tender embrace when day breaks; secret yearning, palpitating when the dew of evening descends! And we share every joy, sun and moon and starlight; every bliss, every sorrow, work and prayer and dance. Thus, in the pure flame of love these fine things come to an end; we float together placidly, darling, darling! toward heaven.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814), "An Chloen"
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 76