Du Ring an meinem Finger,
  Mein [goldnes]1 Ringelein,
Ich drücke dich fromm an die Lippen,
  Dich fromm an das Herze mein.

Ich hatt' ihn ausgeträumet,
  Der Kindheit [friedlich schönen]2 Traum,
Ich fand allein mich, verloren
  Im öden, unendlichen Raum.

Du Ring an meinem Finger,
  Da hast du mich erst belehrt,
Hast meinem Blick erschlossen
  Des Lebens [unendlichen Werth]3.

Ich [werd']4 ihm dienen, ihm leben,
  Ihm angehören ganz,
Hin selber mich geben und finden
  Verklärt mich in seinem Glanz.

Du Ring an meinem Finger,
  Mein [goldnes]1 Ringelein,
Ich drücke dich fromm an die Lippen,
  Dich fromm an das Herze mein.

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Adelbert von Chamisso, Neunzehnte Auflage (19th edition), Berlin, Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1869, pages 11-12.

Modernized spelling would change "Werth" to "Wert"
¹ Schumann, Loewe: "goldenes"
² Loewe: "friedlichen"
³ Schumann: "unendlichen, tiefen Wert"
⁴ Schumann: "will"

Text Authorship:

• by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), no title, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Frauen-Liebe und Leben, no. 4 [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 Elizabeth R. Austin (b. 1938), "Du Ring an meinem Finger", 1999 [ mezzo-soprano or soprano and piano ], from Frauenliebe und -leben, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
• by Franz von Blon (1861 - 1945), "Du Ring an meinem Finger ", published 1895 [ high voice and piano ], from [Elf] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 8, Berlin, Tschentscher [sung text not yet checked]
• by Wilhelm Eckardt (1812 - 1885), "Mein goldnes Ringelein", op. 2 (Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor) no. 5, published 1845 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger  [sung text not yet checked]
• by Rudolf Gernlein (flourished c1836), "Das Ringlein", published 1831 [ voice and piano or guitar ], from Romanzen- und Liederkranz, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
• by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Du Ring an meinem Finger", op. 60 no. 4 (1836), from Frauenliebe, Liederkranz von Chamisso, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Heinrich Proch (1809 - 1878), "Du Ring an meinem Finger", op. 105, published 1844 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Diabelli und Co. [sung text not yet checked]
• by Richard Schmidt (1839 - 1920), "Du Ring an meinem Finger ", op. 2 (Vier Lieder) no. 2, published 1864 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Timm und Co.  [sung text not yet checked]
• by Hans Schuchart , "Das gold'ne Ringelein", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Fechner [sung text not yet checked]
• by August Schulz , "Frauenliebe", op. 29 (Sechs Lieder für 4 stimmigen Männerchor) no. 3, published 1874 [ four-part men's chorus ], Braunschweig, Bauer  [sung text not yet checked]
• by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Du Ring an meinem Finger", op. 42 no. 4 (1840), published 1843 [ voice and piano ], from Frauenliebe und -Leben, no. 4, Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Sigismund Thalberg (1812 - 1871), "Der Ring", op. 25 (Sechs deutsche Lieder, Sechstes Heft) no. 6 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
• by Otto Tiehsen (1817 - 1849), "Du Ring an meinem Finger ", op. 12 no. 3, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte von Chamisso, Geibel, Rückert und Kerner, no. 3, Berlin, Trautwein und Co. [sung text not yet checked]

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

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• CHI Chinese (中文) (Mei Foong Ang) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DAN Danish (Dansk) (Maryanna Morthensen) , "Du ring på min finger", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Jij, ring hier aan mijn vinger", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Daniel Platt) , "Thou ring on my finger", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Kyle Gee) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Toi, anneau à mon doigt", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) (Tsippora Samberg) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Tu anello al mio dito", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• RUS Russian (Русский) (Natalia Vyshynska) , "Ты, кольцо на моём пальце", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

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Word count: 99

Ты, кольцо на моём пальце,
Маленькое золотое кольцо.
Я с благоговением прижимаю тебя к губам
И к своему сердцу.

Мне это снилось
В мирном, сладком детском сне.
Потом я просыпалась — одинокая,
Затерянная в бесконечной пустоте.

Ты, кольцо на моём пальце,
Ты впервые научило меня,
Как распахнуть взор навстречу
Безграничной, бесценной жизни.

Я хочу служить ему, жить для него
Принадлежать ему,
Всецело отдавать себя
И вновь обретать, преображённую его сиянием.

Ты, кольцо на моём пальце
Маленькое золотое кольцо.
Я с благоговением прижимаю тебя к губам
И к своему сердцу.