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Free me from the bonds of your...

Language: English

Free me from the bonds of your sweetness, my love! 
No more of this wine of kisses.
This mist of heavy incense stifles my heart.
Open the doors, make room for the morning light.
I am lost in you,
wrapped in the folds of your caresses.
Free me from your spells, 
and give me back the manhood 
to offer you my freed heart.


Authorship Based on

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

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Set in German, a translation of Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ENG ITA GER
Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):
    * GER German (Bertram Kottmann)

Date added to the website: 2004-01-17.

Befrei mich von den Banden deiner Süße,...

Language: German

Befrei mich von den Banden deiner Süße, Lieb!
Nicht mehr von diesem Wein der Küsse,
Dieser Nebel von schwerem Weihrauch erstickt mein Herz.
Öffne die Türe, mach Platz für das Morgenlicht.
Ich bin in dich verloren,
Eingefangen in die Umarmungen deiner Zärtlichkeit.
Befrei mich von deinem Zauber
Und gib mir den Mut zurück,
Dir mein befreites Herz darzubieten.


Authorship Based on Based on

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):
    * ENG English (Douglas Watt-Carter)
    * ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani)

Date added to the website: 2003-10-20.