Rondel

Love, love, what wilt thou
  with this heart,
  this heart of mine?
Naught see I [fixed or sure]1 in thee!
I do not know thee, nor what deeds are thine:

Love, what wilt thou
  with this heart,
  this heart of mine?
Nought see I fixed or sure in thee!
Nought see I fixed or sure in thee!

Shall I be mute, or vows with prayers combine?
Ye who are blessed in loving, tell it me:

Love, what wilt thou
  with this heart,
  this heart of mine?
Nought see I permanent or sure in thee,
Nought see I permanent or sure in thee:
Love, Love, what wilt thou with this heart of mine?

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) , "Rondel", from The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, published 1868

a text in French by Jean Froissart (1333?-1404?) [text unavailable]

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

by Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen (1852-1935) , "Love, what wilt thou with this heart of mine?", published 1892. [soprano or tenor and piano]
by Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) , "Rondel", op. 16 (7 Lieder) no. 3 (1894), first performed 1897, from Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar, no. 6, first published as op. 16 no. 3 in 1896, republished 1907 with German words, also set in German
by Philip Gordon (1894-?) , "Love, what wilt thou with this heart of mine?", published 1957. [SATB chorus a cappella]
by Willy B. Manson , "Love! What wilt thou with this heart of mine?", published 1919 [voice and piano], from Songs of Love and Youth
by Sydney Thomson , "Love, Love, what wilt thou", published 1901. [partsong for SATB a cappella]

by Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) , "Rondel", 1892, published 1907, first performed 1897 [voice and piano], from Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar, no. 6, also set in English

Date added to the website: 2003-11-05.

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Rondel

Lieb', Lieb', was willst du
Mit dem Herz, 
dem Herzen mein?
Nicht kenn' ich dich, noch dein Begehr!
Nichts scheint mir fest in dir, noch klar zu sein:

Lieb', was willst du
Mit dem Herz, 
dem Herzen mein?
Nicht kenn' ich dich, noch dein Begehr!
Nicht kenn' ich dich noch dein Begehr!

Bleibe ich stumm, soll liebevoll ich sein?
Ihr, die ihr liebt, Lasst mich nicht zweifeln mehr:

Lieb', was willst du
Mit dem Herz, 
dem Herzen mein?
Nicht kenn' ich standhaft dich, noch dein Begehr,
Nicht kenn' ich standhaft dich, noch dein Begehr,
Lieb', Lieb', Was willst du mit dem Herzen mein?

Singable translation by Ed. Sachs

a text in English by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) , "Rondel", from The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, published 1868 ENG

a text in French by Jean Froissart (1333?-1404?) [text unavailable]

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

by Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) , "Rondel", 1892, published 1907, first performed 1897 [voice and piano], from Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar, no. 6, also set in English

Date added to the website: 2008-08-28.