Gieb mir!

Und du kamest in mein Haus,
kamst mit deinen schwarzen Blicken;
sah ich ferne Palmen nicken
und du gabst mir deinen Strauß.

Gabst die zitternden Narzissen,
die wir in der [Wüste]1 pflückten.
Deine schwarzen Locken schmückten
meines Divans rote Kissen.

Kehre wieder in mein Haus,
laß die wilden Blumen blühen,
unsre junge Lippen glühen,
Gib mir, gib mir deinen Strauß!

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This text is also titled "Berückung" with the change noted below.
¹ Dehmel (in "Berückung") and Szymanowski: "Wildnis"

Authorship

by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863-1920) , "Gieb mir!", from Aber die Liebe, published 1893

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

by Conrad (Eduard Reinhold) Ansorge (1862-1930) , "Gib mir", op. 10 no. 6, published 1895-6.
by Hans Hermann (1870-1931) , "Gieb mir", published 1898 [voice and piano], from Sechs Gedichte für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Bremen, Praeger & Meier
by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882-1937) , "Werbung", op. 17 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 3, note: also set in Polish, also set in Polish
by Erich Zeisl (1905-1959) , "Berückung", 1924 [soprano and piano], unpublished

by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882-1937) , "Zaloty", op. 17 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 3, also set in German

FRE French (Pierre Mathé) , "Donne-moi !", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Donne‑moi !

Et tu vins dans ma maison,
vins avec ton regard noir ;
je vis de lointaines palmes se courber
et tu me donnas ton bouquet.

Tu donnas le narcisse tremblant,
que nous avions cueilli dans l'ivresse.
Tes boucles noires ornaient
les rouges coussins de mon divan.

Reviens dans ma maison
fais fleurir les fleurs sauvages,
briller nos jeunes lèvres,
Donne-moi, donne-moi ton bouquet !

Authorship

Translation from German to French copyright © 2010 by Pierre Mathé, pmathe (AT) neuf (DOT) fr, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. Please contact the copyright-holder(s) when requesting permission to reprint and be sure to give proper credit.

a text in German by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863-1920) , "Gieb mir!", from Aber die Liebe, published 1893 POL

Text added to the website: 2010-03-29.