Zueignung (Gilm zu Rosenegg, set by R. Strauss) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Ja, du weißt es, teure Seele,
Daß ich fern von dir mich quäle,
Liebe macht die Herzen krank,
Habe Dank.

[Hielt ich nicht]¹, der Freiheit Zecher,
Hoch den Amethysten-Becher,
Und du segnetest den Trank,
Habe Dank.

Und beschworst darin die Bösen,
Bis ich, was ich nie gewesen,
[Heilig an das Herz]² dir sank,
Habe Dank.

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¹ Strauss: "Einst hielt ich"
² Strauss: "Heilig, heilig an's Herz"

Input by Lawrence Snyder

Authorship

Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812-1864)

Letzte Blätter

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

Richard Georg Strauss (1864-1949)

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Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):

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SPA

ITA

DUT

ENG

FRE

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