Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: “I think of you…”

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Set by Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) , “Nähe des Geliebten”, op. 5 no. 2, D. 162 (1815), published 1821.  By Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856) , “Ich denke dein”, op. 78 no. 3 (1849). Translation ©  by Emily Ezust, Lied & Art Song Texts Page.


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Ich denke dein








I think of you when the sunlight shimmers,


beaming from the sea;


I think of you when the moon's gleam


paints the streams.


 


I see you when, on distant roads,


the dust rises up;


in deep night, when on the narrow bridge


a traveler quivers.


 


I hear you when there, with a muffled roar,


the waves rise.


In the still grove I go often to listen,


when everything is silent.


 


I am with you, even if you are so far away.


You are near me!


The sun sinks, and soon the stars will shine for me.


O, if only you were here!


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Christiane




Christiane


 


 


 




 

				

				
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