Verses translated by Julia Kalman
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Yes, You Are Mine!
I’ll tell it to the blue sky above,
I’ll confide in the dark of night,
I’ll carry it as a joyful message
On mountain heights, through heath and meadow.
The whole world shall bear witness:
Yes, you are mine!
And forever mine!
Yes, you are mine!
In my heart, you shall dwell,
You shall have what is most dear,
You shall be surrounded by love and air,
Fully feeling that you are happy.
Envelop me in your arms!
Yes, you are mine!
And forever mine!
August Heinrich Hoffmann, known as Hoffmann von Fallersleben (* April 2, 1798, in Fallersleben, Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg; † January 19, 1874, in Corvey near Höxter), was a German university professor of German studies who significantly contributed to establishing the field as a scientific discipline. He was also a poet, collector and editor of ancient writings from various languages.
To Chloë
When love looks out from your blue,
Bright, open eyes,
And my heart pounds and glows
With joy to look inside;
And I hold you and kiss
Your rosy cheeks warmly,
Dear girl, and I embrace
You trembling in my arms,
Girl, girl, and I press
You firmly to my chest,
Which in the last moment
In dying, lets only you go;
A dark cloud shadows
My intoxicated gaze,
And then I sit, exhausted,
But blissful beside you.
Johann Georg Jacobi (September 2, 1740 — January 4, 1814) was a German poet.
You, my soul, you my heart
You, my soul, you my heart,
You, my bliss, oh you my pain,
You, my world, in which I live,
My heaven you, in which I soar,
Oh you, my grave, into which
I eternally poured my sorrow!
You are the peace, you are the calm,
You are the heaven, assigned to me.
That you love me makes me worthy to myself,
Your gaze has transfigured me to myself,
Lovingly you raise me above myself,
My good spirit, my better self!
Johann Michael Friedrich Rückert (16 May 1788–31 January 1866) was a German poet, translator, and professor of Oriental languages.
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