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by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)

Sei mein!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Tief im Gemüt
[Mir Liebe]1 glüht,
Und wem sie blüht
Sollst du sein,
Sollst all mein Drang
Die Tage lang,
Mein Nachtgesang
Zur Ruh' sein.

Wär' Glück mir hold,
All Gut und Gold,
Das deine sollt'
Im Nu sein;
Doch höchstes Gut,
Mein Lust und Mut,
Mein Herzensblut
Sollst du sein!

Sollst bis zum Tod
Mein Himmelsbrot,
Mein Wein so rot
Dazu sein.
O komm und bleib,
Mein Lieb, mein Weib,
Mein Seel' und Leib
Sollst du sein! 

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1 Seuffert: "Die Liebe mir"; further changes may exist not shown above.

Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Sei mein!", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Zu eignen Weisen, in Weihnachtslieder [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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

  • by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Sei mein!", op. 15 no. 1 (1865), from An Bertha, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Eduard Seuffert (1850 - 1908), "Sei mein", op. 23 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme und Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Hansen [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-08-03
Line count: 24
Word count: 79

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