Du, du liegst mir im Herzen - The Lamentation of Binah

in music •  7 years ago  (edited)

When I was a kid, my parents would be endeared whenever I would play traditional folk songs on the piano. One of them was the traditional German folk song Du, du liegst mir im Herzen. I used to sing the lyrics to this song around the house without having the human experience to understand it.

You, you are in my heart,
you, you are in my mind.
You, you cause me much pain,
you don't know how good I am for you.
Yes, yes, yes, yes you don't know how good I am for you.

So, as I love you
so, so love me too.
The most tender desires
I alone feel only for you.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, I alone feel only for you.

But, but may I trust you
you, you with a light heart?
You, you know you can rely on me,
you do know how good for you I am!
Yes, yes, yes, yes you do know how good for you I am!

And, and if in the distance,
it seems to me like your picture,
then, then I wish so much
that we were united in love.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, that we were united in love.

Du, du liegst mir im Herzen
du, du liegst mir im Sinn.
Du, du machst mir viel Schmerzen,
weißt nicht wie gut ich dir bin.
Ja, ja, ja, ja, weißt nicht wie gut ich dir bin.

So, so wie ich dich liebe
so, so liebe auch mich.
Die, die zärtlichsten Triebe
fühl' ich allein nur für dich.
Ja, ja, ja, ja, fühl' ich allein nur für dich.

Doch, doch darf ich dir trauen
dir, dir mit leichtem Sinn?
Du, du kannst auf mich bauen
weißt ja wie gut ich dir bin!
Ja, ja, ja, ja, weißt ja wie gut ich dir bin!

Und, und wenn in der Ferne,
mir, mir dein Bild erscheint,
dann, dann wünscht ich so gerne
daß uns die Liebe vereint.
Ja, ja, ja, ja, daß uns die Liebe vereint.

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As an adult, this song gives me an enhanced understanding of the pain of Binah during separation and the lament of Ahania (character in William Blake's trippy gnostic inspired writings.)

What is your favorite break up song?

I find The Magnetic Fields 69 Love Songs to be comforting to listen to.

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Lili Marlene (no clue why it makes me sad), Sailor by Fiona Apple and Angel Eyes by Ella

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