Mara Kayser ( Du Du liegst mir in Herzen.... )

Mara Kayser ( Du Du liegst mir im Herzen.... ) Volkslied

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[StvMcQueen1]

Part 2 Still, still, should I trust you, You, you so fickle in mind? You, you can rely on me. You do know how good I am to you. Yes, yes, yes, yes, You do know how good I am to you. When, when I am far away, To me, me your picture appears. Then, then fondly I wish That love unite us. Yes, yes, yes, yes, That love unite us.

[StvMcQueen1]

DU, DU LIEGST MIR IM HERZEN (Literal English Translation) Part 1 You, you weigh on my heart. You, you weigh on my mind. You, you cause me much sorrow. You don’t know how good I am to you. Yes, yes, yes, yes, You don’t know how good I am to you. Just, just as I love you, So, so love me too. The, the tenderest feelings Do I feel now for you alone. Yes, yes, yes, yes, Do I feel now for you alone. Still, still, should I trust you,

[TitusVeneficus]

@roscogre But if the writer had meant heart there, he would have used Hertzen, as he did in the first verse.

[TitusVeneficus]

@roscogre As I said before, I was born in Germany, but I am not German. That is why I called on the true Germans to come forth and set the record straight.

[roscogre]

@TitusVeneficus "Sinn" means sense or feeling but this would not sound right in English. Heart gets the point across more accurately.

[roscogre]

@TitusVeneficus Then go ahead and enlighten us. The translation is literal and probably loses some meaning. If you can do better let's hear it.

[Hairbanger24]

Its funny in a way. I have been hearing this tune all my life and never heard the lyrics.There is a first for everything (77 yerr old). Very beautiful.

[TitusVeneficus]

For example, the translation says "Heart" where the German word is "Sinn"

(You with a light heart).

Dammit! Wo sind der Deutsche?

[TitusVeneficus]

I wish there was a better English translation. I'm not German, but I know that is not what she is singing.

[brockslice]

my grandmother sang this to me as a kid.