Du, du liegst mir im Herzen

The melody of "Du, du liegst mir im Herzen"

"Du, du liegst mir im Herzen" ("You, you are in my heart") is a German folk song, believed to have originated in northern Germany around 1820.

Notable performances

German flutist Theobald Boehm, inventor of the fingering system for the modern flute, composed a theme and variations for flute and piano on this tune. In 2007, German singer-songwriter Juergen Schmitt composed both boogie-woogie and party disco versions of the song.

The song is heard in the 1961 film Judgment at Nuremberg during a key scene between Spencer Tracy and Marlene Dietrich. In 1974's Blazing Saddles, Madeline Kahn (playing a caricature of Dietrich) sings it with a group of Prussian soldiers. It also features in Top Secret!, Barbara Stanwyk film "Ever In My Heart" and Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat, sung in the latter by Walter Slezak.

Lyrics

Lyrics in German:
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 Trieb
fühle ich ewig für dich.
Ja, ja, ja, ja, fühle ich ewig 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.

Lyrics in English:
You, you are in my heart.
you, you are in my mind.
You, you make 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 feel for you forever.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, I feel for you forever.

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 I am!
Yes, yes, yes, yes You do know how good 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.

External links

• Lyrics
• Schmitti Wikipedia
• Schmitti