Minona lieblich und hold

Minona lieblich und hold 
haucht reine Liebe in die Herzen;
Ihr Blick gewährt Minnesold 
und zügelt Mutwill in den Scherzen;
Holde Scham thront in ihrem Blick, 
auf den Lippen, auf den zarten Wangen;
Hält sie Begier in euch zurück, 
nährt sie doch reines Verlangen.

Submitted by Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

Authorship

• by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724 - 1803) [ author's text not yet checked 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 Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714 - 1787), "Minona lieblich und hold" [voice and piano], confirmed with a CD booklet [ sung text verified 1 time]

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