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by Paul Knepler (1879 - 1967) and by Fritz Löhner-Beda (1883 - 1942)
Translation © by Linda Godry
Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich weiß es selber nicht, warum man gleich von Liebe spricht, wenn man in meiner Nähe ist, in meine Augen schaut und meine Hände küsst. Ich weiß es selber nicht warum man von dem Zauber spricht, dem keiner widersteht, wenn er mich sieht wenn er an mir vorüber geht. Doch wenn das rote Licht erglüht Zur mitternächt'gen Stund Und alle lauschen meinem Lied, dann wird mir klar der Grund: Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß Meine Glieder sind schmiegsam und weiß(weich), In den Sternen da steht es geschrieben: Du sollst küssen, du sollst lieben! Meine Füße sie schweben dahin, meine Augen sie locken und glüh'n und ich tanz' wie im Rausch den ich weiß, meine Lippen sie küssen so heiß! In meinen Adern drin, da rollt das Blut der Tänzerin Denn meine schöne Mutter war Des Tanzes Knigin im gold'nen Alcazar. Sie war so wunderschön, ich hab' sie oft im Traum geseh'n. Schlug sie das Tamburin, zu wildem Tanz, dann sah man alle Augen glühn! Sie ist in mir aufs neu erwacht, ich hab' das gleiche Los. Ich tanz' wie sie um Mitternacht Und fühl das eine bloß: Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß! Meine Glieder sind schmiegsam und weiß / weich, In den Sternen da steht es geschrieben: Du sollst küssen, du sollst lieben! Meine Füße sie schweben dahin, meine Augen sie locken und glüh’n und ich tanz’ wie im Rausch, denn ich weiß, meine Lippen sie küssen so heiß!
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Knepler (1879 - 1967) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Fritz Löhner-Beda (1883 - 1942) [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 Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948), "Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß", first performed 1934, from the opera Giuditta [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "My lips' fiery kiss", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Τα φιλιά μου τα δίνω καυτά", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Linda Godry
This text was added to the website: 2006-06-10
Line count: 40
Word count: 241
My lips' fiery kiss
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
I don't understand myself, why they keep talking of love, if they come near me, if they look into my eyes and kiss my hand. I don't understand myself, Why they talk of magic, you fight in vain, if you see me If you pass me by. But if the red light is on In the middle of the night And everybody listens to my song, Then it is plain to see: My lips, they give so fiery a kiss, My limbs, they are supple and white, It is written for me in the stars: Thou shalt kiss! Thou shalt love! My feet, they glide and float, My eyes, they lure and glow, And I dance as if entranced, 'cause I know! My lips give so fiery a kiss! In my veins runs a dancer's blood, Because my beautiful mother Was the Queen of dance in the gilded Alcazar1. She was so very beautifull, I often saw her in my dreams, If she beat the tamburine, to her beguiling dance All eyes were glowing admiringly! She reawakened in me, mine is the same lot. I dance like her at midnight And from deep within I feel: My lips, they give so fiery a kiss! My limbs, they are supple and white, It is written for me in the stars: Thou shalt kiss! Thou shalt love! My feet, they glide and float, My eyes, they lure and glow, And I dance as if entranced, 'cause I know! My lips give so fiery a kiss!
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1 Translator's note: Alcazar is the Moorish word for Palace.
1 Translator's note: Alcazar is the Moorish word for Palace.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Knepler (1879 - 1967) and by Fritz Löhner-Beda (1883 - 1942)
This text was added to the website: 2006-06-10
Line count: 40
Word count: 255