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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Neue Liebe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Herz, mein Herz, warum so fröhlich,
So voll Unruh und zerstreut,
Als käme über Berge selig
Schon die schöne Frühlingszeit?

Weil ein liebes Mädchen wieder
Herzlich an mein Herz sich drückt,
Schaust du fröhlich auf und nieder,
Erd und Himmel dich erquickt.

Und ich hab die Fenster offen,
Neu zieh in die Welt hinein
Altes Bangen, altes Hoffen!
Frühling, Frühling soll es sein!

Still kann ich hier nicht mehr bleiben,
Durch die Brust ein Singen irrt,
Doch zu licht [ist's mir]1 zum Schreiben,
Und ich bin so froh verwirrt. 

Also schlend'r ich durch die Gassen,
Menschen gehen her und hin,
Weiß nicht, was ich tu und lasse,
Nur, daß ich so glücklich bin.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   H. Pfitzner 

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1 another version of Eichendorff (and Pfitzner): "ist mir's"

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Neue Liebe", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe [author's text checked 1 time 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 Albin Fries (b. 1955), "Neue Liebe", op. 37 no. 2 (2013) [ voice and piano ], from 8 Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wilhelm Kienzl (1857 - 1941), "Neue Liebe", op. 8 no. 6, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder der Liebe. Acht Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 6, Leipzig, Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Friedrich [Fritz] Kirchner (1840 - 1907), "Neue Liebe", op. 11 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1872 [ voice and piano ], Stettin, Prütz & Mauri [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Neue Liebe", op. 26 (5 Lieder) no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Gustav Hasse, Franz von Holstein.
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Researcher for this page: Jakob Kellner

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 114

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