Ich weiß es wohl, kein klagend Wort

Ich weiß es wohl, kein klagend Wort
Wird über deine Lippen gehen;
Doch, was so sanft dein Mund verschweigt,
Muß deine blasse Hand gestehen.

Die Hand, an der mein Auge hängt,
Zeigt jenen feinen Zug der Schmerzen,
Und daß in schlummerloser Nacht
Sie lag auf einem kranken Herzen.

Translation(s): FRE

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Authorship

• by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Frauenhand" [ author's text verified 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Friedrich August Dressler (1827 - 1862), "Ich weiss es wohl", op. 6 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4 [voice and piano], Leipzig, C.F. Peters [ sung text not verified ]
• by Eugenio di Pirani (1852 - 1939), "Frauenhand", op. 11 no. 1, published 1886 [voice and piano], Berlin, Schlesinger [ sung text not verified ]
• by (Carl Theodor) Oskar Ulmer (1883 - 1966), "Frauenhand", op. 40 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2. [voice and piano] [ sung text not verified ]
• by (Carl Theodor) Oskar Ulmer (1883 - 1966), "Frauenhand", op. 57 no. 3 [alto or baritone and small orchestra], from Con sordino: drei Impressionen, no. 3. [ sung text not verified ]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Main de femme", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2007-11-20.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:30
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Word count: 48

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Main de femme

Je sais bien qu'aucune plainte
Ne passera ta bouche ;
Mais ce que ta bouche tait si délicatement,
Ta main pâle doit bien l'avouer.

Ta main à laquelle mon regard s'accroche
Montre ce signe ténu de la douleur,
Et que durant cette nuit sans sommeil
Elle est posée sur un cœur malade.

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Frauenhand"
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Friedrich August Dressler, Eugenio di Pirani, Oskar Ulmer. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2010-09-02.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:03:59
Line count: 8
Word count: 52