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Heute, nur heute bin ich so schön

Set by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918), "Heute, nur heute bin ich so schön", op. 3 (Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1869 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [Sung Text]

Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.


Heute, nur heute 
bin ich so schön,
morgen, ach, morgen
muß alles vergeh'n!

Nur diese Stunde
bist du noch mein;
sterben, ach, sterben
soll ich allein.

Text Authorship:

  • by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), no title, appears in Immensee, in Da stand das Kind am Wege

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Today, just for today", written 2011, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Aujourd'hui, juste aujourd'hui", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Note: Reger SW lists this as "Dichter[in] unbekannt" (unknown poet). The text is sometimes included in anthologies as "Lied des Harfenmädchens"

Researcher for this page: Peter Donderwinkel



Heute, nur heute 
lacht dir das Glück,
morgen schon blickst du 
mit Trauern zurück.

Jahre dann kommen 
voll brennender Pein,
Jammer und Schmerzen 
trägst du allein.

Nimmer, ach nimmer 
schaue zurück,
nie kehret wieder 
entschwundenes Glück.

Wandre du weiter 
stolz und allein;
Ruhe, ja Ruhe soll 
im Grabe nur sein.

Text Authorship:

  • by E. Habelt

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Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler


Author(s): E. Habelt , Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)
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