Warum so traurig, liebes Herz?
Wär's möglich, dass dich drückt ein Schmerz?
Mich drückt kein Schmerz, hab nur ein' Weil'
vergessen fast [auf]1 Lieb' und Heil,
vergessen Lieb' und süßen Wahn;
jedoch nun denk' ich wieder d'ran.

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Confirmed with Richard von Kralik, Maia, unpublished codex manuscript, Vienna City Library.

¹ M. von Kralik: "alle"

Text Authorship:

• by Richard von Kralik (1852 - 1934), "Warum so traurig?" [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 Mathilde von Kralik (1857 - 1944), "Warum so traurig", copyright © 1895 [ voice and piano ], from Maia, no. 20, Wien : Albert Gutmann ; New York : G. Schirmer [sung text checked 1 time]

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