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by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)

Was macht dir, Herzliebster!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Was macht dir, Herzliebster!
Die [Wange]1 so blaß?
Was macht dir das Auge
Von [Thränen]2 so naß?

O Liebchen! Herzliebchen!
Wohl ist es mir weh;
Weit muß ich von hinnen
Weit über die See!

[Und mußt du von hinnen]3 --
Dort über [der]4 See 
Giebt's wohl noch ein Liebchen. 
Herzliebster! ade!

Es scheinen viel Sterne
Am Himmelsgezelt;
Doch keiner von allen
Wie Luna gefällt.

So nimm nur dies Ringlein
Von Golde so schwer,
Und wird es zu eng dir,
[So wirf's in das Meer!]5

So steck' nur dies Blümlein
An's klopfende Herz;
Und duftet's dir nimmer,
Verging auch dein Schmerz.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   G. Baldamus •   J. Feyhl •   J. Grimm 

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Confirmed with Die Dichtungen von Justinus Kerner, Neue vollständige Sammlung in Einem Bande, Stuttgart und Tübingen: Verlag der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1834, pages 81-82.

1 Kamm (op. 45): "Wangen"
2 Kamm (op. 45): "Kummer"
3 Feyhl: "Was musst du von hinnen?"
4 Baldamus, Grimm, Kamm (both settings): "die"
5 Feyhl, Kamm (op. 45): "So wirf es in's Meer."

Text Authorship:

  • by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Ade", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte [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 Gustav Baldamus (1862 - 1933), "Ade", op. 92 (Drei Lieder von Justinus Kerner) no. 2, published 1909 [ TTBB chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Johannes Feyhl (1833 - 1905), "Ade", op. 4 (Die sieben Schwaben) no. 4, note: the score gives the composer's name only as "Joh. Feyhl" [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Julius Otto Grimm (1827 - 1903), "Volkslied", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 1, published 1858 [ mixed chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ferdinand Kamm (1845 - 1897), "Scheiden" [ alto and SATB chorus ], from 22 Neue Gesänge für gemischten Chor, no. 13 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ferdinand Kamm (1845 - 1897), "Abschied", op. 45 (Liedersaal für Frauenchor. 90 drei- und vierstimmige Lieder für Schule, Haus und Verein) no. 79, published 1896 [ alto solo and ssa chorus ], Zürich & Leipzig: Hug [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Arnold Krug (1849 - 1904), "Ade", op. 28 (Vier Duette für Sopran und Bariton mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1884 [ vocal duet for soprano and baritone with piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-21
Line count: 24
Word count: 104

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