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by Adolf Faber (flourished c1861)

Könnt' ich die Blume sein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Könnt' ich die Blume sein, 
Die dir am Busen blüht, 
Ich hauchte süßen Duft 
Zu dir hinauf; 
Wär' deinem Herzen nah, 
Fänd' Glück und Frieden da, 
Blickte mit sel'ger Lust 
Zu dir hinauf!  

Wenn einst verblühend auch 
Blatt mir um Blatt entfällt, 
Ich streut' es sterbend doch 
Zu Füßen dir; 
Fühlt', wie das Herz die klopft,
Thräne hernieder tropft,  --  
Und deiner Augen Stern' 
Hoch über mir! 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Adolf Faber, Gedichte, Braunschweig: H. Neuhoff & Comp., 1861, page 27. Appears in Lenz und Liebe.


Text Authorship:

  • by Adolf Faber (flourished c1861), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Lenz 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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Könnt' ich die Blume sein", op. 207 (4 Lieder von A. Faber, für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1861 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Albrecht Blumenstengel (1835 - 1895), "Könnt' ich die Blume sein", op. 16 (Drei Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1871 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Hamburg, Fr. Schuberth [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

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