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Wo bist du itzt, mein unvergeßlich Mädchen, Wo singst du itzt? Wo lacht die Flur, wo triumphiert das Städtchen, Das dich besitzt? Seit du entfernt, will keine Sonne scheinen, Und es vereint Der Himmel sich, dir zärtlich nachzuweinen, Mit deinem Freund. All unsre Lust ist fort mit dir gezogen, Still überall Ist Stadt und Feld. Dir nach ist sie geflogen, Die Nachtigall. O komm zurück! Schon rufen Hirt und Herden Dich bang herbei, Komm bald zurück! Sonst wird es Winter werden Im Monat Mai.
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Text Authorship:
- by Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751 - 1792), no title [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 Paul Dessau (1894 - 1979), "Wo bist du jetzt", 1950 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Wo bist du itzt, mein unvergesslich Mädchen", op. 3 (Fünf Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Oscar Meyer (1865 - 1935), "Sehnsucht", op. 2 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-07-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 84
Where are you now, my unforgettable maiden, Where do you now sing? Where does the meadow laugh, where triumphs the little town, That possesses you? Since you are far away, no sun wishes to shine, And heaven Unites itself with me, gently to weep after you, With me, your friend. All our joy has gone away with you, Silent everywhere Is city and field. It flew after you, The nightingale. Oh return! Already shepherd and flocks Anxiously call you hither, Return soon! Otherwise it shall become winter In the month of May.
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Translated titles:"Wo bist du itzt, mein unvergeßlich Mädchen" = "Where are you now, my unforgettable maiden"
"Sehnsucht" = "Longing"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751 - 1792), no title
This text was added to the website: 2015-09-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 92