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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Ach wie sehn ich mich nach dir
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ach wie sehn ich mich nach dir, 
Kleiner Engel! Nur im Traum,
Nur im Traum erscheine mir! 
Ob ich da gleich viel erleide,
Bang um dich mit Geistern streite 
Und erwachend atme kaum.
Ach, wie sehn ich mich nach dir,
Ach, wie teuer bist du mir
Selbst in einem schweren Traum. 

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Confirmed with Goethes Poetische Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, Stuttgart, no date, page 1303.


Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), 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 Adela Maddison (c1862 - 1929), "Im Traum", op. 15 no. 2, published 1902 [ medium voice and piano ], from Trois mélodies sur des poésies de Goethe, no. 2, Paris, Éd. A. Quinzard & Cie., also set in French (Français) [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Robert, vicomte d'Humières (1868 - 1915) ; composed by Adela Maddison.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2020-01-13
Line count: 9
Word count: 51

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