Ich hab' es nicht der Nacht geklagt,
dass du nie wirst mein eigen;
die Nacht entschlummert, wenn es tagt,
und Mond und [Sterne]1 schweigen.

Vicht Vöglein klagt' ich meinen Schmerz,
nicht [Rosen]2, frisch und helle;
die Vöglein ziehen südenwärts,
und [Rosen]2 welken schnelle.

Ich klagt' es nur dem Lied, dem Klang,
die sagen dir es wieder;
[ja, ewig, ewig lebt Gesang]3,
und [immer]4 dauern Lieder.

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Confirmed with Gedichte von J. S. Tauber, Leipzig, 1847.

¹ Randhartinger: "Sternlein"
² Randhartinger: "Röslein"
³ Randhartinger: "denn ewig lebet der Gesang"
⁴ Randhartinger: "ewig"

Text Authorship:

• by Joseph Samuel Tauber (1822 - 1879), "Liederbote" [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 Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864), "Liederbote", published 1851 [ tenor and piano ], also set in French (Français) [sung text not yet checked]
• by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Liederbote" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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• Also set in French (Français), a translation by Maurice Bourges (1812 - 1881) ; composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer.
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