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by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858)

Liebchens Blick
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
  Erhebst du die klaren Äugelein;
So freuen sich Sonnen- und Mondenschein,
Und alle Sternlein neigen sich,
Und singen fröhlich: wir lieben dich!

  Du senkest des Blickes milden Strahl;
Und Hügel duften, es grünt das Thal,
Und tausend Blumen nicken dir zu,
Und rufen lächelnd: wie schön bist du!

  Deckt aber die Äuglein der Wimpern Nacht,
So schwindet der Mond und die Sternenpracht,
Es schließt die Blume sich auf der Flur,
Und klagt noch im Schlummer: wo weilt sie nur?

  Ich aber eil' in die Nacht hinaus,
Umwandle träumend dein stilles Haus,
Mich labt und quälet der Liebe Pein,
Und leise seufz' ich: ach wärst du mein!

Confirmed with W. Gerhard's Gedichte, Erster Band, Leipzig: Verlag von Joh. Ambr. Barth., 1826, page 8


Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Liebchens Blick" [author's text checked 2 times 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 Carl Gottlieb Erfurt (1807 - 1856), "Liebchens Blick", c1829 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Louis Plaidy (1810 - 1874), "Liebchens Blick", op. 10 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The gaze of my sweetheart", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-12-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 107

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