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Wieder möcht' ich Dir begegnen, Wieder schauen Deinen Blick; Aber was auch mein Geschick, Deine liebe Seele will ich segnen. Leben möcht' ich Dir zu Füßen, Blumen streuen vor Dich hin, Aber, ob ich ferne bin, Deine liebe Seele will ich grüßen. [Bleib]1 ich ewig auch vertrieben, Meinem reinsten Glücke fern, Deine Seele ist mein Stern, Deine liebe Seele will ich lieben.
1 in some versions, "Blieb" (cf. Peter Cornelius literarische werke, Breitkopf und Härtel, 1904, Volumes 3-4, p. 4).
Text Authorship:
- by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Wieder möcht' ich Dir begegnen", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Lieder [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 Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Wieder möcht' ich dir begegnen", op. 17 (Fünf Gedichte von Peter Cornelius) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leopold Damrosch (1832 - 1885), "Wieder möcht' ich dir begegnen", op. 8 (12 Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte) no. 9, published 1859 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Weimar, Kühn [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Hellmesberger, jun. (1855 - 1907), "Wieder möcht' ich dir begegnen", published 1895 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Robitschek [sung text not yet checked]
- by Camillo Horn (1860 - 1941), "Wieder möcht' ich dir begegnen", op. 36 (Zwei Lieder für eine hohe Stimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 2, published 1906-1913 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Wieder möcht' ich dir begegnen", op. 58 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Wieder möcht' ich dir begegnen", S. 322 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Once more I would like to greet you", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "Could I once again caress thee"
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 63
Once more I would like to greet you, look into your eyes again; but whatever happens to me I will bless your beloved soul. I would like to live at your feet, strew flowers in front of you, but, even though I am far away, I will greet your beloved soul. Even if I am always separated from you, distant from my purest bliss, your soul is my star I will love your beloved soul.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2005 by Malcolm Wren, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Wieder möcht' ich Dir begegnen", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Lieder
This text was added to the website: 2005-04-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 75