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by Christian Felix Weisse (1726 - 1804)

Die Mücke
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Des Lichtes Glanz in dunkler Nacht
Reizt einer Mücke Unbedacht:
Sie spielt und nimmt nicht die Gefahr,
Die ihr das Leben kostet, wahr.

O, ladet mich der goldne Schein,
Der Wollust dieses Lebens ein:
So denke stets mein Herz daran,
Wie leicht ihr Reiz verderben kann!

Confirmed with Christian Felix Weisse, Kleine lyrische Gedichte, zweiter Band, Carlsruhe: Christian Gottlieb Schmieder, 1778. Appears in Lieder für Kinder, page 141.


Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Felix Weisse (1726 - 1804), "Die Mücke", appears in Kleine lyrische Gedichte, in 2. Lieder für Kinder, Carlsruhe: Christian Gottlieb Schmieder, first published 1778 [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 Johann Adam Hiller (1728 - 1804), "Die Mücke", published 1769 [ voice and piano or harpsichord ], from Lieder für Kinder, no. 15, Leipzig: Weidmanns Erben und Reich [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Bertram Kottmann , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2019-09-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 46

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