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by Friedrich August Clemens Werthes (1748 - 1817)

An die Schäferin
Language: German (Deutsch) 
O!  fühltest du die Liebe minder, 
Du Schöne, sanft von Aug' und Herz! 
Ach!  wär er süsser und gelinder 
Der mächtigen Cythere Schmerz! 

Ich höre, daß beklommne Thränen 
Der Tag in deinem Aug entdeckt, 
Und kummervolle Seufzer tönen, 
Wo dich die stille Nacht versteckt. 

Umsonst!  allmächtig ist der Wille 
Des Schicksals, das mich dir entreißt, 
Und fühllos aus bewölkter Hülle 
Mich dieser Flur entfliehen heißt.  

Wer weiß, wohin, zu welcher Heerde 
Es jetzt mich armen Hirten führt, 
Bis es, vielleicht auf ferner Erde, 
Hier kannst du ruhen!  sagen wird. 

Confirmed with Friedrich August Clemens Werthes, Hirtenlieder, Leipzig: Johann Gottfried Müller, 1772, pages 49 - 50.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich August Clemens Werthes (1748 - 1817), "An die Schäferin", appears in Hirtenlieder [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 Philipp Christoph Kayser (1755 - 1823), "An die Schäferin", published 1775 [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Bertram Kottmann , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2020-04-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 89

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