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Wüßt' ich, wüßt' ich, daß du mich Lieb und wert ein bißchen hieltest, Und von dem, was ich für dich, Nur ein Hundertteilchen fühltest; Daß dein [Dank hübsch]1 meinem Gruß' Halben Wegs entgegen käme, Und dein Mund den Wechselkuß Gerne gäb' und wiedernähme: Dann, o Himmel, außer sich, Würde ganz mein Herz zerlodern! Leib und Leben könnt' ich dich Nicht vergebens lassen fodern! -- Gegengunst erhöhet Gunst, Liebe nähret Gegenliebe, Und entflammt zu Feuersbrunst, Was ein Aschenfünkchen bliebe.
1 Agthe, Haydn: "Danken"
See also the other Gegenliebe.
Text Authorship:
- by Gottfried August Bürger (1747 - 1794), "Gegenliebe", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, first published 1789 [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 Carl Christian Agthe (1762 - 1797), "Gegenliebe", published 1782 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Gegenliebe", WoO. 118 no. 2 (1794-95) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Gegenliebe", Hob. XXVIa no. 16 (1781/4) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (1747 - 1800), "Gegenliebe", published 1782, Berlin: Bey George Jakob Decker, Königl. Hofbuchdrucker [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Xaver Sterkel (1750 - 1817), "Gegenliebe", 1799 [ voice and piano ], from [Sechs] Lieder für das Klavier oder Piano-Forte, 5te Sammlung, no. 6, Offenbach, Johann André [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Wederliefde", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , "Love given, love returned", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Amour donné", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 78
Si je savais que tu m'aimais et m'accordais un peu de valeur, et si de ce que je ressens pour toi, tu en ressentais ne serait-ce qu'un centième ; si tes remerciements à mon salut venaient seulement à mi-chemin, et ta bouche rendait le baiser de bon cœur et en acceptait encore : Alors, ô ciel, hors de lui, tout mon cœur s'enflammerait ! Le corps et la vie je ne peux pas les laisser te demander pour rien ! L'affection donnée accroît l'affection, l'amour donné nourrit l'amour et enflamme une tempête de feu, là où seules des cendres brûleraient.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Gottfried August Bürger (1747 - 1794), "Gegenliebe", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, first published 1789
This text was added to the website: 2009-03-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 96