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Die Liebste hat mit Schweigen Das Fenster aufgetan, Sich lächelnd vor zu neigen, Daß meine Blick' es sahn, Wie mit dem wolkenlosen Blick einen Gruß sie beut, Da hat sie lauter Rosen Auf mich herab gestreut Sie lächelt mit dem Munde Und mit den Wangen auch; Da blüht die Welt zur Stunde Mir wie ein Rosenstrauch. Sie lächelt Rosen nieder, Sie lächelt über mich Und schließt das Fenster wieder, Und lächelt still in sich. Sie lächelt in die Kammer Mit ihrem Rosenschein; Ich aber darf, o Jammer, Darin bei ihr nicht sein. O dürft' ich mit ihr kosen Im Kämmerchen ein Jahr! Sie hat es wohl voll Rosen Gelächelt ganz und gar!
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- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 3. Dritter Strauß. Entfremdet [or Gemieden], no. 3 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Lied", op. 101 no. 1 (1849), published 1852 [ tenor and piano ], from Minnespiel, no. 1, Leipzig, Whistling
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-20
Line count: 24
Word count: 112
In silence, my beloved Has opened her window In order to lean forth smilingly So that my gaze would fall upon her. As she with unclouded eyes Offered me a greeting, She scattered many roses Down upon me. When with her lips she smiles And also with her cheeks; At once the world blossoms Like a rosebush for me. She smiles roses down [upon me], She smiles above me And closes the window again, And smiles quietly within herself. She smiles into the chamber With her rosy radiance; But I, oh misery, am not permitted To dwell in there with her. Oh if I could dally with her A whole year in that chamber! Through her smiles she has Completely filled it with roses!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 3. Dritter Strauß. Entfremdet [or Gemieden], no. 3
This text was added to the website: 2009-10-20
Line count: 24
Word count: 124