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by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732 - 1799)
Translation by Johann André (1741 - 1799)

Willst wissen, liebes, süsses Kind
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the French (Français) 
Willst wissen, liebes, süsses Kind, 
Willst wissen, wer ich bin? 
Ich heiße Lindor.  Treugesinnt 
Bin ich, hab' edlen Sinn. 

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Confirmed with Der Barbier von Sevilien, oder Die unnütze Vorsicht: ein Lustspiel in vier Akten. Aus dem französischen des Herrn von Beaumarchais, und mit neuer Musik, von Johann André, Offenbach am Main: Ulrich Weiß, 1776, page 29. Appears in Erster Akt, sechster Auftritt.


Text Authorship:

  • by Johann André (1741 - 1799), aus: Barbier von Sevilla [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in French (Français) by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732 - 1799)
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This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
  • by Karl Sigmund Freiherr von Seckendorff (1744 - 1785), "Lindors Romanze", published 1779 [ voice and piano ], from Volks- und andere Lieder, mit Begleitung des Forte piano, Erste Sammlung, no. 7, Weimar: Bey Karl Ludolf Hoffmann
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This text was added to the website: 2020-10-29
Line count: 4
Word count: 19

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