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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Kein Schmetterling
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn der Schmetterling zu ihr, 
zu der Rose eilt
dann Geliebte unverweilt 
eil' ich zu dir;
er zu Blumen, ich zu Lippen,
durch und durch voll Süßigkeit,
welch' Begegnen, welch' ein Nippen 
für uns alle Beid'!

Aber wenn er dort und hier
flattert hin und her, 
dann weit zärtlicher als er
bleib' ich bei dir;
er sucht immer neue Freuden
in viel tausend Liebelei'n,
während ich viel tausend Freuden
find' in dir allein!

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked 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 Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Kein Schmetterling", op. 90 (Fünf Lieder) no. 5, published 1859 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876) , "When the first summer bee" ; composed by Carl Loewe.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Thomas Moore) , "When the first summer bee", subtitle: "German Air"


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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 73

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