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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Solang' du mich entbehren kannst
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Solang' du mich entbehren kannst,
Wie sollt' ich dich beschränken?
Ich bleibe dein, die du gewannst;
Geh' nur! Mich soll's nicht kränken.

Geliebter! Aber wenn du dann
Bedürfen meiner solltest,
Und aber als ein stolzer Mann
Mich selbst nicht suchen wolltest;

Dann suchen will ich dich, und nein,
Nicht lassen mich vertreiben:
Geliebter! [Nun]1 bedarfst du mein,
Nun will ich bei dir bleiben.

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1 Unger: "Dann"

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 2. Zweiter Strauß. Entflohen [or Geschieden], no. 10 [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 Ludwig Siegfried Meinardus (1827 - 1896), "So lang' du mich entbehren kannst", op. 8 no. 13, published 1853 [ voice and piano ], from Liebesfrühling. Liederkranz von F. Rückert, no. 13, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Caroline Unger (1803 - 1877), as Caroline Sabatier-Ungher, "Frauenliebe", published [c1864] [ voice and piano ], from Lieder, Mélodies et Stornelli, no. 13, Leipzig: C.G. Röder, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by François Sabatier (1818 - 1891) ; composed by Caroline Unger, as Caroline Sabatier-Ungher.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-04-06
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