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Naturlieder

Song Cycle by Armin Knab (1881 - 1951)

12. Ich lieb' eine Blume, doch weiß ich nicht welche  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich lieb' eine Blume, doch weiß ich nicht welche;
Das macht mir Schmerz.
Ich schau' in alle Blumenkelche
Und such' ein Herz.

Es duften die Blumen im Abendscheine,
Die Nachtigall schlägt.
Ich such' ein Herz, so schön [wie]1 das meine,
So schön bewegt.

Die Nachtigall schlägt, und ich verstehe
Den süßen Gesang:
Uns beiden ist so bang' und wehe,
So weh und bang.

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 4

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "I love a flower", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "J'aime une fleur, mais ne sais point laquelle", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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1 Rosenhain: "als"

Research team for this page: Ted Perry , Johann Winkler
Total word count: 64
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