by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)
Und weißt du, warum so trübe
Language: German (Deutsch)
Und [weißt]1 du, warum so trübe, So schwer mir das Herz muß sein? Du hast mich geküßt ohne Liebe, Das wolle dir Gott verzeihn!
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View text without footnotes1 Gossler: "fragst"; further changes may exist not noted above.
Text Authorship:
- by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), no title, appears in Vierzeilen, no. 2 [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 Clara von Gossler (1827 - 1864), "Und fragst du, warum so trübe", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder für Mezzosopran) no. 6, published 1865 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Leipzig: Dörffel [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-30
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Word count: 25