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by Albrecht (Friedrich) Weber (1825 - 1901)
Translation by Adolf von Wilbrandt (Wilbrand) (1837 - 1911)

Mit Müh' gewinnt man ihn! Und hat man...
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Mit Müh' gewinnt man ihn! Und hat man ihn, 
Dann ist's so schwer, ihn festzuhalten. 
Und auch gefangen ist er nicht gefangen, 
Wenn er nicht so ist, wie mein Herz es will!  

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Confirmed with Adolf von Wilbrandt, Lieder und Bilder, Stuttgart und Berlin: J. G. Cotta'sche Nachfolger, 1907, page 184. Appears in Indische Liedchen, in Ernste Liebe.


Text Authorship:

  • by Adolf von Wilbrandt (Wilbrand) (1837 - 1911), no title, appears in Lieder und Bilder, in Indische Liedchen, in Ernste Liebe [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Albrecht (Friedrich) Weber (1825 - 1901), no title
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Based on:

  • a text in Maharashtri Prakrit possibly by Hāla (flourished c20-24) [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by (Karl) Georg Göhler (1874 - 1954), "Mit Mühe kriegt man ihn", op. 2 no. 30, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from 35 indische Liedchen für 1 Singstimme und Pianofortebegleitung, no. 30, Leipzig, Klemm [sung text not yet checked]

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