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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)

Warum, Geliebte, denk' ich dein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE FRE ITA
Warum, Geliebte, denk' ich dein
Auf Einmal nun mit tausend Thränen,
Und kann gar nicht zufrieden sein,
Und will die Brust in alle Weite dehnen?
Ach, gestern in den hellen Kindersaal,
Bei'm Flimmer zierlich aufgesteckter Kerzen,
Wo ich mein selbst vergaß in Lärm und Scherzen,
Tratst du, o Bildniß mitleid-schöner Qual;
Es war dein Geist, er setzte sich an's Mahl,
Fremd saßen wir mit stumm verhalt'nen Schmerzen;
Zuletzt brach ich in lautes Schluchzen aus,
Und Hand in Hand verließen wir das Haus.

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Confirmed with Mörike, Eduard Friedrich. Gesammelte Schriften, Erster Band, G. J. Göschen'sche Verlagshandlung, 1878, pages 136-137.


Text Authorship:

  • by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), no title, appears in Peregrina (originally from the novel Maler Nolten), no. 4 [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 Ralf Gothóni (b. 1946), "Warum, Geliebte, denk' ich dein", first performed 2004 [ medium voice, viola, and piano ], from Peregrina-Gedichte, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Warum, Geliebte, denk' ich dein", op. 32 no. 4, published 1878 [ low voice and piano ], from Peregrina-Lieder, no. 4, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Walther Prokop (b. 1946), "Warum, Geliebte, denk' ich dein", 2003 [ baritone and piano ], from Peregrina, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Felix vom Rath (1866 - 1905), "Peregrina", op. 7 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1902 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wolfgang Ulrich (1924 - 1995), "Peregrina IV" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Peregrina II", from Mörike-Lieder, no. 34 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Peregrina II", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Peregrina II", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 82

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