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by Wolf Stein

Wie ich dich liebe, kann ich nicht sagen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wie ich dich liebe, kann ich nicht sagen;
es könnt' auch die Erde das Wort nicht tragen,
es risse die Welt wie Sturmesflammen
mit seinem gewaltigen Klang zusammen.

Hinunter tief in die Brust zusammen
press' ich die herzzermalmenden Flammen.
Nimmer wird es die Brust ertragen,
denn wie ich dich liebe, kann ich nicht sagen.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   S. Saloman 

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Confirmed with Der Humorist, no. 94, 3. Jahrgang, 11. Mai 1839.


Text Authorship:

  • by Wolf Stein , no title [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 Siegfried Saloman (1816 - 1899), "Wie ich dich liebe, kann ich nicht sagen", op. 2 (6 Lieder für eine Altstimme mit Begleitung des Piano-Forte) no. 5, published 1842 [ alto and piano ], Berlin, Lischke [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2024-10-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 55

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