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by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858)

O sey nicht so spröde
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
  O sey nicht so spröde,
Du liebliches Kind!
Komm, sink an die Brust mir,
Und küss' mich geschwind!
Verschmähst du die Lippe,
Die Liebe dir bot:
Ach! Ach!
So gräm' ich mich todt.

  Wie foltert mich Sehnsucht,
Wie klopft mir das Herz,
Ein Kuß nur besänftigt
Den quälenden Schmerz.
Und färbet dein Mund sich
Für Andere roth:
Ach! Ach!
So gräm' ich mich todt.

  Sich küssen sei Sünde,
Sagt Mütterchen zwar;
Doch glaube mir, Liebchen!
Sie redet nicht wahr.
Befolgest du dennoch
Der Mutter Verbot:
Ach! Ach!
So gräm' ich mich todt.

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Confirmed with Wilhlem Gerhard, Gedichte, Leipzig: Verlag von Joh. Ambr. Barth., 1826, page 40


Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Kuß oder Tod" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website: 2007-12-12
Line count: 24
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