by Karl Wilhelm Ramler (1725 - 1798)

Der Augenblick
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Inbrunst, Zärtlichkeit, Verstand,
Schmeicheleien, Sorgen, Tränen,
Zwingen nicht die Gunst der Schönen,
Schaffen uns nicht ihre Hand:
Nur ein schwarzer Augenblick,
Fordert der Verliebten Glück.

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•   J. Haydn 

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