Aus Claudine von Villa-Bella | Liebliches Kind

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Liebliches Kind

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Liebliches Kind,
Kannst du mir sagen,
Sagen warum
Zärtliche Seelen
Einsam und stumm
Immer sich quälen,
Selbst sich betrügen,
Und ihr Vergnügen
Immer nur ahnden,
Da wo sie nicht sind?
Kannst du mir's sagen,
Liebliches Kind?

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• J. Brahms • M. Bruch • N. Medtner • C. Neefe

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Confirmed with J.W. Goethe, Claudine von Villa Bella, Ein Schauspiel mit Gesang, Berlin: bey August Mylius, 1776, page 68.

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Claudine von Villa Bella, Lied des Rugantino [author's text checked 2 times 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Serenade", op. 70 (Vier Gesänge) no. 3, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
by Max Bruch (1838 - 1920), "Frage", subtitle: "Lied des Rugentino", op. 49 (Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1 (<<1882), published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880 - 1951), "Aus Claudine von Villa-Bella", op. 6 no. 5 (1904-5), from Neun Lieder von W. Goethe, no. 5, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Hans Georg Nägeli (1773 - 1836), "Ungewissheit", 1800-10 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748 - 1798), "Anhang", subtitle: "Serenate, aus Claudine von Villa Bella", published 1777 [ voice and piano ], from Serenaten beym Klavier zu singen, no. 7, Leipzig: Zu finden in der Dykischen Buchhandlung [sung text checked 1 time]
by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Aus Claudine von Villa Bella", published 1781 [sung text not yet checked]

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Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 36