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by Ignatz G. Weinberg

Verständniß
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wie's auch wild im Busen wogte,
Nicht gestand's mein Mund;
Nur in Tönen, nur in Liedern
Gab der Schmerz sich kund.
 
Doch sie hat mich ganz verstanden;
Nicht gestand's ihr Mund,
Nur in ihrem Blick die Perle
Gab davon mir Kund'.

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Ignatz Weinberg, München: In Commission bei E. A. Fleischmann, 1835, page 40 (title "Verständniss"). Also published in Conversations-Blatt für Deutschland und Bayern, Redigirt von M.G. Saphir, Sonnabend, den 12. April 1834, München, Nr. 88, page 351 (III. of a Liederkranz).


Text Authorship:

  • by Ignatz G. Weinberg , "Verständniss" [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  • by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Verständniß" [ voice and piano ], unpublished, undated [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Understanding", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2012-09-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 44

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