by Gustav Kretschmer, Dr. (b. 1809?)
Verschwiegen Liebe
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wen ich liebe, fragt Ihr mich! Ja, da forschet Ihr vergebens; Wer mir schmückt den Traum des Lebens, Wen ich liebe, weiß nur ich, Weiß nur ich und sag's Euch nicht. Schweigen ist der Liebe Pflicht.
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Confirmed with Gustav Kretschmer, Keime, Cottbus: E. Meyer, 1834, page 61. Appears in Vermischtes.
Text Authorship:
- by Gustav Kretschmer, Dr. (b. 1809?), appears in Keime, in Vermischtes [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 August Schäffer (1814 - 1879), "Verschwiegen Liebe", op. 42 (Drei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1852 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Berlin, Guttentag [sung text not yet checked]
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