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Zaubrer bin ich, doch was frommt es?
Denn mein Lieb ist eine Fee,
Höhnt mich mit noch ändern Zauber,
Ruf' ich freundlich sie herbei:
Liebchen, wo bist du?
Heute noch in Feld und Garten
Ging ich, sie zu suchen, aus;
Plötzlich lacht' aus einer Rose
Glühend roth ihr Mund heraus:
Liebster, da bin ich!
Ich nun ward ein schneller Zephyr,
Küßt im Flug die Rose schon.
Ach! nur eine Rose küßt' ich,
Liebchen war daraus entflohn.
Liebchen, wo bist du?
...
Horch, da sang am Waldes-Ufer
Plötzlich eine Nachtigall;
Wohlbekannt war mir die Stimme,
Und sie sang mit süßem Schall:
Liebster, da bin ich!
Schnell zum Abendstern verwandelt,
Blickt' ich durch die grüne Nacht;
Ach! den leeren Busch erblickt' ich,
Liebchen hat sich fortgemacht.
Liebchen, wo bist du?
Und so treibt sie's alle Tage,
Läßt mir eben jetzt nicht Ruh',
Während dieses Lied ich singe,
Ruft sie unsichtbar mir zu:
Liebster, da bin ich!
Liebchen, mach' dem Spiel ein Ende,
Komm nun endlich selbst herbei,
Glaub', ein einz'ger Kuß ist schöner,
Als die ganze Zauberei!
Liebchen, wo bist du?
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,6-9 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Liebchen, wo bist du?", stanzas 1-3,6-9 [ voice and piano ], from 9 Reinick-Lieder, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Liebchen, wo bist du?", appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1844
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Estimada, on ets?", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "Beloved, where are you?", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chérie, où es-tu ?", first published 1892, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Amore, dove sei tu?", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 45
Word count: 237
I'm a sorcerer, but what’s the use?
For my love is a fairy,
She mocks me with more changeable magic,
When I call her to me in this kind way:
Beloved, where are you?
Again today in fields and gardens
I went looking for her;
Unexpectedly, I heard laughter emerge from a rose
From the glowing red of her mouth:
Beloved, here am I!
Then I became a swift zephyr,
Kissing the beautiful rose in flight.
Alas! I only kissed the rose,
As my beloved had flown away.
Beloved, where are you?
...
Hark, at the edge of the forest
A nightingale suddenly sang;
Well-known to me was the voice,
And she sang with a dulcet tone:
Beloved, here am I!
Quickly transforming myself into the evening star
I peered through the green night;
Alas! a vacant bush I saw,
My beloved had continued on her way.
Beloved, where are you?
And so she carries on every day,
Leaving me even now no rest,
While I sing this song,
Invisibly, she calls me to her:
Beloved, here am I!
Beloved, put an end to this game,
Come on, just appear to me,
Believe me, a single kiss is more beautiful
Than any sorcery!
Beloved, where are you?
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,6-9 of the original text.
H. Wolf sets stanzas 1-3, 6-9.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Laura Stanfield Prichard, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Liebchen, wo bist du?", appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1844
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This text was added to the website: 2016-09-20
Line count: 45
Word count: 269