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by Adolf Schults (1820 - 1858)

Nur Du
 (Sung text for setting by F. Abt)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du fragst mich, was ich treibe, 
Du fragst mich was ich thu'?
Mein Dichten und mein Trachten 
Bist Du, bist Du!

Von früh, wenn ich erwache, 
Bis späte, wenn ich ruh,
Mein Denken und mein Sehnen 
Bist Du, bist Du!

Dich seh' ich, schloß mein Auge 
Im milden Schlummer zu,
Mein Wachen und mein Träumen 
Bist Du, bist Du!

Was ich begehr' auf Erden, 
Was wollt' ich noch hinzu?
Mein Erstes und mein Letztes 
Bist Du, bist Du!

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Nur Du", op. 40 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1852 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Stuttgart: Göpel

Text Authorship:

  • by Adolf Schults (1820 - 1858), appears in Gedichte, in Liebeleben I

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Research team for this page: John Versmoren , Melanie Trumbull , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

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